Three cheers for spring! The perfect drink for spring picnics in the park, rosé is the pink-colored wine that the French roll out every year around this time to complement baguettes and cheese. The wine is made from red wine grapes but is not given any time to mature fully with the skin from the grapes, leaving a fresh, crisp, bright wine perfect for spring weather.

Rosé wines are diverse, versatile and offer great value. While the most expensive versions rarely top R100 a bottle, the vast majority of offerings can be found for R50 or less – many for under R40!

It’s a wine for all occasions and one could certainly make that argument for a pink drink that unites the structure of a red wine with the acidity and refreshment of a white. This split personality gives most rosés the unique ability to not only cleanse the palate, but pair effortlessly with a broad range of foods, from burgers to brandade, and sushi to souvlaki.