Rosé wines, an export luxury. Paradoxically, our rosé wines, both still and sparkling, continue to be appreciated all over the world, while here in Italy they are struggling to take off among the choices of consumers who remain anchored to the classic white-red and sparkling division. The forecasts on world consumption, made by Euromonitor International, confirm the growth trend up to 2018: from 22 million hectoliters in 2000, it went to 24 million in 2013 and will reach 25 million in 2018. In this scenario, our The country produces about 4 million hectoliters of rosé, like Spain. The first world producer is still France at 7 million; but while the French consume 9 million, so they are forced to import two million from abroad for their own needs, the Italians and Spaniards stand at just over one million, allocating the rest to export where safe sales spaces are guaranteed.
And yes, because in terms of quality, our rosé wine producers have gained international fame for the high quality level of their wines
our wines.
And the celebration of Italian manufacturing companies takes place today in the halls of Palazzo Brancaccio in Rome with "Bererosa" the most important
sector event that presents the best of national production, organized for five years now by Francesco D'Agostino, director of the magazine "Cucina e vini" and leading expert in this field. If there is satisfaction with the high level of our production which boasts consolidated traditions in various Italian regions from Salento to Abruzzo, the question of the
why the Italian consumer neglects this absolutely thriving market abroad.
"We are at the fifth edition of Bererosa - declares Francesco D'Agostino - and we exercise a cultural stimulus function for experts and for the public of consumers because still rosé wine continues to be incredibly considered the Cinderella of Italy, a product mainly for export , on which study and promotion investments are not made. As for sparkling wine, as a whole it has a world consumption of 15 million hectoliters a year with a growth of 30% in ten years and a tendency to confirm it and perhaps even exceed it in the next ten. Pink bubbles obviously enjoy this situation, while remaining a niche product. In summary, it is easier to export rosé wines than to sell them in Italy, therefore our function as disseminators must always be carried out with greater force within the Italian borders and far from the production areas, where rosé is drunk for culture and tradition because from a point of view food and wine rosé is a unique resource in all the facets that Italy offers: the rosés of the north (with the obvious exceptions) are light, immediate, talkative and easy to drink, perfect with appetizers, with pizza, with pasta and so on;
the rosés from central and southern Italy are more structured and alcoholic, always talkative and immediate, inviting for consumption, ready to pair with the dishes listed above, perhaps choosing more decisive flavours”.
The most evident demonstration of the versatility of rosés comes from "Bererosa" reserved for the first part to oenologists and sector experts and then to the public of enthusiasts who will thus be able to taste the previews of the production year. 67 companies from all over Italy will be present on the tasting counters and will offer over 170 pink labels for tasting.
Firstonline consulted the most authoritative Italian winemakers obtaining a ranking of the top five still and the top five moved. Here she is:
Still wines
Costaripa – Valtenesi Rosé Molmenti
Monte Saline – Rosé Vintage
I Fauri – Theatine Hills Rosé Alba Rosa
San Salvatore – Paestum Rosato Vetere
Rosa del Golfo – Salento Rosato Rosa del Golfo
Sparkling wines
Villa – Franciacorta Bokè Rosé Brut
Zeni – Trento Maso Nero Rosé Brut
La Scolca – Soldiers La Scolca D'Antan Rosé Brut
Marramiero – Rosé Brut
d'Araprì – Rosé Brut
Below is the list of all the producers present in Bererosa divided by Region:
PIEDMONT
Ada Nada, La Scolca
LOMBARDY
Ancient Fratta, Stefanago Castle, Cola Battista, Costaripa,
Ferghettina, Berlucchi Brothers, Guido Berlucchi, Mario Gatta, Villa
TRENTINO
Black Abbot, Balter, Roverè della Luna Cellar, Moser Cellars, Cavit,
Cembra Cantina di Montagna, Cesarini Sforza, Endrizzi, Ferrari F.lli
Lunelli, Letrari, Maso Martis, Pedrotti Spumanti, Revì, Rotari, Zeni
Roberto
SOUTH TYROL
Kettmeir
FRIULI
Puiatti
VENETO
Andreola, Astoria, Bertani, Biancavigna, Bortolomiol, Cantina Negrar,
The Manzane, Masottina, Monte Saline, Valdo
LIGURIA
Lunae Bosons
EMILIA ROMAGNA
Zucchi winery, Colombarda
TUSCANY
Artimino, San Biagio Hills, Ambra Farm, Gentili Winery,
Ruffino, Casteani Estate, Capezzana Estate
UMBRIA
Castle of Magione, Le Cimate
ABRUZZO
Zaccagnini winery, Farnese, Marramiero, Sincarpa, Tenuta I Fauri
LAZIO
Selva Spina, Heritage Vineyards
CAMPANIA
Marisa Cuomo Cellars, San Salvatore, Tommasone
PUGLIA
La Marchesa Winery, Spelonga Cellars, D'Araprì, Masseria Altemura,
Rivera, Rosa del Golfo, Torrevento, Giuliani winery
