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Rosé All Day: The Essential Guide to Your New Favorite Wine
In Rosé All Day, wine writer Katherine Cole takes us on an entertaining survey of the history of the wine, moving from the goblets of King Louis XIV to the vineyards of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Cole explains in detail how rosé is created and then tells us where to find the good stuff.
The book invites readers to journey from the sunny vineyards of southern France to the idyllic hillsides of Italy and beyond. Organized by region, each chapter includes an overview of the general characteristics of the area’s wine, profiles of exciting producers, and tasting notes, along with specific recommendations for wines to taste. With atmospheric regional descriptions, savvy advice on wines to buy, creative food pairing suggestions, and pretty-in-pink illustrations, Rosé All Day is a colorful, spirited, essential resource that is sure to quench any wine lover’s thirst.
The book invites readers to journey from the sunny vineyards of southern France to the idyllic hillsides of Italy and beyond. Organized by region, each chapter includes an overview of the general characteristics of the area’s wine, profiles of exciting producers, and tasting notes, along with specific recommendations for wines to taste. With atmospheric regional descriptions, savvy advice on wines to buy, creative food pairing suggestions, and pretty-in-pink illustrations, Rosé All Day is a colorful, spirited, essential resource that is sure to quench any wine lover’s thirst.
288 pages, Hardcover
First published April 11, 2017
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About the author
Katherine Cole
10 books13 followersKatherine Cole's newest book is Sparkling Wine Anytime, the companion to Rosé All Day (Abrams). She is also the author of How to Fake Your Way through a Wine List (Sterling Epicure) and Complete Wine Selector (Firefly Books).
Katherine is the host and executive producer of the James Beard Foundation Award-winning food-and-beverage podcast, The Four Top.
Her first book, Voodoo Vintners: Oregon’s Astonishing Biodynamic Winemakers (2011) was nominated for a Louis Roederer Award.
Katherine's books have been reviewed favorably by The New York Times, Wine Spectator, Huffington Post and Chicago Sun-Times.
Katherine is the host and executive producer of the James Beard Foundation Award-winning food-and-beverage podcast, The Four Top.
Her first book, Voodoo Vintners: Oregon’s Astonishing Biodynamic Winemakers (2011) was nominated for a Louis Roederer Award.
Katherine's books have been reviewed favorably by The New York Times, Wine Spectator, Huffington Post and Chicago Sun-Times.
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May 29, 2017
Exactly as the title describes
Outstanding summary of rosé around the world. The cultural, history and geographical details of each region help the reader to think they have traveled the world (especially to less traveled wine regions)
Concluding each section with recommendations was very helpful and will be a good reference point
Outstanding summary of rosé around the world. The cultural, history and geographical details of each region help the reader to think they have traveled the world (especially to less traveled wine regions)
Concluding each section with recommendations was very helpful and will be a good reference point
April 27, 2017
We’ve all seen the pop culture craze around rose in the past few years, but no one talks about it’s rich history, until now. Rose All Day is great for newbie wine drinkers, rose lovers, and most winos. I loved that it delves into the invention of rose in Europe and how it became a success in the US. There are also plenty of suggestions and advice within this little gem as well. The cheerful illustrations make the book even more enjoyable. It’s a fun and informative book about our new favorite wine.
February 25, 2017
I do believe the content is 5-star worthy, and the illustrations very much so as well; but just so you guys know, personally I think the layout decision made this book slightly hard to read, so if taking that into consideration, I'd make it a 4.5 because it made me unable to fully enjoy the book. That being said, this book is so gorgeous and informative, so a 5 is well-deserved nonetheless.
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A digitized ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
OMG I was not expecting so many color illustrations! Beautiful! And just look at the motion cover for this book!
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A digitized ARC of this book was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
OMG I was not expecting so many color illustrations! Beautiful! And just look at the motion cover for this book!
(image source: Rosé All Day @ Leon's official blog)
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April 27, 2017
I'm not knowledgeable about wine, but I do prefer it to beer. So when I saw this book, I thought it was a good time to learn a little bit more about rosé, which I didn't even realise was a separate category (I thought it was a little bit like champagne rather than a third category).
Basically, rosé can be made many different ways. You can use red grapes, you can use white grapes and red grapes and you can basically mix them in a bunch of different ways. And that's everything that I got out of the technical aspect. I will probably have to reread that section.
After the first chapter, which talks about the history what makes rosé, rosé, the book goes into detail on the different regions that produce the wine, as well as the recommended wines from each region. There's a helpful price guide, so if you're budget conscious, you can just look for the single $ sign wines and ignore the rest. Unfortunately, there isn't a list of all the names of wines categorised by price, but there is a list of top 5 wines for each price range, which could be helpful. The book also has a list of websites that you can buy rosé from, though I don't know which countries it sells to.
If you're interested in drinking more rosé and/or learning about it, I think this book will be a helpful guide. Even if you don't want to learn about its history, you could use the rest of the book as a guide to picking out wines.
Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review.
This review was first posted at Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
Basically, rosé can be made many different ways. You can use red grapes, you can use white grapes and red grapes and you can basically mix them in a bunch of different ways. And that's everything that I got out of the technical aspect. I will probably have to reread that section.
After the first chapter, which talks about the history what makes rosé, rosé, the book goes into detail on the different regions that produce the wine, as well as the recommended wines from each region. There's a helpful price guide, so if you're budget conscious, you can just look for the single $ sign wines and ignore the rest. Unfortunately, there isn't a list of all the names of wines categorised by price, but there is a list of top 5 wines for each price range, which could be helpful. The book also has a list of websites that you can buy rosé from, though I don't know which countries it sells to.
If you're interested in drinking more rosé and/or learning about it, I think this book will be a helpful guide. Even if you don't want to learn about its history, you could use the rest of the book as a guide to picking out wines.
Disclaimer: I got a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a free and honest review.
This review was first posted at Inside the mind of a Bibliophile
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March 4, 2017Who knew rose is as fun to read about as it is to drink?! Loved it. Perfect hostess gift.
***Huge thanks to NetGalley for providing an advanced digital copy for me***
***Huge thanks to NetGalley for providing an advanced digital copy for me***
August 1, 2020
If you are interested in wine, this is a fun read that is also informative and educational. Cole takes the reader on a world tour of the great rose wineries, with a strong emphasis on France, Italy, and Spain. Every wine she discusses in the book is available in the U.S., and each chapter closes with a color photograph spread of all the bottles discussed in that chapter. I have photos of all the spreads on my phone for my next wine shop trip. Her writing style is fun and conversational with lots of wordplay and pop culture references.
April 25, 2018
Don't let the wonderfully whimsical cover fool you: this book is thorough, entertaining, well-researched, and current. It's exactly what my favourite kind of rosé is like: effervescent and playful, but not without substance or sacrificing thought. A great read for both wine novices and wine enthusiasts alike.
(Psst: as a Canadian, I'd add the 8th Generation Pinot Meunier Rosé from British Columbia's Summerland, along with Blue Mountain's Brut Rosé from the Okanagan!)
(Psst: as a Canadian, I'd add the 8th Generation Pinot Meunier Rosé from British Columbia's Summerland, along with Blue Mountain's Brut Rosé from the Okanagan!)
May 6, 2020
I love this book. I got it while I was travelling to New York. The pink colours book has drawn my attention as I flip through it. I found all the content I would like to know.
The book itself are very cute and the typos are clean and easy to read as I follow. I never know that Rose has so much info and history. After reading this book I tend to enjoy my rosé wine more than the package as the book said women tend to buy a wine from the package. It's so True ^^
The book itself are very cute and the typos are clean and easy to read as I follow. I never know that Rose has so much info and history. After reading this book I tend to enjoy my rosé wine more than the package as the book said women tend to buy a wine from the package. It's so True ^^
March 12, 2017
Rosé All Day The Essential Guide to Your New Favorite Wine
by Katherine Cole is a book that will be released by ABRAMS on April 11.
What is rosé? It's a kind of wine that we can say it's not red and it's not white. For this reason it is not very known and mainly not particularly chosen by people during parties, feasts, lunches or dinner.
Discriminated, no one had previously written a book telling us everything we wanted to know about the rosé but we didn't have the courage to asking for :-) it's clear that the rosé is loved, and massively produced - thanks also to the good weather - in France with 39% of consumers and the USA. At the end of this list Italy.
The author will start to tell us the story from the old centuries to our days of rosé and the methods for the creation of wine not forgetting history with the main differences we could find now between a glass of wine drunk by Plato and the one drunk by us.
It's a beautiful and fascinating historic book about a wine, the rosé with a turbulent life, and in most cases during History defeated by its cousins White and Red.
You will learn which are the diversified colors of rosé, its 100 fragrances, from allspice to yeast.
It's a technical book plenty of suggestions, advice, and lot of history, with the great invitation of discovering the rosé around Europe, mainly in North and South France. Italy, Spain and Portugal, USA.
Highly recommended for all wine lovers.
I thank NetGalley and ABRAMS for this book.
by Katherine Cole is a book that will be released by ABRAMS on April 11.
What is rosé? It's a kind of wine that we can say it's not red and it's not white. For this reason it is not very known and mainly not particularly chosen by people during parties, feasts, lunches or dinner.
Discriminated, no one had previously written a book telling us everything we wanted to know about the rosé but we didn't have the courage to asking for :-) it's clear that the rosé is loved, and massively produced - thanks also to the good weather - in France with 39% of consumers and the USA. At the end of this list Italy.
The author will start to tell us the story from the old centuries to our days of rosé and the methods for the creation of wine not forgetting history with the main differences we could find now between a glass of wine drunk by Plato and the one drunk by us.
It's a beautiful and fascinating historic book about a wine, the rosé with a turbulent life, and in most cases during History defeated by its cousins White and Red.
You will learn which are the diversified colors of rosé, its 100 fragrances, from allspice to yeast.
It's a technical book plenty of suggestions, advice, and lot of history, with the great invitation of discovering the rosé around Europe, mainly in North and South France. Italy, Spain and Portugal, USA.
Highly recommended for all wine lovers.
I thank NetGalley and ABRAMS for this book.
August 21, 2017
This book had a great amount of history included as to how Rose as a wine came about and also how it became popular, there was much more history there than I ever realized. I also didn’t realize there was quite so many variations of Rose from the different regions of the world. This is, again, not something that you can retain all the information from but is a great reference text for a Rose lover.
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