Allan Mullins here, Chair of Rosé Rocks!, with the latest update. There are JUST TWO WEEKS LEFT TO ENTER this competition!  You can download an entry form here.

To the many who have entered, a hearty thanks and to those few who are still deciding on whether to enter, well ... take a look at today's article on wine.co.za. Shanté Hutton says it all.

Here's a recap of all the important dates:

• Deadline for entry: Wednesday 26th August 2015. 
• Delivery of wine to judging venue: Monday 7th & Tuesday 8th September 2015. 
• Date of the judging: Wednesday 9th September 2015.
• Winners will be announced within 2 weeks of the competition.

We will send a reminder out prior to the due delivery date to all the wines who have entered, once again outlining all the details you will need for delivery.

Meet the Judges
We have an exciting judging panel lined up for this new competition, and it's my pleasure to introduce these wine judges to you. Take a look and click for more details!

If you have any queries, questions or comments please do not hesitate to contact Natalie on 021 671 0751 or email natalie@roserocks.co.za.  

As we all know, 
ROSÉ ROCKS!

Allan Mullins

I will be honest, I was never a fan of Rosé; I'm a bit of a lad as well as a person who baulks violently at anything that is sold wrapped in pink and given the label "for girls only". I gave it a wide berth and stuck my nose up at those who would drink it in my presence. I apologize to all of you who have seen the inside of my nostrils.

Last year I stopped by Kanonkop because I'm a Pinotage fan and I tried their Rosé. I have not stopped "trying" their Rosé - it's big, not wishy-washy and it isn't packed in a bottle cloaked in glitter and romantic twaddle. It doesn't call itself a lady's wine. It is a Pinotage Rosé. End of. 

Whenever the topic of Rosé gets brought up in wine industry circles, a collective sigh of melancholy rings out as experts bemoan the fact that we "don't make Rosé like the French" - those being mostly bone-dry, crisp and fruity. Honestly, I don't think we try enough of our stuff to warrant such lament.

by Alex Beggs, Vanity Fair

One night earlier this summer, a group of six women filed into a corner booth at Mamo, a Manhattan transplant of the very popular restaurant Mamo Le Michelangelo in the French Riviera. But before they sat down, the queen bee with crown crafted by Drybar, whose vibrant turquoise handbag matched her cocktail dress, asked the host, “And is this where Beyoncé sat?”

It was!

The group tittered as they took their seats, which must have simply vibrated with the memory of Beyoncé. You only get connections to celebrities like this—ass to ass—in New York. Soon their wine arrived, a few bottles you could identify as rosé from Provence without even seeing the label, the corset shape of the bottle a signifier of the region. It was Domaines Ott, one of the most classic rosés on the market.

By NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON, Tulsa World

Last summer, many national headlines proclaimed a shortage of rosé wine in the Hamptons.

Panic ensued.

But Hamptonites managed to survive, and the demand for rosé continues to thrive. It’s the wine of choice right now. In Tulsa, popular restaurants feature rosé wine flights, and rosé selections from around the world star at wine dinners served with the appropriate pairings.