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Category Archives: Sparkling Wine
Argyle, Blanc de Blancs, Knudsen Vineyard, Julia Lee’s Block, Dundee Hills AVA, Oregon, 2009, 12.5% abv.
‘Brut makes you better‘ is the claim on the Argyle Winery website. Agreed! We were there in 2010 and purchased this with that goal in mind. Very pale lemon with a persistent, chubby bubble, this sparkler has a very light nose … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Oregon, OTHER, Sparkling Wine, WHITE
Tagged Argyle, blanc de blancs, Dundee Hills AVA, oregon, sparkling wine
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Andre et Mireille Tissot, Brut, Cremant de Jura AC, Montigny-les-Arsures, Jura, France, 12.5% abv, C$35
Jura is one of France’s smallest and most unusual wine regions. Located east of Burgundy and the Cote d’Or, it lies in the foothills of the Jura mountains on the eastern border with Switzerland. The wines of Jura are unique as … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, France, Sparkling Wine, WHITE
Tagged Andre et Mireille Tissot, Arbois, chardonnay, Cremant, Cremant de Jura, france, Jura
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Emotivo, Prosecco DOC, Veneto, Italia, 11% abv.
When it burst onto the international scene post WW2, Prosecco was called the ‘poor man’s champagne’. There’s nothing poor about this Prosecco. Produced from Glera grapes, the Emotivo is clear and bright, pale lemon with a delicate and long lasting … Continue reading
Posted in Glera, Italy, Prosecco, Sparkling Wine, WHITE
Tagged Emotivo, italia, Italy, Prosecco DOC, sparkling wine, veneto
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Villa Teresa Prosecco DOC, Vino Frizzante, Vino Biologico, Friuli, Veneto, Italia, 11% abv, C$17
The Italian sparkling wine Prosecco is so popular in North America and throughout Europe, it has risen to the number one market share spot for sparkling wines in many markets and even bumped out Champagne. In 2010 alone, sales of … Continue reading
Posted in Glera, Italy, Prosecco, Sparkling Wine
Tagged Friuli, italia, sparkling wine, veneto, Villa Teresa Prosecco DOC, Vino Biologico, Vino Frizzante
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Argyle, Vintage Brut, Dundee AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2009, 12.5%, US$27
Located in a renovated farmhouse at the side of the busy road (a la Napa-wine-crawl slow) in the adorable town of Dundee, Oregon, Argyle produces some of the best examples of sparkling wine made in the Willamette Valley. Argyle was … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, Oregon, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine
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Meopham Valley, Rosé, Sparkling Wine, Kent, England, 2009, 12%abv, 26.99 UK lbs
Post Vinopolis, Laithwaite’s and an outstanding Whisky Exchange experience, I found myself in the Borough Market looking for, well, a drink. I mean, really. One can only take so much teasing – Vinopolis was closed, Laithwaite’s didn’t have any tastings … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, England, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine
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Nyetimber Classic Cuvée, Chiltington, West Sussex, England 2007, 12% abv, 43 UK pds
It was an epic wine tourism day in London that started with a look at the wine selection in Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly and then a quick chat with a lovely young woman at Justerini & Brooks on St. … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, England, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine
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Bosc Dla Rei, Beni di Batasiolo, Moscato D’Asti DOCG, Serralunga D’Alba, Italia, 5.5% abv, 2011
Okay – this is going to be a lightning round tasting note in anticipation of a possible WSET Sparklings exam question on Asti. Homework! Asti is a sparkling or often Frizzante / Spumante style of wine made in Italy’s NW … Continue reading
Banrock Station, Sparkling Shiraz, Southeastern Australia, 14% abv, C$14.99
I fancy myself an open minded sort, but even I have to admit this wine tested the limits of my esotericism. There is something weird and unsettling about tannin, oak and leather with your bubbles. I have been known to … Continue reading
Posted in RED, Shiraz / Syrah, Sparkling Wine
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Rosa di Sera, Beato Bartolomeo Breganze, Vino Spumante, Italia, 11.5% abv, $15
It’s BC election night and a drink will help all of this go down. Besides, I have to keep working on those sparklings lining the shelf in anticipation of that exam in June. So, I opened the Rosa di Sera, … Continue reading
Posted in Italy, ROSE, Sparkling Wine
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