People romanticise the harvest. And understandably so. There is something about the image of it, the rows of heavy vines in the September heat, the baskets filling with fruit, the whole year's work coming to a head in the space of a few weeks, that lends itself to a certain kind of storytelling.

Most people who drink wine have never seen where it comes from. Not really. They have seen the label, perhaps a photograph of a vineyard on the back of the bottle, maybe a map showing a region they have vaguely heard of

There is a version of rosé that exists purely for the occasion. It is cold, it is pink, it is poured on a terrace somewhere warm, and it does exactly what it is supposed to do.

Le Grand Cros has been making wine in Provence since 1989. The estate produces rosé, red, white, and sparkling wines from 24 hectares of vines in the heart of the Var.