Wine of the Week: Anna de Codorníu Brut Rosé

Sparkling pine wine is always in season, in my opinion. I don’t care if it’s 90 degrees and sunny (Please God, make it 90 and sunny someday soon.), pouring rain on a dark Spring day (I’ll take rain at this point!), or snowing and blustery on a freezing cold Valentine’s Day.

I had the great joy of visiting my family this weekend for Valentine’s Day. My mom put together a feast of lobsters and filets and brownies, and I picked out a pretty pink wine for the occasion.

Anna de Codorníu Brut Rosé is a beautiful and festive cava that is also a great value at around $15.  The pink bottle was just the icing on the cake when it came to this Valentine’s Day wine.

Notes of bright summer strawberry, citrus, and minerals all wrap up in a very bubbly bubbly with nice acidity, making this cava, like many others, a perfect food wine. The acidity made it go really well with buttery lobster but also with red meat, and worked well right through to chocolate brownies. It’s a fun, versatile wine that could very easily become our house sparkling wine.

I definitely recommend an affordable bottle of bubbly in the snow as a mid-winter pick-me-up!

Did you eat or drink anything special on Valentine’s Day?