The Rosé Festival: London to host its first festival dedicated to pink wines at Fulham Palace

“Get ready to drink pink.” The Rosé Festival prepares for the three day festival which will take place at Fulham Palace Gardens from 27-29th May with an extravaganza of wine, food, live music and entertainment.
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London’s first dedicated rosé wine festival is to be held in May in response to the remarkable rise in popularity of “the pink stuff” over recent years.

Three day event The Rosé Festival takes place at the start of the London summer season from 27th to 29th May at Fulham Palace.

Visitors will be able to sample more than 40 rosé brands from producers such as Maison Mirabeau, Minuty, Ultimate Provence, and Léoube.

“Get ready to drink pink.” The Rosé Festival prepares for the three day festival which will take place at Fulham Palace Gardens from 27-29th May with an extravaganza of wine, food, live music and entertainment.
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There will also be restaurants, street food pop-ups, live music and DJs as well interactive wine tastings and chef masterclasses.

Pink wines, once regarded with distain by wine connoisseur in the Mateus Rosé era of the Seventies, has enjoyed a huge rise in sales, particularly over the summer months.

A report from Sainsbury’s last year said still rosé wine sales were up 26 per cent year-on-year, compared to 15 per cent for reds and 10 per cent for white wines.

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Premium rosé sales were even stronger at 49 per cent growth compared with 20 per cent and 10 per cent for white and red wines respectively.

Its popularity also has been boosted by the high profile acquisition by Hollywood A-listers Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie of the Château Miraval estate in Provence, which produces mainly rosé wine.

Festival director Tiffany Robinson said: “We hope this will unite people, including global rosé producers, foodie pop ups with some much needed music and good times.”

Tickets for the festival are priced at £25 per person.

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