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Drink | A Wine, Beer & Spirit Blog by Bottles - A blog by Bottles in Providence with cocktail recipes, party ideas, and everything wine, craft beer, and spirits Drink | A Wine, Beer & Spirit Blog by Bottles A blog by Bottles in Providence with cocktail recipes, party ideas, and everything wine, craft beer, and spiritsReturn to Bottles Website Menu COCKTAIL RECIPES PARTY IDEAS SEASONAL RECIPES LEARN ABOUT WINE LOCAL EVENTS LEAVE A COMMENT Kate’s Fresh Rosé Picks For 2020 Beware the ides of March? Well perhaps Mark Antony was on to something but that was way before this CoronaVirus was a thing. On the positive side of March, the sun is out, the skies are clear and there isn’t a snowflake to be found near 141 Pitman. What can be found inside (besides ample amounts of hand sanitizer) is the first crop of Rosé season. We are delighted to see these fresh pink colors begin to brighten the store and lift our spirits. Here is a list of Kate’s Fresh Picks. Cheers! Pinta Negra Rosé $6.99 Portuguese wines are super popular in the wine market right now! They are some of the best values you can buy. This one is so good, you would never think it’s only $6.99! I dare you, bring this to a party and have your friends guess the price, I’m sure they will overshoot it and be pleasantly surprised. This is also an easy case grab for your summer parties! Tintero Rosato $14.99 Our staff favorite Rosé of the year is back!! This one is spritzy and fruity with hints of watermelon rind and tart raspberries. Tintero is a vineyard in Northern Italy, specifically in Piedmont. This Rosato is a blend of 90% Barbera and 10% Arneis, who knew! This is always the first Rosé of the year to sell out, so grab some while you can! Toad Hollow Rosé $14.99 The Chardonnay from Toad Hollow has always been a hit here and this year we are featuring their dry, thirst-quenching, refreshing Rosé! A rosé of Pinot Noir is always a treat, and this one is a great value from California. This baby is a perfect patio sipper for all those warm days coming up! Gouleyant Malbec Rosé $11.99 Malbec is an extremely popular red wine for us at Bottles. They are fruity, easy-drinking, and fun! Now, try a Rosé made from Malbec grapes! This one is from southern France and has a perfectly electric, pink hue! Dry and zingy, enjoy with cheese platters and seafood! Casa Americo Rosé $9.99 Another ‘ol Bottles favorite making a comeback! A classic blend of the Portuguese grapes, Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro. Vina Zorzal Rosé $11.99 A unique, darker style of Rosé made from 100% Garnacha grapes! This is one of the ‘punchiest’ Rosés of the season! This reminds me of fruit punch, without the sweetness because of it’s dark, magenta color. It is like eating a juicy raspberry and a lemon wedge at the same time. Enjoy this with all the BBQ foods this summer! Le Poussin Rosé $11.99 One of the few Rosés that we feature with just a kiss of sweetness. A French wine with flavors of cotton candy, strawberries, and watermelon. Since there is that hint of sweetness, this works wonderfully with spicy foods, like tacos! Mi Mi en Provence $18.99 Not only is this a beautiful bottle with a glass closure, but inside contains a magical Rosé made by unicorns! Not really, but it is a scrumptious and classic Provencal Rosé, so bring this to your springtime picnics with all the sandwiches and snackies! Les Dauphins CDR Rosé $10.99 A blend of Grenache, Cinsault, and Syrah which shows flavors of white peach, nectarine, and cranberry. Dry, light, and a total crowd-pleaser! It’s richer than most and picks up those lovely garrigue flavors of rosemary, wild oregano, and lavender. Prices subject to change This entry was posted in Learn About Wine , Other on March 12, 2020 by bottlesfinewine . Dry January Survival Guide If you happen to be wondering how you will survive the rest of Dry January”, foregoing any libations with alcohol, we are here to support your valiant efforts. Maybe it is a good thing – you’ll have to let us know in February. Until then, we are always of the everything in moderation” approach. All that said, we have a selection of non-alc bevies that will certainly help add some zip and zing to just about any glass. These are all great in different ways. They are all staff tested and approved. Most of these (maybe not the beer) work with alcohol for when Dry January is behind us. Enjoy! Seedlip Distilled Non-Alcoholic Spirits $29.99 England-based Seedlip has been earning quite a buzz without actually producing one. The line up is non-alcoholic but it is distilled similarly as traditional spirits. Maceration, distillation, filtration, and blending. The process begins with farm-fresh produce, like hay, herbs, and even English peas. Each plant is macerated in a neutral grain spirit and water before distilling in copper pot stills. The alcohol is removed (although there is no fermentation stage) with the concentrated distillates being blended, filtered and finally bottled. Each label is creatively and beautifully illustrated with the ingredients featured within. Spice 94 is comprised of Jamaican allspice, green cardamom, cascarilla and oak, grapefruit and lemons. Serve over ice with tonic and a garnish of grapefruit. Garden 108 features a floral blend of peas, hay, rosemary, thyme, hops, and spearmint. Serve with ice and ginger ale with a sprig of rosemary. Grove 42 is a citrus-forward blend of bitter, blood and mandarin orange with lemon, ginger, and lemongrass for the spice notes. Serve over ice with tonic or ginger ale. Simple to mix. Simply delicious! Laurisa Il Nostro Chinotto $2.99 New to our Laurisa offerings is the Chinotto . It’s unique taste and aroma comes from the namesake trees grown on the west side of the Liguria Riviera since 1500. These precious citrus fruits give this bubbly drink its deep caramel amber color and intense fragrance of citrus and spice. The carbon dioxide emphasizes the delicacy and harmony of a particularly complex bouquet: citrus, herbs, spices, and bitter caramel. The taste is velvety and soft without excessive sweetness. Served chilled in a glass tumbler, with (or without) ice or lemon, it is an excellent thirst-quencher. Easily accompanies savory appetizers, a full meal or as an aperitif. Excellent as an ingredient in cocktails in which a bold exotic taste is desired. Casamara Club Sparkling Amaro Soft Drinks $7.99 /4 PACK These sparkling amaro soft drinks draw on the history and traditions of Italian amaro, fusing the depth and complexity of our favorite Italian aperitivi and digestive with the lightness and ease of a refreshing bitters & soda. Alta is the aperitivo soft drink. It’s our take on a dry, spritzy Negroni, with notes of dark berries, fruity spices, and bright pink citrus peel. Lemon juice, Demerara cane sugar, Extracts of Italian chinotto, juniper berry, orris root, Mandarin peel, allspice, clove bud, and aniseed, Mediterranean sea salt. Capo is the alpine soft drink, bridging mountain amaro traditions from throughout Italy. Notes of fresh-picked wildflowers, peppermint leaves, and key lime acidity. Lemon juice, orange blossom honey, extracts of Italian mandarin, chamomile flower, peppermint leaf, licorice root, grapefruit peel, juniper berry, clove bud, and cardamom seed, Mediterranean sea salt. Sera is the digestivo soft drink, our take on a lo-fi, cinnamon-infused Aperol spritz, with notes of purple flowers, strawberry candy, and fruit tart acidity. Lemon juice, orange blossom, honey, extracts of grapefruit, cinnamon bark, rhubarb root, Italian chinotto, allspice berry, and aniseed, Mediterranean sea salt. Each bottle contains 12 ounces and only 4g of sugar for a total of 15 calories. Three Cents Artisinal Beverages $1.99 What do you get when you combine Greek computer science major, an econ and business major, a marketer and a business graduate meets bartenders? These. Born from the historical 1920s when prohibition was in effect (kinda like self-imposed Dry January?) soda became...