Description
Riviera Rosé, as Santa Barbara is known as the American Riviera based on its southern-facing, Mediterranean climate. This is the perfect wine to accompany the picnics, dinners, and BBQs. Enjoy Riviera Rosé on the lake or by the pool. Their winemaker, Doug worked at a winery in the south of France for 4 years, where this style of rosé is made. The grapes were crushed and immediately pressed into stainless steel tanks for a long, cold fermentation. The wine is blended with various lots of Counoise, Cinsaut, and other Grenache vineyards that were saignéed. Saignée is a winemaking process where they bleed off a portion of slightly pink juice from a red must right after crush. Maturation: 97% stainless steel and 3% barrel-fermented.
