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Book review – Rosés of Southern France

Book cover: Rosés of Southern France

Taking rosé seriously, all year round.

Rosés of Southern France
Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim
Published by Zalabim Conseil
ISBN 9798837338021

£22

Melodramatic as this may sound, it’s hard to overestimate the courage and vision it takes for a serious wine professional to invest time, money and reputation in a book on rosé. ‘Many people think we’re crazy’, write Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim in their book, Rosés of Southern France. ‘They see rosé as a pale pink lightly alcoholic swimming pool tipple that somehow tastes better if you’re wearing a bikini.’ This despite premiumisation (you don’t...