Rosé all year, that’s my motto! However, I think we can all agree we definitely crave more rosé in the spring and summer months. It’s so dang refreshing, crushable and the perfect wine to pair with sunny days, and because of that, there’s a lot of rosé on the market. I’m here to help you sort through all of the mediocre bottles and suggest some of my favorite rosés I’m loving this season. There’s a rosé for every palate and every price point here!
Keep reading for the best rosé wines to drink all summer long. (I can’t help but have that song stuck in my head now! You know which one I’m talking about! I wonder if Kid Rock likes rosé?)
The Best Rosé Wines to Drink All Summer Long
Chapoutier Belleruche Rosé
This rosé is coming from the Rhone Valley in France. Comprised of grenache, syrah and cinsault, this wine showcases juicy cherries and a bit of a heavier mouthfeel, yet is still light enough you may mistake it for a rosé from Provence. Super affordable, and always a reliable option, which is why it’s not the first time to make one of my lists! Price: $12
Wade Cellars Three by Wade Rosé
Wade Cellars is a celebrity wine brand done right. This rosé is serving up juicy flavors of watermelon gushers and sour patch kids. It’s oh so juicy but also packs that tart punch making you want to come back sip after sip. It’s a blend of grenache, tempranillo and pinot noir, which is an unusual combination for a rosé but it obviously worked out in this instance! Drinking this rosé makes you feel like summer will last forever. Price: $15
Copain Les Voisins Rosé of Pinot Noir
The color on this one, ah, I cannot! A beautiful bright pink – get your cameras ready. Beautiful on the inside and out, this Copain rosé is a consistent favorite of mine. It’s juicy, fruity and refreshing all in one. It’s got a bit of a bigger body than some lighter rosé’s and notes of ripe pink lady apples, watermelon jerky (never had it? The best!) and a slight cotton candy vibe. Pour me a glass of this anytime and I’m a happy camper. Price: $35
Ameztoi Txakolina Rosé
This rosé from the Spanish Basque Country is so light, delicious and refreshingly crushable. Made from hondarrabi zuri and hondarrabi beltza (ever even heard of those!?) this wine is fresh, slightly fizzy and goes down wayyyy too easy in a porron. Don’t know what a porron is? Do yourself a favor and snag one for your next party here. Price: $23.99
Cru Jose’s Rosé
This rosé is super interesting and showcases a bit more green and herbal characteristics. On the nose there’s crushed raspberry and dried thyme, following with strawberry preserves and guava on the palate. It’s a bigger bodied rosé, with a nice soft finish, which may be due to the majority of this rosé being white grapes (64% albarino, 24% chardonnay, 12% pinot noir), which I typically don’t care for, but this one made the cut! This is definitely a rosé to pair with food – try it with summer salads and bbq. Price: $20
Diora La Belle Fete Rosé of Pinot
This super light pink rosé is gorgeous in the glass, but also beautiful on the palate. The pinot noir grapes are estate grown in the Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey County. Notes of yellow cherry, cantaloupe, watermelon, lime and rose petals engulf your palate upon the first sip. Very flavorful and a pleasantly welcomed surprise. Yet, it’s light and easy to drink. Porch pounder, no doubt about it. Price: $19.99
Source of Joy
The creators at Gerard Bertrand just released a brand new rosé. This is a Languedoc (South of France) rosé made with organic grenache, syrah and cinsault grapes (p.s. all of these grapes are hand-picked!). Source of Joy is right! It’s a stunning bright pink color, bursting with notes of juicy raspberries, strawberries, lime zest and thirst quenching acidity. This will certainly be on repeat for me allllllll spring and summer long. Price: $19.99
Eden Rift Rosé
A gorgeous expression of a Central Coast pinot noir rosé. This wine is very light in color, and also delicate in flavor – but with a kick of acidity on the finish. It’s full of strawberry, rhubarb, raspberry, and zebra gum (remember that when you were a kid!?) notes. The grapes were whole cluster pressed on this wine + they used only native yeasts during fermentation! Price: $25
Gard Grand Klasse Reserve Rosé
This rosé is refreshingly light – it’s made from two clones of grenache, Tablas Crek and Clone 3. It’s very light, minerally and full of white flower notes, like gardenia, and also lychee and white peach tea. There’s almost a chalkiness to it, which I liked! Price: $24
Muga Rosé
This rosé from Rioja, Spain, is deliciously juicy. I always suggest this for someone looking for an affordable, reliable and easy to find rosé. It’s full of apricot, raspberry and tart nectarine. It’s made from garnacha, viura (one of the most important white grapes in Rioja) and tempranillo. Price: $15
Canard Cuvée des Cendres Rosé
Cuvée des Cendres (“From the ashes”) represents the tragic 2020 fire season in the Napa Valley. Canard unfortunately lost all of their estate fruit and will not produce any estate wines from the 2020 vintage. They were able to collaborate with some farmers in Paso Robles and made this beautiful 100% grenache rosé. It’s exploding with juicy strawberries, orange peel, hibiscus flowers and has a nice weight to it on the palate, but is still mouthwatering and refreshing. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund! Price: $35
Love you Bunches – So Fresh
This brand has a cult like following amongst wine lovers looking for good, yet affordable and well made wine. The labels are clever as well, a play off words for their wines that go through carbonic fermentation. Good wine, and a cool label, say what!? Yep, Love You Bunches has it all! This Central Coast rosé has notes of sour raspberries, and watermelon shave ice – seriously a taste of summer! Tart, high acidity and highly quaffable. Price: $18
Domaine Tempiere Bandol
Annndd drumroll please, for the rosé that’s made my list every single year. Most definitely a splurge for a rosé but well worth it. This wine showcases beautiful notes of peach, citrus and fresh herbs. Lovely on it’s own but certainly a wine that can pair well with food given it’s structure. One of the best rosés I’ve ever had. Price: $50
I truly believe there’s a rosé out there for everyone! I hope this list inspires you to try a couple new wines this spring and summer season. Let me know if I missed your favorite rosé!
