Love Rosé - a refreshing Wine from Spain
The LOVE Wines Review
This week we have a new Rosé made from Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes from the Vino De La Tierra De Castilla region of Spain.
The LOVE wines offer excellent quality and value, developed as a special project by Vidalco International in collaboration with Bodegas Fernando Castro.
You can find Love Rosé for about $12 per bottle, a very fair price for this extraordinary light, dry Spanish Rosé. We enjoyed our bottle, chilled at the beach. A creation from from Spain, this wine is packed with fruity flavors but stays dry, not sweet.
CHILLED – LOVE ROSÉ IS A LIGHT REFRESHING WINE TO DRINK ANYWHERE - ANY-TIME
Wine Maker notes
Slightly pink salmon color. The nose reveals intense and complex notes of strawberries, cherries and citrus. In the mouth is fresh and seductive with long lovely finish.
Wine Maker
José Luis Galán Fernández-Sacristán
Our Rosé Take
The Love Rosé is a mineral infused delight made from Tempranillo and Garnacha grapes from Spain. We found it to be delightfully dry with mineral infused berry flavors. With its intense purity, its strawberries, raspberries and a citrusy hint of grapefruit flavor – and with a mineral-layered complexity you get a lot with this wine at a great price. Overall: Fruity and Fresh, Light, easy to drink.
Tempranillo has become Spain's signature grape variety, largely thanks to its starring role in the celebrated wines of Rioja. It is also the country's most widely planted wine grape variety. Garnacha (or Grenache, as it is known in France) is a versatile grape grown all along the Mediterranean coast.
Fun Fact
The region of Vino De La Tierra De Castilla is known as Bordeaux of Spain. Why? Because here you find similar grape varieties like in Bordeaux and the wines produced are wonderful, they challenge the best wines produced in Bordeaux but offer much better value in price.
SECRET TIP TO SAVING MONEY: A lot of wine produced in Vino De La Tierra De Castilla region of Spain is sold in bulk and is shipped daily to France where is used to blend with French wines and sold under the label "Product of France". By buying Spanish wines, you can buy Bordeaux quality of wine at budget friendly prices.
About the Vineyard
Bodegas Fernando Castro was founded in 1850 and today is managed by the 6th generation of the family, combining tradition and expertise in wine making with the latest technology and best practices.
LOVE wines are made on nearly 700 acres of owned vineyards in Spain. All grapes used to produce the LOVE Wines are estate grown and bottled.
BODEGA FERNADO CASTRO HAS BEEN MAKING WINE SINCE 1850
The History of Bodegas Fernando Castro
Bodegas Fernando Castro is located in the heart of Valdepeñas, Spain.
Located 7,500 feet above sea level, the land is ideal for grape growing. Rain falls in the spring and Fall, and sometimes torrential rains in summer. With more than 2,500 hours of sun per year and 300 sunny days, the land produces grapes with great color intensity.
The Process
LOVE wines are produced with grapes from 60 years old vines, as previously mentioned, are estate grown and bottled. The natural wines are hand harvested but processed with the latest wine making technology.
OLD VINES ARE USED, TO GUARANTEE THE BEST QUALITY TEMPRANILLO & GRENACHE GRAPE
You can find LOVE sold in Michelin Stars restaurants from Manhattan, Chicago to Houston, Soon, the LOVE wines will be launched officially in Asia, Central and South America becoming a global brand.
The LOVE collection includes reds, whites and rosé.
MERLOT GRAPES PRODUCED BY BODEGA FERNAND CASTRO
Where to find LOVE Wines
Dante Cellar
666 Lexington Avenue
NY, NY 10022
tel: 1-212-369-5656
The Upsider
1004 2nd Avenue
NY, NY 10022
tel: 646 726 4760
Ambassador Wines
1020 2nd Avenue
NY, NY 10022
tel: 1-212-421-5078
Koralis
1662 3rd Avenue
NY, NY 10128
tel: 1-646-964-5470
Barcibo
2020 Broadway
NY, NY 10023-5008
tel: 1-646-918-9562
Charivari Restaurant
2521 Bagby St.
Houston, TX 77006
tel: 1-713-521-7231
Pompano Restaurant
209 E 49th St.
NY, NY 10017
tel: 1-212-751-4545
Amma Restaurant
246 E. 51st Street
NY, NY 10022
tel: 1-212-644- 8330
McCabe Wine
1347 3rd Avenue
NY, NY 10075
tel: 1-212-737-0790
Spice Symphony
150 E 50th St.
NY, NY 10022
tel: 1-212-300-4869
Sommtime
959 2nd. Avenue
NY, NY 10022
tel: 1-212-888-7404
McNamara Liquors
2102 Montauk Hwy
Bridgehampton, NY 11932
tel: 1-631-537-1230
Jaipur Restaurant
847 W Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel: 312-526-3655
Curry Hut
410 Sheridan Rd.
Highwood,IL 60040
Tel: 847-432-2889
Himalayan Restaurant
8625 W Golf Rd.
Niles, IL 60714
Tel: 847-314-4150
Freeport Liquor Busters
169 W. Merrill Rd.
Freeport, NY 11520
tel: 1-516-377-8888
EZ Wine & Liquor
1108 Rt. 112
Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776
tel: 631-331-7979
East 87th Street Liquors
1693 2nd Ave #1
NY, NY 10128
tel: 1-212-369-1822
Fort Salonga Wines
10 Fort Salonga Rd
Fort Salonga, NY 11768
tel: 631-262-9463
Clevedale Historic Inn
1050 Willis Rd
Spartanburg, SC 29301
tel: 1-864-345-2394
Reeves Catering
40 Rushmore Dr
Greenville, SC 29615
tel: 1-864-275-0021
Eagles Liquor
120 Robin Helton Dr
Boiling Springs,
SC 29316
tel: 1-864-599-7777
Columbia Metropolitan Airport
3250 Airport Blvd, West Columbia, SC 29170
tel: 1-803-822-5000
Lowes Foods
2815 Woodruff Rd Simpsonville,
SC 29681
tel: 1-864-234-6842
Lowes Foods of Greer
850 E Suber Rd #200
Greer, SC 29650
tel: 1-864-848-9666
Hollywood Liquors
1301 W Hollywood Ave.
Chicago, IL 60660
Tel: 773-878-1135
Food Pair Recipes
Love Rosé goes great with with vegetable dishes, barbecues, all kinds of salads, chicken, pasta, assorted charcuterie, paella or our favorite a grilled rib-eye steak. Try out the recipes below.
GRILLED RIBEYE STEAK IS AN EXCELLENT CHOICE TO PAIR WITH LOVE ROSÉ
COURTESY: FOOD&WINE
Grilled Rib-Eye Steaks with Roasted Rosemary Potatoes
Active Time: 20 min Total Time: 1 HR 30 min Serves: 4
INGREDIENTS
3 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
Salt
Ten 1-inch rosemary sprigs
⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper
Two 1-pound boneless rib-eye steaks
PREPARATION
1. Preheat the oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, cover the potatoes with cold water. Add a large pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Simmer over moderately high heat until tender, about 12 minutes. Drain.
2. Return the potatoes to the saucepan and shake over moderately high heat until the potatoes are dry, 10 seconds. Spread the potatoes and rosemary sprigs on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil, season with salt and black pepper and toss to coat. Roast for 45 minutes, stirring a few times, until the potatoes are sizzling and starting to brown. Tilt the baking sheet and pour off any excess oil. Roast the potatoes for 15 minutes longer, until browned and crisp.
3. Meanwhile, light a grill or preheat a grill pan. Season the steaks with salt and black pepper and grill over high heat, turning once, until well-browned and medium-rare, 8 minutes. Transfer the steaks to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes. Carve the steaks into thick slices and serve with the potatoes.
Make Ahead
The roasted potatoes can be kept at room temperature for up to 1 hour. Reheat in a 400° oven before serving.
Enjoy the LOVE - We did!
LOVE ROSÉ REVIEW FROM SPAIN
