Short definition
Pink wine made by brief skin contact with red grapes, blending red and white wine, or a short maceration.
Rosé gets its color from limited contact between juice and red grape skins — a few hours instead of days or weeks. The color ranges from barely-there salmon to deep cherry. Provence rosé is the benchmark for dry, pale styles. Tavel makes a fuller, darker version. In Champagne, rosé can also be made by adding a small amount of red wine to the blend. Pink does not mean sweet.