Rosie Giovese Vino Rosato ($29.99)

Amy Ezrin, the founder of Sandy Giovese wines, was training to be an opera singer and lived in Italy for eight years. During this time, she found that she was an OK singer but was really good at speaking Italian and tasting wine. So, she got into the wine business.

She jokes that her alter ego was Sandy Giovese, which is a play on the name of one of Italy’s greatest red grapes, Sangiovese. And now, she’s introduced Sandy’s ‘sister’ Rosie Giovese Vino Rosato.

This Rosie Giovese Vino Rosato is a seriously good rosé that also happens to be a tremendous value.

Rosie Giovese Vino Rosato is produced from organically farmed grapes by blending 60% Sangiovese (the grape that is famous for Chianti wine), with 30% Merlot and 10% Lacrima. In case you weren’t familiar with the Lacrima grape, it’s a dark-skinned grape variety that is aromatic and richly flavored, with berry-dominated flavors. The word “lacrima” means tear or teardrop in Italian and is likely so named due to the fact that the berries tend to split, dripping juice down the outside of the bunch.

This wine is a beautiful medium salmon color with a delicate aroma of strawberries. On the palate it’s bigger than a typical rosé. It leans more toward being medium-bodied with richness and depth likely attributable to the blending that includes Merlot. It’s got nice, not over-powering, acidity and an easy finish.

Here’s yet another reason to try a box wine. This one is 3 liters of really nice wine for the price of a couple of bottles. And, it last for weeks (if you pace yourself!). All this make the Rosie Giovese Vino Rosato a great fit as the Behind the Cork™ Wine of the Week. Cheers!

Disclosure of Wine Sample Submission: I received this sample at no cost for review. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Sample Provided by Sandy Giovese Wines (via Savona Communications)