6-bottle Discovery Package - "History of Rosé Wine"

Rosé is not a trend. It was long the benchmark.

Already in antiquity, Greeks, Egyptians, and Romans pressed wines that were lighter, fresher, and closer to today's rosé than to dark red wines. The technique was simple: short maceration, quick draining – the result was a light, lively wine.

In the early Middle Ages, this became the dominant wine style in Europe.
Pure white wines were barely shelf-stable without knowledge of sulfur – so people drank wines with color. The so-called "Claret" (from the Latin clarus for "clear" or "bright") was widespread.

And this is where it gets specific:
The famous Claret from the Marne region was based, among other things, on grape varieties such as **Schwarzblauer Riesling** and **Franc Pineau** – precisely those varieties that can be found again in this package today.

Rosé was thus not only commonplace but also a symbol:
Its color stood for the blood of Christ and gave it a special cultural significance.
Only with modern cellar technology did this style slowly disappear – supplanted by white and dark red wines.
What we are rediscovering today as rosé is therefore not a new trend.
It is a return.
To a wine that was always there.

And perhaps that is precisely what explains its success:
It makes wine accessible again – without being trivial.

**The beginning is at the top of the package.**