LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2022

BY DICK SNYDER PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROB FIOCCA in your home bar, too, especially for serving alongside seasonal dishes and hard-to-pair ingredients. While pale rosés have dominated the spotlight, lesser-known darker varieties deserve a place The Darker Side of Rosé WINE

Rosé is lauded by sommeliers as a versatile food wine. Most people know and love these pretty pink wines for their pale hue, light body and delicate red berry flavours. But there are many shades of rosé—and the more deeply tinted wines can be fuller in body or have a greater concentration of flavours. Depending on the region, grapes and, most importantly, the winemaker, these rosés can be complex, textural and structured. This range of expression makes them a match for an infinite array of summery foods and flavours.

FOOD STYLING BY CHRISTOPHER ST. ONGE; PROP STYLING BY GENEVIEVE WISEMAN

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