Mulderbosch Rose of Cabernet, 2009

Welcome to another edition of Wine Snobbery! It is not noon, for once, as I write this- it is about 10:30 and I’m enjoying my post-work ritual which involves listening to laundry dry while I half-watch
something bad on television. Tonight it is “16 and Pregnant.” There
are so many things I could say about this show, but I will leave it at-
don’t be a hater- you know it’s addictive. Besides, I have a few brain
cells to spare.

Let me start by saying that I am extremely ready for Spring, and so I’m ushering it in by drinking rose every day until it’s here! Who would have thought that someone who grew up in Connecticut and went to
college in Vermont could tire so quickly of a South Carolina “winter?”
But let me tell you- I’ve hated every second of this winter, with the
exception of the beautiful snowfall we had a week or so ago. That was
nice.

But rose is the perfect Spring wine! And THIS one in particular will really command your attention. It is in no way wimpy. You could even say it’s manly, even though it’s pink. News flash, fellas- it’s
okay to drink pink wine. Not all pink wine is white zinfandel. I
think a good rose can be some of the most interesting,
thought-provoking wine out there. It’s a constant dichotomy between
the fact that it’s pink- which makes people dismiss it- and the fact
that it’s not quite white wine, and not quite red wine, but somewhere
in the middle, in a somewhat unchartered territory for many people.

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