‘Tis the season to shop for bubbly and with all the options available at wine shops, it is difficult to make sense of it all. Here are five sparkling wines under $25 to pop open during the holidays: 2009 Jagdschloss Spatburgunder Brut Rose (Rheingau, Germany) – beautiful light pink in the glass with tons of [...]
This is a very clean, light-to-medium style Champagne with green apple and nutty aromas. In the mouth, it has honey and bread dough notes. Nice bubbly at this price. Style: Champagne / Sparkling Wine Grape Type(s): Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay Region: Reims, France Around $25
Lovely, aromatic wine with juicy peach aromas and tons of floral and ripe pear and apple flavors. The 2008 Naveran Dama Cava offers a rich, long finish. Great sparkling wine at this price point. Style: Sparkling Wine Grape Type(s): Chardonnay Blend Region: Catalunya, Spain Around $20
Rich and slightly oaky sparkling wine that’s become a favorite. The nose is light Asian apple but the flavors are bolder with ripe, juicy pear and nutty notes. Great clean, crisp finish. Style: Sparkling Wine Grape Type(s): Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Region: Anderson Valley, California Around $22
Just love a sparkling rosé – it’s so…festive! This one is pale pink in the glass with a light strawberry and yeasty nose. In the mouth, the Schramsberg Mirabelle Brut Rosé offers juicy fruit flavors with a slightly spicy finish. Style: Rosé Sparkling Grape Type(s): Pinot Noir and Chardonnay Region: Napa Valley, California Around $25 [...]
This wine from Alsace is pale salmon-colored in the glass and offers sweet strawberry and ripe cherry aromas. In the mouth, it’s typical (and lovely) Crémant – moussy and creamy. Luscious, yet light, strawberries-and-cream flavors. Style: Rosé Sparkling Grape Type(s): Pinot Noir Region: Alsace, France Around $25
Monday evening, I took my dad and his spouse, Rolande, to the Wine Library Super Tasting being held at beautiful The Manor in West Orange, NJ. The event coincided perfectly with my dad’s yearly pilgrimage to see me in New Jersey from Quebec, so I was excited to surprise them with tickets to the tasting. [...]
This week, I had the pleasure of participating in the celebration around the 200th anniversary of Champagne powerhouse, Perrier-Jouët, hosted at the beautiful Park Avenue Club in Florham Park, NJ. The exclusive event featured Perrier-Jouët Chef de Cave, Hervé Deschamps, one of only seven Cellar Masters in the 200 year history of the famed Champagne [...]
I sampled this sparkling German Pinot Noir from Rheingau last week and fell in love with it. It’s beautiful light pink in the glass with tons of tiny bubbles. On the nose, there are aromas of ripe strawberries with a little Fiji apple. On the palate, I get a mouthful of creamy bubbles. What a [...]
Celebrated with this bubbly over the weekend and just loved everything about it. The Heidsieck & Co Monopole Blue Top Champagne Brut is the color of oats in the glass with a nose that’s both yeasty and pear-infused. On the palate, it’s what Champagne should be: creamy, mousse-like with tiny bubbles that coat the mouth and provide [...]
