Summer Rose: Domaine De Fontsainte Gris de Gris 2008

Here’s a new wine from France that I found the other day at Whole Foods and had to try since we love rose wines, particularly with lighter summer meals. The moment we opened and poured, I said “wow, strawberries!”

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J: just the right sparkling note for summer meals

The other night at my step-daughter and soon to be son-in-law’s home in San Rafael, California we had a bit of the bubbly before going to dinner. The ‘soon to be’ loves his champagne, and really isn’t at all a wine drinker otherwise.

The nights offering was the J Cuvee 20 Brut, and it was very nice indeed. It’s from the Russian River valley and comes in at about $20 a bottle.

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