Fine wines

Rosé Day: an all-pink day to toast the summer

Among the many special dates marking the calendar, there is also World Rose Wine Day, which falls on 27 June. An occasion for tasting bubbly and still doc wines.

27 June 2025

5' min read

Sunset sky or beginning of dawn. Rose petal or onion skin. Intense, almost red, or just hinted at and transparent. Whatever your idea of rosé is, there is a perfect day to celebrate it: 27 June sees the return of World Rosé Wine Day, or more simply Rosé Day, born in 2018 in France, home of the legendary Provençal rosés, and a fixed date for fans of fine drinking. Every year, in the heart of summer, we toast in pink to those wines that smell of flowers, citrus fruits, red fruits, pomegranate. Versatile, gastronomic, surprising: to be uncorked on the terrace at sunset, with friends and a jazz playlist.

Here is a selection of bubbles and stills, between Franciacorta and Trentino, Sicily and Champagne. The only common thread? The colour of the sun setting in the glass.

Bollicines

Champagne

Abelé 1757 Brut Rosé
A balance between Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, aromas of strawberry and raspberry, a soft and delicate sip. A sensual cuvée, perfect for a romantic aperitif at sunset. Price approx. 75 euros.

Nicolas Feuillatte Réserve Exclusive Rosé
A lively blend for this Rosé d'Assemblage with 16% red wine. A riot of summer red fruits, a vibrant structure, perfect with sashimi, fusion cuisine or strawberry tart. Price around 50 euros.

Le Rosé by Jean PhilippeTrousset

A little Italian because selected and imported exclusively by Alberto Massucco, himself a producer. A blend with a high Chardonnay component that balances the vinousness of the red part and two years on the lees Rosé elegant, fresh, snappy, with hints of citrus and small red fruits, clean and clean on the palate. brilliant cleanliness. Price around 45 euros.

Franciacorta

Ca' del Bosco Annamaria Clementi Rosé Riserva 2015
An icon of the Italian classic method, dedicated to the mother of Ca' del Bosco's founder Maurizio Zanella. A great Italian expression of pure Pinot Noir vinified in pink: an intense and brilliant colour, elegant and deep, a minimum 8 year maturation on the lees. Refined and persistent. Price: 188 euros.

Mosnel Parosé 2018 Pas Dosé
Playing all on subtlety and elegance, with distinct hints of citrus and small red fruits, the rosé glass from the winery led by Lucia and Giulio Barzanò, the fifth generation of the family, confirms high expectations. From historic vineyards and bottle-aged for over 48 months. Price around 60 euros.

Castello Bonomi Lucrezia Riserva 2011 Extra Brut
Pomegranate, watermelon, spices: a complex, surprising, gastronomic wine, perfect from appetizer to entire meal. Pair it with perch, smoked salmon or one of the iconic Brescian dishes, beef in oil.

Francesco Battista Riserva Crio-Rosé
100% Pinot Noir in cryomaceration, 90 months on the lees, an inviting intense cherry pink. Balsamic and spicy aromas followed by the sweetness of nectarine. A wine that comes from the cold and which, despite its powerful structure, retains a surprising freshness on the palate, vibrant and juicy cherry, and has considerable evolutionary potential. Price: about 90 euros.

Trentodoc

Letrari +4 Rosé Riserva 2015
Splendid old rose colour, 108 months on the lees, an elegant and versatile blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Perfect with first courses of fish from the lake or mushrooms. Price: about 60 euros.

Maso Martis Monsieur Martis 2020
A rare 100% Pinot Meunier, a rich and perfumed rosé, with notes of raspberry, bitter orange and spices. that are echoed on the sip, where it is savoury, fresh and persistent. Ideal with raw fish, shellfish, fried fish.Price: 70 euros approx.

Charmat Method.

Valdo Aquarius Rosé Brut
A new label with an artistic design inspired by the underwater world for the summer wine par excellence. A fun blend of Glera and Nerello Mascalese, a light and fruity bubble for a carefree aperitif. Price: about 15 euros.

Rose from the world

Providence

Whispering Angel - Côtes de Provence Rosé
From the home of pink wines, an iconic bottle, born from the vision of Sacha Lichine at Château d'Esclans, is the official rosé partner of Formula 1 and brings pink to racetracks all over the planet. A blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Rolle harvested at night to preserve its freshness, it is vinified in steel to enhance its purity. Pale pink, elegant, with delicate notes of red fruits, flowers and a dry, velvety finish. Price: around 22 euros.

Sicily

Donnafugata Rosa 2024
From the now historic collaboration with Dolce&Gabbana, behind the winery's signature baroque label is a blend of Nerello Mascalese and Nocera: soft rose, wisteria, currant and pomegranate. Fresh, mineral and fragrant like a summer perfume. Price around 30 euros.

Tenuta Sallier de La Tour Madamarosé 2024
A delicate, juicy Syrah from the Monreale area: fresh red fruit, a slight spiciness and a savoury, fresh taste. The Mediterranean in your glass. Price approx. 13,50.

Cusumano Alta Mora Etna Rosato 2022
Cusumano's interpretation of Etna comes from Solicchiata, one hectare of vineyard at 750 metres above sea level, on the northern slope of the "muntagna". Pure Nerello Mascalese, volcanic, saline, straight and irresistible. Price: around 24 euros.

Romagna

Tenuta del Paguro, Ostrea in Fundo, Rosato Ravenna IGP
100% Sangiovese, rosé from the area of Riolo Terme, is the version aged for a year underwater, at a depth of -30 metres in the Adriatic Sea, off the coast of Ravenna. Intense pink, fresh, mineral sip and the mystery of the deep sea. Price: about 75 euros.

Puglia

Tormaresca Calafuria Magnum d'Artista 2025
A new bottle, only in magnum, for the much-loved rosé from Puglia. The limited edition Magnum D'Artista was unveiled in May. The bottle becomes a manifesto-label: contemporary, poetic and pop, it evokes the summery, gritty spirit of this rosé through signs, words and colours.The signature is bythe art collective Santomanifesto of Rome.

Lake Garda

Costaripa Rosamara Valtenesi 2024

The Valtènesi, the area stretching from north to south between the municipalities of Desenzano and Salò, in the heart of the morainic amphitheatre on the Brescia side of Lake Garda. Distinguished by a unique microclimate, influenced by Italy's largest lake, it is home to fragrant and delicate rosés, some of the best in Italy. This is a blend of Groppello Gentile, Marzemino, Sangiovese and Barbera, with half of the must fermenting and maturing in small old white oak barrels for about 6 months. Pearly, rosebud colour, it is a light, floral wine, which tastes of vineyard peaches and budding violets, on a fresh, iodised structure. Perfect with raw white fish and Mediterranean salads. Price about 16.50 euros.

Abruzzo

Masciarelli Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC Superiore Biologico - Call Me When It Rains - Values.

A versatile and pleasantly savoury organic Cerasuolo. Pink Tropea onion, floral and fruity with cyclamen and pomegranate, it is the red of summer: light, easy, for a carefree aperitif or a summer dinner on the terrace.

Price: € 9.90 approx.