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The lighter expressions of Provence are

still the biggest impact in a market like

Miami, but Bandol has climbed steadily to

take more of a share. I also have seen a big

boost in Sancerre in recent years, as people

want a crisper style.

ZACH GOSSARD, The Surf Club Restaurant

Broadly speaking, French examples are the

most in-demand, especially from the south.

We have tended to pour the more lacy styles

such as Thibaud Boudignon’s [Cabernet

Franc–based] Rosé de Loire or Pierre-Yves

Colin-Morey Rosé de Pinot Noir [grown in

Burgundy’s Chassagne-Montrachet]. And

when we pour something from Etna in our

Italian venues, those wines also go bonkers

with guests.

RICHARD HEALY, Rockpool Dining Group

Our rosé sales are dominated by the pale

pink style of the Côtes de Provence

because, like Sancerre, it’s a category of

wine guests are comfortable with. When

the season hits, mainstays like Château

Peyrassol from Côtes de Provence and

Domaine Tempier from Bandol are big

sellers. The Pinot Noir Rosé from Pierre

Yves Colin-Morey in Burgundy is always a

hit—when we can get our hands on it.

CHARLES PUGLIA, Le Coucou

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“The classic Château Gassier Esprit

Gassier is our top seller—it is a great

bottle at a good value and coming from

Côte de Provence is very familiar to our

guests. We also do quite well with Gail

Wines’ Doris Rosé, a small-production

Zinfandel-based dry rosé out of

Sonoma.”

BRAHM CALLAHAN

Corporate beverage director, Himmel Hospitality Group

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Pinot Noir is

used for the pink

wines of the Loire

Valley’s Sancerre

region.

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