Tastes of Rose Wine and Song of the Rose
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Rosé wine refers to pink wine. Known as rosado in Spain, rosato in Italy or "blush" elsewhere around the globe, the Rosé wine is decidedly pink. Its shade ranges from a subtle hue to a hot pink. The depth of the color depends on the red grape varietal used. These include Pinot Noir, Cabernet, Sauvignon, and Merlot. Zinfandel, Grenache, Malbec, Tempranillo and Sangiovese are others. The length of time that the skins of the grape were left in contact with the fruit pulp and juice effects the color variations. Sweet rosés, off-dry rosés and bone dry rosés are styled to satisfy every palate.
Varietal grapes can be used solo or blended. The choice of grape is often associated with geography and availability. Spanish rosado usesTempranillo and Garnacha grapes.Italian rosato will likely be made from Sangiovese grapes. American rosés favor Merlot and Zinfandel grapes. Rosé wine flavor tends toward subtle variation from the full bodied varietal wine. Rosés offer fruity expectation.
Rosés are seasonally associated with spring and summer picnics and barbecues. Serve them chilled to keep the palate refreshed. Lighter bodied with a more delicate palate, they can accompany almost any food menu. These pink wines are not the sugary sweet wines of old. Wine lovers detest the flood of cheap "wine-coolers" which have sullied the beverage market. Rosé producers are delighted that the pendulum has begun to swing away from this consumer trend and in favor of Rosé.
Song of the Rose
roses
and their fragrance
besiege our senses
sight smell touch
but not
taste and sound;
perfect petals
defended by thorns
feel like silk
between our fingertips
against our flesh;
their fragrance arouse
our olfactory nerve
our sixth sense
sexual arousal
engaged
as we lick and suck
erotic flower
parched tongue longs
to taste the nectar;
so sweet
to the honey bee
petals part to
receive
probing probiscus
straining tongue
and six-footed
pollen prints;
poised to imbibe
life’s nectar
satiating
unquenchable thirst
drinking
stone jars of
divine wine
consumed at
Canaan wedding feast;
silent rose
quiet beauty
summons the heart
yet does not beckon
calling mutely
cacophony of
fragrance;
sensual song
of the rose
in harmony
perfect pitch
in full chorus
serenades
every
heart.
&&&&&
sligobay
© Copyright 2011 Gerry Gilligan
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Days of Wine and Roses
This classic film starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick is possibly the greatest early depiction of things going terribly wrong with alcohol. Remick was nominated as best actress for an Oscar and should have won the award. The name of this film is totally coincidental with the subject of this Hub article but I thought that I should include the "greenhouse" clip for those who may be having trouble with alcohol. Lemmon has been detoxed and introduced to Alcoholics Anonymous. Remick plays his wife and is still drinking. Lemmon's character cannot resist his obsession and compulsion for alcohol and relapses. He has hidden a bottle in the greenhouse just in case he needed another drink. He did need one, but was too drunk to remember where he had hidden the bottle.
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Hi Sligobay, Rose wine is my favourite and I really enjoyed reading this! Really love the poem too:-) Thanks for sharing, voted up and away. Have a nice day:-)
Bell Dublin 8am
Hello Vix. That orange tipped rose which you admire is the subject of another Hub called "Orange Blossom". It was a miracle blossom that bloomed on my own small bush on the morning of 9/11. Thanks for calling over to visit and admiring my work and God's work.
Happy New Year bell du jour and thanks for calling over. The first video can be your new theme song which is for the lovers of this pink wine. You must just listen to this video if you missed it.
Happy New Year Sligobay, I will listen to it and thank you !
Bell
This song inspired the entire HUB! Now you have to learn the song so you can cause the entire pub to blush!
Morning to you Sligobay.
Enjoyed reading your hub. It attracted me as i love wine as well but my preference is a lot darker. Yes i lean to red wine. The doctors say a drop of red wine is good for you and who am i to argue with them.
A lot of interesting info. Excellent video's.
UP/I/U
Take care.
LOL Ghaelach
Thanks for calling over Ghaelach and for your appreciation of fine wine and fine writing. LOL. Just kidding about the wine, I mean writing. I think that I'll do some keyword research and do an entire series of Hubs relating to wine to pick up the number of page impressions and ppc's. My New Years resolution for 2012 is to start making money from the internet,...lots of money.
Hey Sligo,
i think you'll have a big long queue in front of you with your idea about making money on the internet.
LOL Ghaelach
The queue is behind me as I have been learning the HOW TO DO for more than a year now. I have started a business in Mobile Marketing with two partners and we have spent the year building tools to automate the work. We will be launching our webinar about Google Maps and Places this month. Wish me luck!
Gerry, this is a wonderful hub that has made me pause and reflect on many things. Thank you. I especially like the words "sensual song of the rose in harmony" in your poem. Very nice. I often put rose petals in my bath water, or in the basin with lavender for a facial steam bath. Roses are so beautiful for many reasons.
Lemmon and Remick were both so good in Days of Wine and Roses. I have seen the movie several times and cry each time. It is a bittersweet story.
Loved your beautiful poetry Gerry. I love roses too. The movie, 'Days of wine and roses' Is a classic. I watch it every chance i get. Good luck with your new business..I hope you make a million!! Happy New Year...
A hubber who is an Oenophile? Fancy that. Beautiful hub and beautiful poetry, Gerry. Best of luck in your new Mobile Marketing venture. And a very happy New Year!
Happy New Year Phyllis and thanks so much for being present and available for me. Your visits and comments mean so very much to me. I should have known that you were intimately familiar with rose petals.
Happy New Year Ruby. Write about your love of roses as there is no more beautiful subject than they. Lemmon and Remick bring the disease of alcoholism to life through their dramatic depiction in Days of Wine and Roses. Classics are timeless art.
...my dear friend Gerry what a lovely and brilliant way to start my new year literally at 1:09am and hearing from you ....I know it's been a tough old year for you but please look ahead and think happy thoughts with memories of your beloved brother and know that I will always be in your corner as friend and colleague and at FACEBOOK this most beautiful hub presentation will be posted with a direct link back here - so nice to see Bell du Jour here too and happy new year from the shores of lake erie
...and another lady from Ireland you may or may not be familiar with - CHSPUBLISH.
Yes, Gerry...rose petals are very special for me. Thank you for the kind words. Happy New Year to you and may your life be full of roses and all good things. Blessings and Hugs!
Thank you Sir Colin of Epiland on Eire for the honor of your visit and salutations. You are a friend and colleague to be sure, but we are brothers in arms as well, for the pen is mightier than the sword. Your absence of sibling and my recent loss of Michael, are a void best filled by this cyber-kinship created by our sisters, Nellieanna and Martie. Our dedication and support of each other has been no less than a brotherhood of kindred spirit. You are and I will call you, my brother.
Dearest Phyllis, you have been my beautiful spiritual rose since Michael's passing over this year. Your metal has been soft rose petals for my heart to find sweet repose as the year of pain begins its hibernation. My heart will awake to a new year as the morning dawns.
You must watch and listen to the Guns and Roses video, November Rain, from beginning to end to know the essence of this Hub Page. The video opens with the scattering of rose petals by the flower girl at the wedding and closes with the "rose bouquet" at another ceremony that an inattentive watcher would never see. This song and video contain the purest pathos. May 2012 bring you everything that your heart desires.
You have left me speechless (rare) and with tears flowing, Gerry. Beautiful !
May your morning and your New Year dawn with all you need in life.
Hugs!!!
Tears of joy wash the sadness we have seen
lips without words speak the poems of our being
Years of toil lash the madness in between
hearts without pain miss the love we are seeing
sligobay
Beautiful, Gerry. Full of romance you are my Irish friend.
Courage to Love, Courage to Risk
Thanks Phyllis. We need to add courage to live. Hugs
Do you think maybe having the courage to love will give one courage to live? Live to love and love to live.
Many blessings and hugs to you, Gerry.
It takes courage to love oneself first when others withhold love and approval. One cannot love oneself without self-foregiveness. We can all merely exist if we choose. It takes courage to merely exist as we pursue self-forgiveness and self love. Hope and faith allow this. I am afraid that living to love another leads to expectations and expectations lead to disappointments. I remain open to all things because with God, all things are possible.
Self-forgiveness is the first step in loving oneself, true. Live to love another may bring false expectations, I agree, and expectations can bring disappointment. Maybe I should change that phrase to if love for self is there, there is hope to love another and to be loved. Is that more of a reality? It makes sense, I think. Love does not always come with expectations. Yes, with God, all things are possible. I have always believed that.
Fear drives us all. Fear of risking eventual pain to our hearts and egos drive many souls into paranoid isolation and thus, perpetual loneliness.
Fear not -- once we overcome the ego the fear fades. Just rise above it and the mists will clear for you. Perpetual loneliness is no place for one who is willing to risk. Besides their is no risk to just reach out. Too often people miss something beautiful because they do not reach out.
My ego continues to rebound despite my best efforts to overcome.
I am with Phillis, it is all about self forgiveness. Loved your poem.
Thanks for your visit bearclawmedia and for your encouragement. Glad you appreciated my poetry.
Thanks for the Education on Rose Wines as well as your Lovely Poem Sligobay, a real "Treat" to read and Enjoy, so Romantic!
A very Happy Healthy 2012 to you and yours and your New Job Adventure!
Thanks for the visit b. Malin and bestwishes for a creative and healthy 2012 to you and yours. Romance and wine and roses require a little soft music and slow dancing to fill the bill.
Rosé is always my choice, and red roses.
Excellent hub, sligobay!
Thanks for your visit Martie. You obviously have very discerning tastes.
I enjoyed reading your article and I like the videos by Enya and Guns and Roses.
I love wine and roses and this l poem is as delicate and beautiful as a rose and sweet as a glass of wine. Love your videos.
Voted way up
Debbie
Thank you misshill for your visit and supportive comment. I try to keep my music videos somewhat related to my title and theme. Guns and Roses Rock!
Thank you Deborah Brooks for your visit and over-the-top comment. I labor over my video selections as I would choose a bottle of fine wine and am glad for your appreciation. Your praise of my poetry as delicate, beautiful and sweet is truly humbling.
poetic and porse wonderfull art with...following u now and forward in reading more hubs from u
Thank you moneycop for your visit, comment and your following me. I am so delighted that you consider my work "wonderful art". You definitely made my day.
poetvix Level 7 Commenter 4 months ago
While I can't claim to knowing a thing about wine, I do love roses. I think all of us females do. The poem was as lovely as the roses you show. And, I have to add, I'm mighty jealous of that orange tipped rose. It's gorgeous!