Pink, salmon or orange are the colours of roses according to the WSET Diploma's systematic approach to tasting with all the variations in between alongside. And then there's the intensities of the colours from pale through medium to deep and then opaque.
The picture well illustrates the challenge of getting the assessment right. I don't think I'm the only male who is not very good at assessing colour correctly and I know some of it is subjective but I thought I'd buy a range of roses from Majestic not only for tasting practice but also to hone my skills at assessing colour.
It's been a useful exercise assessing everything from the pale pink of the pinot noir through to the deep salmon of the syrah.
2 comments:
One man's salmon is anothers rose pink! I've had 'roses' that were so dark as to be light reds.. all in the perception I guess.
I absolutely agree Andrew. And as my wife keeps reminding me, as a male my powers of perception when it comes to colour are not very good!
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