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Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.

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All Posts Tagged ‘sparkling wine’

Bleasdale Vineyards, Uncle Dick The Red Brute Sparkling Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, Australia, Wine Casual
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December 7, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bleasdale Vineyards Uncle Dick The Red Brute Sparkling Shiraz – The Big Brother of Sparkling Red Wine

Bleasdale Vineyards, Uncle Dick The Red Brute Sparkling Shiraz, Langhorne Creek, Australia

Tasting Note: Sparkling shiraz is the big brother of sparkling reds, and this bottle shows you exactly why it deserves that spot.[Read more]

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Mont Marcal, Brut Reserva Cava 2015, Catalonia, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 6, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Mont Marcal Brut Reserva Cava 2015 – Reserved Fruit and Elegance

Mont Marcal, Brut Reserva Cava 2015, Catalonia, Spain

Tasting Note: A reserva cava with reserved fruit and elegance.[Read more]

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Moët et Chandon, Impérial Brut, Champagne, France, Wine Casual
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December 5, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Moët et Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne – Elegant and Nearly Bone Dry

Moët et Chandon, Impérial Brut, Champagne, France

Tasting Note: An elegant, nearly-bone-dry champagne.[Read more]

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Fiorini, Becco Rosso Lambrusco Grasparosa di Castelvetro 2016, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Wine Casual
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December 4, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Fiorini Becco Rosso Lambrusco Grasparosa di Castelvetro 2016 – A Sparkling Wine You Could Pair with a Steak

Fiorini, Becco Rosso Lambrusco Grasparosa di Castelvetro 2016, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Tasting Note: Lambruscos from Grasparosa tend to be fuller-bodied, concentrated and offer the most complexity of any Lambruscos available.[Read more]

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Celene, Opale Crémant de Bordeaux Blanc de Blancs Brut, Bordeaux, France, Wine Casual
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December 2, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Celene Opale Crémant de Bordeaux Blanc de Blancs Brut – A Mostly Straightforward Sparkling Wine Produced in a Reserved Style

Celene, Opale Crémant de Bordeaux Blanc de Blancs Brut, Bordeaux, France

Tasting Note: A crémant from Bordeaux that is predominately semillon based and that expresses green apple and stone fruit.[Read more]

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Bertha, Brut Nature Reserva Cava, Catalonia, Spain, Wine Casual
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December 1, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bertha Brut Nature Reserva Cava – A Creamy Fuller-Bodied Cava

Bertha, Brut Nature Reserva Cava, Catalonia, Spain

Tasting Note: A creamy, fuller-bodied cava with zero dosage (i.e. sugar) added so you only taste the grapes.[Read more]

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The Chook, Sparkling Shiraz, South Australia, Wine Casual
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November 7, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

The Chook Sparkling Shiraz – Has Bite, Grip and a Healthy Dose of Tasty, Ripe, Black Fruit

The Chook, Sparkling Shiraz, South Australia

Tasting Note: What a wonderful and unique category of wine sparkling shirazes are.[Read more]

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Codorníu, Cuvée Clasico Cava, Catalonia, Spain, Wine Casual
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November 6, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Codorníu Cuvée Clasico Cava – A Reserved Cava that Impresses with its Understated Character

Codorníu, Cuvée Clasico Cava, Catalonia, Spain

Tasting Note: A reserved cava that impresses with its understated character.[Read more]

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Bohigas, Reserva Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain, Wine Casual
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November 4, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Bohigas Reserva Brut Cava – A Cava that Competes with Champagne

Bohigas, Reserva Brut Cava, Catalonia, Spain

Tasting Note: A cava that competes with Champagne.[Read more]

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Donelli, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Emilia Romagna, Italy, Wine Casual
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November 3, 2018
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by Reggie Solomon, Wine Casual

Donelli Lambrusco di Sorbara – A Fun, Uncomplicated Lambrusco

Donelli, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Tasting Note: A fun, uncomplicated Lambrusco that would pair well with many a meal and can be opened and enjoyed without too much fore thought.[Read more]

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