and comforting; exactly how you’d want it. For wine, I ordered a glass of the Firriato nero d’avalo; inky purple color, dark berries and extremely smooth with a lingering finish, perfect. Forgot to mention that I also had a glass...

alongside boiled turnip greens or broccoli rabe, also tossed with good oil and some dried red pepper. Also: fried green peppers, mixed olives, raw onion, almost any contrasting vegetable garnish works. Crusty whole wheat peasant...

the Michel Brock Sancerre Rose highly. Not present this season, but seen in past years was a brilliant Sangiovese rosato from Chianti powerhouse Castello di Ama. (Although it’s a red, the Domaine Tempier Bandol is a treat...

of rose, a very dry Italian Rosato. It was served too cold and I am not sure it was the best match with the food, but I wanted to try it, so what the heck....The reds on the wine list tend to be rather expensive. Service was...

at the Wine Mine, $26. The owner said he’d tried several less expensive ones that are available locally but wasn’t impressed. It’s also in stock at Biondivino (which also has Giusti’s rosato and...

that arrived to the table extremely late. Since it was still officially Summer, I ordered a Bastianich Rosato. It suited my appetizers well. My grilled octopus salad: This was really fantastic, though the octopus could have been...

I agree that a Barbera would be good, but I also love Chianti Classico with pizza and blue cheeses (although not so much with prosciutto)...maybe a nice rosato would be a good compliment...

were sharing, I didn’t eat as much of this as I wanted. I’ll have to order for myself next time. We opened a bottle of rosato (70% nebbiolo/30% barbera) from Mandolina winery in Santa Barbara (where we were last...

, but particularly taken by two wines: Verdicchio del Castelli di Jesi Superiore Tralivio, 2003, Sartarelli; and Lagrein Rosato Pischi, 2003, Cantina Bozano. These were both served with our appetizer. We started with the frito...

I’ve like Spanish rosados but have yet to encounter an Italian rosé that thrills. (The closest I’ve come is a one-off Rosato di Nebbiolo made from California grapes by Bonny Doon, a fabulous wine.) Any reccos?

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Definitely not France (not allowed—except in Champagne). I suppose Martini Rosato Vermouth doesn’t count. But there are some Italian DOC Rosato wines that allow a mix of red and white grapes (Nettuno DOC Rosato allows...

's Arneis and Castello di Ama’s Rosato would be on the short list. Main course: rich red (e.g. Brunello di Montalcino or a supertuscan). Dessert: black coffee or a small glass of limoncello would be my pick but a Moscato...

Nori wrapped tuna yellowfin tuna, nicoise “slaw”, citrus soy vinaigrette wine pairings: Avinyo Cava Rosato Brut, Spain & Paco & Lola Albarino 2007, Rias Baias Entree: Duo of Texas Beef Steak Frites (beef coullotte, sauce...

Toro, 100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) $11 Italy look for Rosato or Cerasuolo (a variation on the word cherry) Il Mimo, made from 100% Nebbiolo, about $14 California Edmonds St. John "Bone-Jolly" Solo Rosa from Jeff Morgan