What is an organic rosé wine?

Origin and definition of rosé wine

Contrary to what one might think, compared to white wine and red wine, rosé wine is surely the oldest type of wine. In fact, it was already consumed during Ancient Greece. Preferred to red wine, which was difficult to drink at the time because it was too tannic, rosé was the most consumed alcoholic beverage. Although there is no official definition, a rosé wine can be defined as a wine made from black grapes with white flesh, such as Grenache, a typically southern grape variety and commonly grown in the vineyards of the Occitanie region.

An organic rosé is a wine produced in accordance with the principles of organic farming. This is particularly the case for the Source of Joy vintage , an organic rosé wine from Languedoc labeled AB and Vegan .

Just like biodynamic wines , organic wines have not received any chemicals during their design, whether to combat possible vine diseases (pesticides), or to promote its development (fertilizers). In addition, all the additions used to transform grape juice into wine (inputs) are also certified organic.

Discover the Gérard Bertrand collection of organic rosé wines .

An organic vineyard is produced on quality soil

The use of natural products also requires the winemaker to carefully choose the location of his vineyard. Indeed, without synthetic products to “boost” the vine whatever the conditions as is the case in traditional agriculture, the winemaker is obliged to choose land suitable for growing grapes.

The soil of an organic or biodynamic vineyard must therefore be rich and conducive to the development of the vine. This is particularly the case for the Villemajou estate , an exceptional AOP Corbières vineyard producing high-quality red, white and rosé wines, labeled organic “AB” and biodynamic “Demeter” .

An organic rosé wine comes from a vine that has been respected, growing in healthy soil that has not been attacked by pesticides or synthetic fertilizers.

An organic wine contains fewer sulfites

One of the particularities of organic wines is that they contain much less sulfites than a traditional wine. Although this substance is naturally present in wine. Adding sulfite helps facilitate the winemaking process. However, in too high a dose, it can cause headaches, digestive problems, etc. in some people.

The addition of sulfites when making an organic wine is low, or even zero, we will then speak of wines “ without added sulfites ”, as is the case for the Gérard Bertrand Prima Nature rosé wine . The sulfites contained in this bottle are only those naturally present in the wine.

An organic rosé wine , thanks to its low sulfur dioxide content, offers easier digestibility for people sensitive to sulfites.

How do you get the color of an organic rosé wine?

Many people wonder where the salmon color of an organic rosé wine comes from. It is simply the skin of the black grape which, when it comes into contact with the juice after being pressed or crushed, colors the wine.

So, the longer the maceration, the darker the color of the wine. This is also the process used for red wine, except that for the latter, the skins are left in contact much longer than for rosé wines.

This step will make it possible to produce organic pale rosé wines, such as the Or & Azur bottle, a wine labeled AB and Bee Friendly, or very pale rosé wines, such as the Clos du Temple , an exceptional vintage from a vine cultivated biodynamically .

In the case where the grapes are pressed immediately, the contact time of the skins with the juice is very short, we then obtain an extremely pale rosé, which can be similar to a white wine, this is the case in particular for the wine “ La Villa 2019 Château la Sauvageonne ”, voted best rosé wine in the world two years in a row, in 2017 and 2018, by Drinks Business.