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Rosé Sparkling Wines: 8 Bottles Worth Trying

Rosé Sparkling Wines: 8 Bottles Worth Trying

Today we keep it short and to the point, because rosé sparkling wine doesn’t tolerate filler.

How rosé sparkling wine is made

Remember when we covered rosé wine? The berries are pressed, and the juice comes out pale, because the pulp is pale. Leave it to ferment and you get white wine. Add red skins and seeds (the pomace left over from grapes) and, depending on the fermentation time, you get rosé or red.

Sparkling wine is the same story, plus a second fermentation in the bottle or in a tank. The wine ferments twice, the carbon dioxide stays inside, and there are your bubbles. We’re not counting artificially carbonated wine: that’s yuck, ugh, gross.

Three ways to get a pink color:

  • Saignée (“bleeding”) — the juice is drawn off from red berries after 2–3 hours of skin contact. The shorter the contact, the paler the wine.
  • Blending — 10–15% of red still wine is added to a white sparkling wine. Officially allowed only in Champagne.
  • Direct pressing — pale-fleshed berries with dark skins are pressed right away, without maceration.

Rosé sparkling wine production process

8 rosé sparkling wines from 7 countries

🇮🇹 Italy

Canti, Millesimato Prosecco DOC Rosé
ABV: 11%
Grapes: Pinot Noir, Glera
Taste: flowers, berries, a light tartness

🇫🇷 France

Chartron et Trebuchet, Brut Rosé Pinot Noir, Crémant de Bourgogne AOC
Region: Burgundy
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Taste: a classic brut with toasty notes and tannins. A little astringent, in a good way.

🇪🇸 Spain

Lavernoya, Cava Lacrima Baccus Semi Seco Rosé, Penedès DO
Region: Catalonia, Penedès
Grapes: Pinot Noir, Trepat
Taste: fresh, floral and fruity, with a balance of sweetness and tartness

🇩🇪 Germany

Peter Herres, “Römer Krönung” Sekt Rosé Trocken
Grapes: Pinot Noir, Riesling
Taste: juicy, with citrus, apples and berries — everything we love about a good Riesling

🇦🇺 Australia

McGuigan, “Black Label” Premium Release Rosé
Region: South Australia
Grapes: Shiraz
Taste: deep and strawberry-like, with a light tartness and tannins — as with any Shiraz, even an Australian one

🇿🇦 South Africa

Krone, Vintage Rosé Cuvée Brut
Region: Western Cape
Grapes: Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc
Taste: juicy and layered — nuts, berries, citrus

🇺🇦 Ukraine

“Robert Guliev” Rosé Brut
Region: Odesa Oblast
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Taste: berry-forward, blended, with a balance of acidity and sugar

🇬🇷 Greece

“Santo” Rosé, Demi-Sec
Grapes: Assyrtiko, Mandilaria
Taste: sweet and sour, floral

Tasting rosé sparkling wine

Why rosé wines are underrated

There are so many rosé sparkling wines — and still ones too — that studying them all is exhausting. But they deserve attention. We’ll give this topic more time another day.

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