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Week in Review
Saturday, May 19 2018
05 · 19Rosé Coloured Glasses
Anthony is in Ireland, ensconced in all things green (and, I would hope, Guinness), while I am here in BC this week seeing only pink. I took a break from tasting #alltherosé (yes, ALL) to attend Top Drop Vancouver, and I truly hope you did as well. If not, find some of these producers and taste them, please. So after my brief outing, I'm back at the tasting table at 841pm, cracking more rosé wines so we can bring you the most complete coverage later this week. Though we've released quite a few rosé notes already in 2017, including our Top 10 BC Rosés to date, there is another ocean to know about before the summer season kicks off. On May 25, watch for our big international rosé note release, followed by sparkling rosés on May 28. On July 1, fittingly, we will release the rest of our Canadian rosés tasted to date. After which, I'll be happy to focus on colours other than pink, for just a while (gin colours). ~ TR
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Anthony
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