{"id":16275,"date":"2008-11-03T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-03T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/tintilla-rosata-theres-a-jovial-drop-2\/"},"modified":"2008-11-03T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-03T03:05:00","slug":"tintilla-rosata-theres-a-jovial-drop-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2008\/11\/tintilla-rosata-theres-a-jovial-drop-2\/","title":{"rendered":"TINTILLA ROSATA \u2013 THERE\u2019S A JOVIAL DROP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SQ5qlpnYsuI\/AAAAAAAAEUY\/kHsN3J0WkrY\/s1600-h\/YB+Premium+Cuvee+BrutLOWRES-758014.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SQ5qlpnYsuI\/AAAAAAAAEUY\/kHsN3J0WkrY\/s320\/YB+Premium+Cuvee+BrutLOWRES-758014.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SQ5qmm-GiWI\/AAAAAAAAEUg\/7NmLdQg0UHQ\/s1600-h\/Rosato+Jupiter+small-762012.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_OY-0d2rKv_Q\/SQ5qmm-GiWI\/AAAAAAAAEUg\/7NmLdQg0UHQ\/s320\/Rosato+Jupiter+small-762012.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wc03Nov08<\/p>\n<p>YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN FOR W\/B 3 NOVEMBER 2008<\/p>\n<p>wine with david ellis<\/p>\n<p>WHILE sales of Ros\u00e9 wines both here and internationally are on the up<br \/>\u2013 one leading British liquor chain now has over 40 Ros\u00e9 labels on its<br \/>shelves \u2013 they&#8217;ve a long way to go before threatening more traditional<br \/>reds and whites.<\/p>\n<p>But with summer around the corner they&#8217;re always a good drop to toss<br \/>down well chilled on a hot day, and no matter what time of the year<br \/>are simply ideal with spicy Indian and similar cuisines.<\/p>\n<p>The Hunter Valley&#8217;s Tintilla Estate has just released its Sangiovese<br \/>Rosata di Jupiter 2008, a Ros\u00e9-style whose Italian-origin Sangiovese<br \/>component makes it nicely fresh with Cranberry-like berry fruit<br \/>flavours; soft tannins balance the residual sugar to round out the<br \/>enjoyment of this pretty, pink-coloured wine.<\/p>\n<p>At $20 it&#8217;s good-value and food-friendly with a slightly<br \/>lower-than-normal 11.5% alcohol level; team it up with anti-pasta and<br \/>pasta dishes, or with those spicier Indian selections.<\/p>\n<p>Italian tradition, by the way, has it that drinking Sangiovese conveys<br \/>friendly feelings from Jupiter \u2013 the God of Sky and Thunder, King of<br \/>the Gods and also known as Jove\u2026hence the word jovial.<\/p>\n<p>If difficulty finding this wine phone (02) 6574 7093 or visit<br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tintilla.com.au\/\">www.tintilla.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ONE FOR LUNCH: BACK in the early 1980s David and Christine Fyffe<br \/>pioneered the production of sparkling wine in Victoria&#8217;s Yarra Valley,<br \/>where in 1970 they&#8217;d taken a calculated risk and planted a small,<br \/>experimental vineyard at Yarra Junction.<\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;ve had no reason to look back and their Yarra Burn label<br \/>sparkling wines are hailed both here and internationally for their<br \/>excellence and price-value; a new-release Premium Cuvee Brut has nice<br \/>lifted citrus and stone-fruit characters, and at just $19.95 is just<br \/>the drop for that next special celebration.<\/p>\n<p>(Need a drink? We&#8217;re archived on <a href=\"http:\/\/vintnews.com\/\">http:\/\/vintnews.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>                                                      \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>PHOTO CAPTIONS:<\/p>\n<p>[] A ROS\u00c9 by any name \u2013 Tintilla&#8217;s Rosata di Jupiter<\/p>\n<p>[] SPARKLING performance, Yarra Burn Premium Cuvee Brut<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wc03Nov08 YOUR FREE WEEKLY WINE COLUMN FOR W\/B 3 NOVEMBER 2008 wine with david ellis WHILE sales of Ros\u00e9 wines both here and internationally are on the up\u2013 one leading British liquor chain now has over 40 Ros\u00e9 labels on itsshelves \u2013 they&#8217;ve a long way to go before threatening more traditionalreds and whites. 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