A new kind of pairing

It’s springtime, so let’s soak up the sun! With the evening light being longer it gives us more time to relax outside and enjoy a glass of our favorite Rosella wine!    

While you’re outside, why not surround yourself with the flowers that will enhance the flavors of the wine you’re drinking? Invite your friends, grab yourself a bouquet and make a game out of this marvelous experience!! 

Here at Rosella’s Winery, we’ve got several combinations of wines and flowers to try.  Today, we will be focusing on our Merlot Blush, Red Wine Blend, Zinfandel, Ula Waina, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Each wine has a different taste and focus, which means that each wine has a different flower that will accentuate its taste. Don’t believe it? Give it a try. 

Our Merlot Blush is a lighter, fruitier wine with a pink hue that is created by being exposed for 2-4 hours to dark grape skins. Tasters often describe the flavor of strawberries and other summer fruits. Because it is designed to drink young, there are fewer tannins which is the substance that gives a typical red wine a dry taste. Prior to opening this bottle, be sure to sit near violets. These stunning flowers are known to be a symbol of modesty, faithfulness, and virtue. The delicate blue-purple violet has a soft, powdery, and romantic smell that will not overpower our Merlot Blush.  

45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and 10% Zinfandel make up our Red Wine Blend, our take on the traditional Bordeaux Blend.  There are hints of black currant, plum, and spicy cherry. Along with raspberry, blackberry, and pepper. This is Rosella’s signature wine with its ripe, full-bodied style. A special wine calls for a special floral pairing, the Aster.  Choose between pink, white, red, mauve, lilac petals, or a mixture. This flower is known to represent all-powerful love, affection, and wisdom. Fun fact – it’s the leaves, not the petals that are fragrant, rub or crush them and they give off a slightly minty fragrance. It’s bright, varied colors and soft smell make it a perfect companion for our Red Wine Blend. 

Zinfandel is a rare varietal in the Applegate, but it is worth creating. This special wine gives big, bold, and bright fruit flavors. It is full-bodied and well-balanced, giving it great freshness and appeal. Black and inky it gives way to blackberry, mild oak, cedar, and black pepper spices. This strong wine deserves a strong flower and that flower is the Marigold also known as the “herb of the sun”. Their golden blooms are known to symbolize passion and creativity which is the perfect balance of the spicy, earthy flavors of Zinfandel. 

Rosella’s Ula Waina, and Cabernet Sauvignon have a unique connection. Our Cabernet Sauvignon has hints of black cherry and wild berry that yield to rich vanilla and oak.  The Ula Waina on the other hand has a ruby color and its youthful, exuberant, and mineral aroma offers a magnificent balance between fruit, dense structure, and alcohol, and confirms its full character with extraordinary richness and volume,  designed to drink young.   These two wines have very little in common, but both of them can be enjoyed with breathtaking Chrysanthemums. These flowers are known to symbolize loyalty and honesty and come in a variety of sizes and colors.  These flowers have a wonderful earthy and herb smell with a strong sweet aroma. 

We hope that you will try some of these new pairings.  Have any of them surprised you? Please let us know!  And please enjoy the beauty of the flowers and as the song goes – we’re gonna soak up the sun while it’s still free! 

Make the day! Head out to Rosella’s Winery and enjoy some really special wine!  

~Cheers