Anna de Codorníu Brut Rosé December 24, 2015December 24, 2015Nick Comment When discussing Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Cava, it was mentioned that a top producer in Penedes, and of cava, is Codorníu. With [...]
V8+ Prosecco December 23, 2015December 23, 2015Nick Comment While champagne may be made using the méthode champenoise (aka, the champagne method, a quick primer can be found here), Prosecco and Asti [...]
Mumm Napa Cuvée M December 23, 2015December 23, 2015Nick Comment While it may not seem like it, Napa is home to a number of houses that make sparkling wine, including Domaine Carneros [...]
Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Rosé December 22, 2015December 22, 2015Nick Comment While Penedes may be best known for cava, they also make rosé. Less than 3% of all cava is rosé, and there aren’t [...]
Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Cava December 22, 2015December 22, 2015Nick Comment One of the best values on the market for sparkling remains Cava. Inspired in its origin by Champagne, Penedes in Spain began making [...]
Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante December 21, 2015December 22, 2015Nick Comment Perhaps you find champagne is too expensive, or too stodgy, and not sweet enough. Perhaps you want to celebrate life with something sweet [...]
G.H. Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge December 21, 2015December 21, 2015Nick Comment To get our New Year’s sparkling wine search off right, it’s only right to start with the grandpappy of them all, Champagne. While [...]
Trader Joe’s Blanc De Blancs Brut December 20, 2015Nick Comment Champagne is made from three grapes: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay. Where two of these grapes are red, Pinot Noir and Pinot [...]
Spergolino Bianco Classico Secco 2012 December 19, 2015December 17, 2015Nick Comment What Christmas would be complete without some festive bubbles for the table. Hailing from Scandiano, which is just south of Reggio Emilia, Spergolino [...]
Peller Estates Baco Noir 2013 December 19, 2015December 14, 2015Nick Comment Made from two grapes that pretty much no one who isn’t fairly deep into wine would remember, Baco Noir is a hybrid American-European [...]