Forties Of Rosé Are A Thing And We’re Stoked
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It’s time to get stoked for rosé season. Warm weather is beginning to stick and restaurants are setting up outdoor seating for all of the brunchers. Remember those forties of malt liquor from the college days? Well maybe you’re still into them (judgement-free zone right here), but this summer you’ll get to class it up a bit with actual forties full of rosé.
In 2016 everyone lost it over White Girl Rosé from the pop-culture commentator Josh Ostrovsky, AKA “The Fat Jew,” but it looks like there’s some competition. The company Forty Ounce Wines, by the French winemaker Julien Braud, has created a forty ounce bottle of a dry, light-bodied rosé that’s sustainably produced in the tiny French village of Monnières in the Loire Valley. The wine is organically farmed and vinified by Braud himself, so you know this stuff is the real deal.
Compared to the price of an average bottle of quality rosé, which might run you around $20, these forties hold close to twice the amount, so you might end up saving money in the end. An article by Delish said these bottles are currently for sale in New York, New Jersey, California, Colorado and Pennsylvania, but hurry because there were only 1,200 cases produced from the 2016 vintage due to a difficult winemaking season in Monnières.
Rosé might be the oldest known type of wine since it is the most straightforward to make. The pinkish wine gets some of its color from the grape skins, but not enough to be categorized as a red wine. Rosés can be made semi-sparkling, still or sparkling, with a wide range of sweetness levels. They can be found all over the globe. You never know when you might see forties of rosé again, so get ’em while they’re hot!
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