Trade Winds Rosé — Raphly Paired

This piece was originally published by Port2Port. Photo curtesy of Port2Port as well, because if not, why not.

Trade Winds
Rosé
NV
Western Cape

My roommate’s favourite movie is Mamma Mia! Without exaggeration, I think she’s watched it once every three months since it came out. I’ve done the maths — that’s 64 times (conservative estimate). Don’t ask me what it is, but there’s something about watching Meryl Streep in dungarees twirling through the laundry of some small Greek island that she just can’t get enough of. Having been in the vicinity of some of these devotional viewings, I have to admit once you get over the fact that one 90 minute movie can contain 18 ABBA covers, I do see an appeal. Camp joy with the Aegean Sea as your backdrop, discovering possible shared genetics with Pierce Brosnan, not to mention the prospect that you too could open a hotel in Greece. Drinking the Trade Winds Rosé is like being transported to the grown up Pinterest version of this aesthetic.

With a nose of grapefruit and purest Pink Lady apples, the Trade Winds Rosé beckons you to lunches under pergolas that gently stretch until long past sunset, while starched sheets idly billow in the breeze. Its palate of white dessert peaches, strawberries and crisp watermelon will have you reaching for your passport and simultaneously googling best seaside getaways. Not needing to be the centre of attention, the Trade Winds Rosé does a far subtler job of being the best possible supporting act, as its savoury, saline core ensures that any dish is enhanced and any mood buoyed.

𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡: Your island fantasy, complete with espadrilles and possible wedding, as there’s no true rosé holiday fantasy without some sort of nuptials (yours, or somebody else’s). And if that fails, there’s always your roommate’s favourite musical romcom. After all, what else is Valentine’s Day for?