Codorníu, Anna Blanc de Blancs Brut Reserva Cava, Catalonia, Spain
Tasting Note: Codorníu created the first chardonnay-dominated cava back in the 1980s.[Read more]
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Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava – Don’t Be Afraid of the Black Bottle
Freixenet, Cordon Negro Brut Cava NV, Catalonia, Spain
Tasting Note: Don’t be afraid of the black bottle from Freixenet, which is also the world’s largest producer of traditional method (i.e., Champagne method) wines on the planet.[Read more]
Bouvet Signature Brut – A Lighter-Styled, Apertif-Worthy Sparkling Wine
Bouvet, Signature Brut, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A lighter-styled sparkling wine that would serve as a perfect aperitif to refresh your palate before a main course meal.[Read more]
Gerard Bertrand Crémant de Limoux Brut 2015 – A Riper-Fruit-Styled Sparkling Wine with an Understated Autolytic Character
Gerard Bertrand, Crémant de Limoux Brut 2015, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Tasting Note: A spritely Crémant de Limoux that presents a riper-fruit-styled sparkling wine with an understated autolytic character while delivering substance and heft.[Read more]
Korbel California Champagne Brut – A Relatively Straightforward Sparkling Wine that Offers Good Value
Korbel, California Champagne Brut, California
Tasting Note: Medium-intensity lemon in color with medium-plus sized bubbles, this wine has an aromatic nose of orange citrus, baked green apple, melon, pineapple, blossom and quince.[Read more]
Antica Fratta Franciacorta DOCG Brut – Will Make You Want to Try More Sparkling Wines from this Region
Antica Fratta, Franciacorta DOCG Brut, Lombardy, Italy
Tasting Note: In many ways Franciacorta is the Champagne region of Italy.[Read more]
Bouvet-Ladubay Excellence Brut Rosé – Captures the Loire’s Vibrancy
Bouvet-Ladubay, Excellence Brut Rosé, Loire, France
Tasting Note: A sparkling cabernet franc rosé that captures the vibrancy of the region especially as an affordable alternative to champagne.[Read more]
Lucas & Lewellen Brut Sparkling Wine 2016 – A Sparkling Wine with Heft, Body, Substance and a Creamy Malolactic Character
Lucas & Lewellen, Brut Sparkling Wine 2016, Santa Barbara County, California
Tasting Note: A sparkling brut with heft, body, substance and a creamy malolactic character.[Read more]
Guillaume de Veroy Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Rosé – A Well-Put-Together Sparkling Rosé
Guillaume de Veroy, Crémant de Bourgogne Brut Rosé, Burgundy, France
Tasting Note: A vibrant rosé crémant from Burgundy that plays in the delicious, red-fruit end of the sparkling-rosé spectrum.[Read more]
Lucien Albrecht Crémant D’Alsace Brut – Can’t Beat Quality for the Price Point
Lucien Albrecht, Crémant D’Alsace Brut, Alsace, France
Tasting Note: After Champagne, Crémant D’Alsace is the second most popular sparkling wine consumed by the French, so if you want to drink like the French on a non-Champagne budget, this is the place to do a lot of exploration, and this is a good first bottle with which to start.[Read more]
