Rosés for Summer, and All Year Long With the Memorial Day weekend approaching, along with a deep psychological exhalation that leaves us in a more casual state of mind, my column focuses on some easygoing drinking suggestions for the warmer weather. Among the more conventional thoughts in the column is a rosé roundup. I personally like to drink rosé year-round, because not all rosés offer the sort of fleeting pleasures appropriate to relaxed summer lunches. One of my favorite rosés - rosados is actually the better word - has long been the idiosyncratic, unconventional offering from López de Heredia, the great Rioja traditionalist. But it was conspicuously absent from my roundup. Unlike most rosés, which are issued very soon after they are made and are best when young and fresh, López's rosé is generally not even released until it's 10 years old. The current release is from the 2000 vintage. Devoted followers of the wine will note that the 2000 has been the current release for several years now. While it's still fairly easy to find, pretty soon it won't be. In fact, another López rosé may not be released until 2017 or 2018. Maria-José López de Heredia, one of a trio of siblings who run the winery, told me by e-mail that after 2000, López did not make another rosé until 2008. "We have never made rosé every year because it was not necessary,"" she said. "I believe it was, historically, because there was not demand for every year."" She said that the demand in the last six years or so had increased remarkably, which the winery had not anticipated. Even so, she said, López would not increase its production. "We have never made wine or taken our wine decisions in relation to the market,"" she said. Therefore our faithful consumers will have to wait and be patient. Or look for some old bottles in the market!""