Christina Netzel knew she wanted to be a winemaker at the tender age of five. Growing up on her family’s farm in Carnuntum, a little way east of Vienna, she was surrounded by vines, wheat fields, orchards, and animals throughout her childhood, but it was grape vines that captured her attention the most. During her viticulture studies she was exposed to wines of all sorts from all over the world. In particular, organically farmed wines repeatedly proved to be more complex and compelling, so when she returned home to take over the family business in 2007, she began the work of converting to organic farming, and with the cheerfully-branded Christina label, she aims to capture Carnuntum’s native varieties in their freshest possible form. The Rose is all Zweigelt vinified and aged in steel, and it smells of lime and watermelon, white strawberry and granite. On the palate, it’s got some weight for a rose, big, juicy strawberry flavors with loads of orange and lime zest and spring blossoms. Crisp and refreshing through the finish, Perfect for caprese salad, or Christina’s own trout dish, if you can get the recipe.