Top 10 : Sparkling Rosé

By: Treve Ring

Forget roses, go with sparkling rosé this Valentine's Day

Top Ten

Valentine’s Day.

You either adore it, or abhor it. I reserve my vote for the purposes of peace, love and harmony, and this column, but I will forever admit my unabashed love for sparkling rosé.

Here are the top sparkling rosés tasted over the past year, ideal for popping for your Valentine, or yourself.

92/100Louis Roederer Brut Rosé Champagne 2013Champagne, France

89/100Calvet á Bordeaux Crémant de Bordeaux Brut Rosé 2016Bordeaux, France

88/100Giró Ribot Brut Rosé Cava ab Origine N/VPenedès, Catalunya (Catalonia Cataluña), Spain

90/100Blue Mountain Brut Rosé R.D. Méthode Traditionelle 2015Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

94/100Champagne Dom Pérignon Millésimé Rosé Vintage 2006Champagne, France

89/100Parés Baltà Cava Pink P Organic N/VPenedès, Catalunya (Catalonia Cataluña), Spain

90/100Bella Wines Cavada Gamay Rosé Brut 2018Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

89/100Medici Ermete i Quercioli Lambrusco di Sorbara Secco N/VModena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

89/100Nichol Vineyard Extra Brut Rosé 2018Naramata Bench, Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada

90/100Taittinger Prestige Rosé N/VChampagne, France

Written By: TR

Treve Ring

Treve Ring is a writer, editor, judge, consultant, educator and certified sommelier based on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. After completing her Art History degree with Distinction from the University of Victoria and being exposed to the world of wine business at Christie's in London, England, she switched gears, leaving the realm of art for the world of wine.