"A summer icon - but Pinque doesn’t need sunshine to shine."

Man O’ War Pinque

2026, Waiheke Island New Zealand

"Crisp, dry and unmistakably coastal. A summer icon - but Pinque doesn’t need sunshine to shine." (Man O' War)
A crisp, dry, refreshing Rosé by the legendary Man O' War on Waiheke
Pinque means what in French? Go on, have a guess!
Named after the small, flat-bottomed ships that sailed the Mediterranean as cargo ships (maybe carting around Provencal style Rose?)

21 in stock (can be backordered)

Someone at Man O’ War on Waiheke Island really has a fascination with ships. Maybe it’s because they’re on an island. Maybe they just love playing battleships. They’ve got a tradition of naming some of their labels after famous ships – Ironclad, Dreadnought, Warspite.

So what would they come up with a pretty, delicate, dry style Rosé? Man O’ War Pinque?! Hah, they’ve run out of ship ideas we thought!

No. Actually, Pinque is a small, flat-bottom ship that sailed the Mediterranean as a cargo ship. It’s also the French word for “pink”. Which actually ties in nicely given this is what’s known as a Provençal style Rosé – the style they slurp regularly on the hot coastlines of the Mediterranean. Quite a clever name for the label as it turns out.

A blend of some of their Waiheke grown Merlot, Syrah and Malbec grapes. Summer fruit flavours in a refreshingly dry style.

The Man O’ War crew said this about latest 2026 release: “Pack your togs – the 2026 Pinque is summer in a bottle. Pale salmon with a shimmer that catches the light like sun on the Hauraki Gulf…The palate is crisp, dry, and dangerously drinkable…leaves you reaching straight for the bottle again. Long lunches, sunset swims, or Tuesday afternoons that turned into something more.”