and juicy watermelon, but with the knowledge of the coming fall present in a stern minerality. At Tira Nanza, winemaker Greg Hill prepares pink wine from malbec, for a splash of lively red berries calmed by the leaner savor of melon. The different approaches can be found in tasting rooms across the county. Ian Brand’s Le P’tit Paysan label offers a Rosé from a blend of mourvedre, grenache and cinsault grapes. Dawn’s Dream—often voted the county’s most popular pink—uses a specific pinot noir clone, number 236. Garrett Bowlus at Albatross Ridge starts with pinot and lets nature take hold for a bright and bubbly Pétillant Naturel. Parsons recalls the time, when pink wine was still emerging from the white Zin shadows, that he watched Walter Georis launch into a Rosé from cabernet sauvignon. “I was laughing at him,” Parsons admits. “He said, ‘You’re going to see more of this.’ He was ahead of his time.” Yet there are those who continue to dismiss the legitimacy of Rosé’s stature. They associate its popularity with the rise of social media, Instagram in particular. The welcoming hues make for good imagery—the shimmering ruby of Rosé from grenache, the copper tone lent by Sangiovese, the soft pink of Pinot. “There’s something alluring about it visually,” Caraccioli observes, singling out Grenache for its inviting glint. “But if the wine sucks, it doesn’t matter.” A new generation of consumers unaware of—or at least willing to forgive—past Zins and winemakers committed to quality started the Rosé recovery. That the terroir is so favorable makes Monterey County a destination for the style. “Our Rosé always sells out quickly,” Parsons says. WWW.MONTEREYCOUNTYNOW.COM 39 We are Coastal Roots. For 30 years we have been deeply rooted in the coast and its community. 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