Wine Spotlight: The Best Rosé Wine for Your Holiday Celebrations

While the jury is still out about whether we’ll have a white Christmas, we certainly can ensure you’ll have plenty of white wine available for the holidays. Sure, white wine goes well with a Christmas turkey and red wine goes well with the prime rib, but remember the Rosé. A Rosé wine can pair beautifully with a number of foods you’ll likely encounter of the long holidays.

What is Rosé?

First, Rosé is not a blend of white and red. It’s actually made from the red grape varietals, but differently. And because there are different styles of Rosé, they vary in taste and dryness, and a great Rosé has the body of a red wine. Whether you’ll have roasted meat for your Christmas feast or crab legs on New Year’s Eve, we encourage you to consider bringing a Rosé to the table.

So, let’s look at seven of the Best Rosé Wines for the holidays, including a few champagnes and sparkling wines you’d love to open on New Year’s Eve.

Veuve Clicquot Rosé – You know the name but did you know they produce a notable Rosé champagne? Perfect for your New Year’s Eve celebration. Great with seafood – from caviar to crabs.

Lete-Vautrain Rosé Royal – Surprise everyone with this beautiful champagne. Great for cocktail hour, salads, shellfish.

Scharffenberger Brut Rosé – A terrific California sparkling wine that’s perfect with any of your shellfish dishes.

Roederer Estate is the California sparkling wine produced by Champagne Louis Roederer. This sparkling Rosé goes well with a variety of foods, including blue cheese, port, turkey, and shellfish.

Elk Cove Pinot Noir Rosé – From the Willamette Valley in Oregon comes this Rosé that will go well from anise cookies to grilled tofu.

Chateau Routas 'Rouviere' Rosé – Why not start the New Year with something as refreshing as this full-flavored Rosé? Pair it with creamy pasta dishes or a holiday ham. 

Marques de Caceres Rosé – From the Rioja region of Spain, this Rosé has a hint of sweetness. Good with a variety of cheeses and meat dishes, including roasted turkey and chicken.

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