Albero 2008 Rosé is is the first organic wine we’ve tried that didn’t sacrifice the wine in the process. In all the others we’ve tried (not that we’ve conducted a scientific study) the taste of the wine seemed to suffer in the process of the organic farming.

Made from Bobal, a grape native to the Utiel-Requena region in Valencia, Spain, the wine is light, crisp and refreshing.

Nose: Bright strawberries with hints of watermelon, straw and confectioner’s sugar. Nice, light aromas.

Taste: Crisp, tart strawberries — light, refreshing and juicy. “The best organic wine we’ve had.”

Food: We paired it first with a smoked Gruyère, which mellowed some of the crispness and smoothed the finish. Very nice. We also tried it with a southwestern duck pizza, which is probably a bigger food than this wine can handle, yet it was still delicious. This would be great with pan fried scallops or a salmon caesar salad.

Great, versatile wine, great price with the added bonus of being organic.

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