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Favorite Rosé Brands

These rosé wines are perfect for summertime sipping or pairing with seafood. They're also great for entertaining friends and family.

Cheers to rosé season!!!! Wear your favorite flattering wide-leg linen pants, put on a pretty pair of sandals, and head outside to drink a glass of rosé in a cool unbreakable stemless wine glass. Rosé wine is one of my favorite types of wines because they are so easy to drink and pair with just about anything. Here are our favorite rosé brands to try for the boat, for a party, to open with a BFF, for an elegant dinner party, and for the random Tuesday.

Rosé wine has been gaining popularity over the years. It’s easy to see why when you look at its unique flavor profile. Find out more about these popular rosés!

Rosé Wine Pairings

Rosé wine is made by adding red wine grapes to white wine, which gives it its pink color. It has a light flavor that pairs well with food.

Try rosé with

  • Seafood dishes like salmon, shrimp, scallops, and crab
  • It pairs well with light salads as well
  • Goat Cheese + Crackers

Rosé Wine Tasting Tips

If you’re looking for a new rosé wine to try, here are some tips to help you find one that will make you happy. The more you taste, the more you’ll be able to pick out wines you know you’ll love. First, choose a variety based on what you like. Next, consider the region. French rosè tends to be dryer, while California can be a little bit sweeter. Finally, think about where you plan to drink it. You might enjoy a light rosé wine more than a full-bodied one.

If you’re looking for a wine to pair with food, try one of these rosés. If you love rosé wine as much as we do, then you’ll definitely enjoy our list of the top rosé wines brands. We’ve included recommendations for both red and white varieties, so there’s something for everyone.

The Best Rose Wines for Spring + Summer

Here are some of my favorite rose wines for summertime drinking.

Top rosè brands for spring

Rosé brands

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Best for your best friends: Chateau d'Esclans Rock Angel Rose

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You have probably heard of the popular Whispering Angel, and this is the next step up. Chateau d’Esclans Rock Angle Rosè is a higher end rosè, and it is superb. It doesn’t have that tart tanginess that accompany some rosès, and is smooth and drinkable and worth every penny! James Suckling gave it 92 points.

  • Tastes like peaches and strawberries, but is not sweet.
  • Pair it with a cheese board and your best friends for happy hour. This balanced rosè is food-friendly, and would be an excellent wine to serve while you’re grilling chicken, seafood, and even burgers!
  • You’ll pay $34.99
  • Give it a swirl: Find it at Total Wine
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    Get the party started: Erath Rosé

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  • Tastes like roses, melon, and apples
  • Pair it with an afternoon party and cool sunglasses. Serve anything tangy from barbecue (which we served at a palm beach chic party last year) to Chinese food. This wine is crisp and mild and will pretty much pair with any food.
  • You'll pay about $17.99
  • Give it a swirl: Total Wine
    • 3

    Affordable + Elegant for a Party: Acrobat Rosé

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  • Tastes like strawberries and raspberries.
  • Pair it with a sunny day, fried chicken, pretty floral arrangement, and fancy picnic food.
  • You’ll pay $15.99
  • Give it a swirl: find it at Total Wine
    • 4

    Joe to Go

  • Tastes like fresh air and a good time. Also Honeycrisp apples.
  • Pair it with a Yeti cooler and a boat. Wine in a can means a good time with good friends, so throw your favorite visor over your unwashed hair, slip on your Rainbows, and spend the day on the water not caring about the unimportant, mundane chores you have waiting for you at home. Serve with fried chicken and Southern potato salad.
  • You'll pay $7
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    Open with your BFF: Josh Cellars Rosé

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    Josh is probably one of the most popular and recognizable Rosé brands, and you can’t go wrong keeping a bottle chilled in your fridge.

  • Tastes like citrus and strawberries. 
  • Pair roses with this elegant Josh Cellars rosè, invite one of your smart girlfriends over, serve cream cheese with pepper jelly and crackers (yum) and chat about everything from the perfect pink shade of lipgloss for spring (it’s this) to the next book you plan to read. Serve with goat cheese, spring salads, pretty statement earrings, and sushi. This is a rosè that will compliment tangy salads tossed in a vinaigrette with shrimp or salmon on top, or be a great starter wine to serve with a goat cheese appetizer. Either way, it pairs best with a cool friend and a pretty spring dress.
  • You'll pay $14.99
  • Give it a swirl: Pick it up at Target
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    For the back porch: Smoke Tree Rosé

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  • Tastes like the tropics and apricots.
  • Pair it with a Lilly Pulitzer or seersucker sundress.  Best served chilled, the smooth, easy-drinking rosè does not have a whole lot going on – and that’s a good thing. It’s an Every Wine, the kind you can serve fussy self-proclaimed wine connoisseurs next to friends that refer to rosè as “pink wine” and please everyone.
  • You'll pay $13.99
  • Give it a swirl Total Wine
    • 7

    Pink Bubbles: Chandon California Rose Sparkling Wine

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    This is our go-to sparkling, which is popular in restaurants (and you can order a split! which is just a little more than a glass, the perfect starter.)

  • Tastes like heaven. Also watermelons and strawberries surrounded by a million bubbles. (specifically, this many bubbles are in a bottle of sparkling.)
  • Pair it with sushi, fried chicken, or air. Basically, you can serve this sparkling with anything. (Fried chicken loves sparkling.) Chandon is like the Draper James of wine: effervescent, preppy and happy. Wear stripes and say cheers. 🥂
  • You'll pay $17.99
  • Give it a swirl Chandon California Rose Sparkling Wine from Total Wine
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    An elegant sparkling: J Brut Rosé

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  • Tastes like strawberries, blood orange, and red apples.
  • Pair it with a salad loaded with goat cheese and sliced strawberries. J's elegant wines are like delicate jewelry you'd wear to a fancy cocktail party - not an everyday sparkling, but one to open on special occasions. If you're headed to Napa or Sonoma, J Vineyards is a gorgeous winery with one of the coolest food and wine tasting experiences, the Bubble Room.
  • You'll pay It's a little pricey at $34.99!
  • Give it a swirl Total Wine

    • Rosé brands at Target

    From California to France, these rosés are some of the best you can find at Target.

    • Chateau d’Esclans Whispering Angel Rosé Wine ($24.99) is from Provence, and one of the most popular rosès on a wine list. Tastes like berries and peaches, but this is a dry wine and not sweet. You can find it for less than $17 at Total Wine, if you’re looking for a deal.
    • Sofia Coppola Rosè Wine ($16.99) wins for most elegant bottle. If you’re having a party, consider opening a bottle of Sofia. Not only will the bottle compliment your decor, the wine is beautiful.
    • Josh Rosè ($14.99) is a great wine to keep chilled in the fridge. Light, citrus-y, and bright – this is a porch pounder that you and your guests will love.

    In conclusion, these rosé wines are ideal for enjoying during warm weather months. Whether you prefer dry or sweet varieties, they’re all delicious! If you love rosé wine, then you’ll love these brands. They’re all made by producers who use traditional methods to make their rosés.

    Rosé lovers, check out these fun gifts for friends who love rosé

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