Don’t waste another minuette, it’s time for some rosé! Calling the limestone terroir of La Livinière its home, winery Domaine Gayda has followed the practises of organic farming and exemplifies estate values where wines are rooted in tradition. Made from 60% mourvèdre, 15% syrah, 15% grenache grapes and 10% cinsault, this rosé is elegant, fresh and floral. With a beautiful complexity of melon, white raspberry and strawberry, this wine will be even more mouthwatering when paired with fresh seafood.

Hurrah, the 2021 Gapsted rosé is here, lovingly made from a Mofo fave producer. Grown on vines that feature the ‘ballerina canopy’, this King Valley pinot noir rosé is grown on some vertically trained shoots that look like a ballerina dress, which hangs down on either side of the trellis. It makes for a pretty, but labour intensive growing system, that allows more airflow and control of grapevine vigour. Gapsted follow this kind of meticulous hands-on vineyard work with the same attention to detail in the winery. The grapes see small batch fermentation and oak maturation, and the result is the purest expression of these dance-worthy grapes you could hope for.

Fragrant wild strawberries and redcurrants meet rich earthiness and a zesty, fresh herbaceousness. Don’t overchill - it’s perfect if you have it out of the fridge for 10 or 20 minutes to let the flavours thrive in the glass. You’re gonna want some antipasto and either a bunch of sun, or a crackling fire.

More than any other wine, rosé demands a moment. This is back patio, summer chair on the lawn, cracking shellfish, kissed by the sun vino. It’s bursting at the seams with fresh tropical fruit and summer flowers. Juicy melon and ripe raspberries at the fore, with a little bit of peach on the periphery to give it depth. There is delicacy, too - it’s not just a summer smasher. The acid is driving and persistent, giving the wine great shape and length - this is rosé-lovers rosé.