Winemaker Notes
Pair this crisp Rosé with light summer foods like goat cheese, gouda, fresh vegetables, and seafood (for example, shrimp cocktail, oysters, or steamed clams).
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: Pink wines are everywhere and come from diverse growing regions throughout the world. The 2017 Josh Rosé is a crowd-pleaser. TASTING NOTES: This wine is fresh, bright, and zesty. Its aromas and flavors of red fruits should pair it well with shellfish on a buffet table. (Tasted: December 4, 2018, San Francisco, CA)
Whether it’s playful and fun or savory and serious, most rosé today is not your grandmother’s White Zinfandel, though that category remains strong. Pink wine has recently become quite trendy, and this time around it’s commonly quite dry. Since the pigment in red wines comes from keeping fermenting juice in contact with the grape skins for an extended period, it follows that a pink wine can be made using just a brief period of skin contact—usually just a couple of days. The resulting color depends on grape variety and winemaking style, ranging from pale salmon to deep magenta.
A large Northern California appellation centered on the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay AVA falls within the larger Central Coast AVA. The smaller appellations of Livermore Valley, Pacheco Pass, San Ysidro District and Santa Clara Valley AVAs fall within the San Francisco Bay boundaries, and all produce high-quality Central Coast wines.