Wine of the Day, No. 819
A rosé for late October
Sangiovese is distinctly a minority grape in Washington state. According to washingtonwine.org, the harvest of sangiovese grapes registers a puny 1,500 tons compared to cabernet sauvignon (50,865 tons), merlot (21,800) and syrah (20,975). The website doesn’t attach a date to this information, but the figures lend veracity to the assertion: At 2.9 percen…
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