The colour in red wine comes from macerating the red grape skins in the fermenting juice, so if you remove them after only a short time you get a pink or rose wine. If you press the juice out of the grapes and remove it from the skins straight away you get a blanc de noir or white wine made from red grapes. Roses are lovely for long summer lunches or lazy summer evenings. Serve lightly chilled.
BEST VALUE
$19
Three and a half stars (out of five)
Good value
Pink and fragrant with hints of strawberries and redcurrants, this is a lively wine with lots of flavour and a firm, crisp finish.
$25
Three and a half stars
Average value
Pink and fragrant, oozing red summer fruits and berries with an underlying minerality and a lively, refreshing, dry finish. Delicious summer drinking.
$25
Three and a half stars
Average value
A medium-sweet style of rose, pale pink and oozing seductive fruit suggesting strawberries and summer berries, with spicy undertones and an attractive finish.
$28
Three and a half stars
Average value
Very pale with a pinkish tinge, this white wine made from pinot noir is lightly fragrant with hints of fresh apples and mandarins, with a hot, dryish finish.
$32
Four stars
Average Value
Unlike the other wines in this tasting which are made entirely from pinot noir, this dry white includes some dolcetto, a fruity red Italian grape, with the pinot noir. It's fragrant, with hints of apple, pear and mineral, mouth-filling, firmly structured and textural, with a dry finish. A good food wine.
$38 V
Four stars
Below average value
A sweet pinot noir, this attractive but unusual dessert wine oozes fruit - mango, peach and strawberry. It's just the thing to accompany a rhubarb cake while watching the summer sun set.
