Taste 8 different rosé wines in this educational and fun evening class lead by Master Sommelier Matthieu Longuere.
Rosé is the fastest growing, coolest trend in wine of the past few years. In eight wines, you will try most diverse styles of Rosé from the expected to the most provocative. The wines tasted during the course are all chosen because they express different facets of the world of Rosé.
The wines will be organised according to their method of production and flavour profile, including; direct pressing, skin contact of pink grape, Saignée, Clairet/Clarete, short maceration, oak aged, natural wine and slightly sweet.
Wines tasted include*:
- Direct pressing : IGT Rosato di Toscana, Rocca di Montegrossi, Tuscany, Italy 2023
- Skin Contact of pink grape : Italian Plastic Blush, Alpha Box & Dice, South Australia 2024
- Saignée : Cuvée Rebelle Rosé, Domaine de Rimauresq, Côtes de Provence, France 2023
- Clarete : Field Blend Tradición Clarete, Viñas del Cenit, DO Tierra del Vino de Zamora, Spain 2023
- Short Maceration : Sancerre La Noue Rosé, Domaine Claude Riffault, Loire, France 2022
- Very Pale Oak Aged: La Reserve Rosé, Domaine Mirabeau, Côtes de Provence, France 2022
- Low Intervention Wine : 'I'd Rather be a Rebel' Rosé, Blackbook Vineyard, Clayhill Vineyard, Essex, England 2021
- Slightly sweet : Les Grands Cèdres, Rosé d'Anjou, Loire, France 2023
* Wines listed may be replaced with a wine of similar quality and style where required.
Overseen by Matthieu Longuere MS, Le Cordon Bleu London wine master classes aim to provide a better understanding and appreciation of wine through the study of some key winemaking processes, regions and relevant topics such as food and wine pairing.