Summer Water Rose Wine

Start with what the producer states rather than what the name suggests. Summer Water says the rosé is made by winemaker Ryan Zotovich, with grapes drawn from California's Central Coast, from Monterey down to Santa Barbara. So there is a named winemaker and a named stretch of coast, both from the company itself. Which grape or grapes go into it is not confirmed.

The average is 5 out of five, from 2 ratings, given by shoppers on a five-point scale. A count that size is a start, not a reputation, and we read the average that way.

In our September 2026 checks the price ranged from $16.49 to $22.99.

Summer Water's own About page goes further than the product page's short pitch. It states the rose has been rated 90-plus by Wine Enthusiast for four years running, calls out a 92-point score and "Best Buy" designation, and says the wine was the top rose on the magazine's Best 100 Wines list in 2020 with Editor's Choice honors besides; these are the producer's own claims about outside recognition, not something we have independently checked against Wine Enthusiast's original reviews. On the wine itself, the producer states it is fully dry with zero grams of residual sugar, a point repeated on both the product page and a section the site titles "Skip the sweet talk." The current listing runs from $18 a bottle in the largest case size to $20 a bottle in the smallest, before any subscription discount.

Our call: a reasonable pick if a named winemaker, a defined stretch of California coast, and a cited Wine Enthusiast accolade are the kind of backing you want behind a rose; Summer Water states all three in its own materials. Pass if you buy on a track record of shopper feedback; our own count sits at just 2 ratings, a start rather than a reputation, and the grape or grapes behind the blend are still unconfirmed.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Sep 16, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.