2018 Ca’ dei Zago Prosecco Valdobbiadene
Ca’ dei Zago’s vintage Prosecco is a col fondo, the ancient method that gives the wine its glitter from a second fermentation in bottle….
Sparkling Wines
Firriato Gaudensius Blanc de Noir Brut Metodo Classico Etna
Firrato’s traditional-method sparkling wine is made from 100 percent Nerello Mascalese sourced from the northeastern side of Mt. Etna. It spends 30 months en…
Pierre Sparr Brut Réserve Crémant d’Alsace
Sparr’s Brut Réserve sparkler is a negociant wine, a blend of 80 percent Pinot blanc and 20 percent Auxerrois, hand-harvested and fermented cold in…
2019 Haykin Family Cider Niedzwetzkyana Reserve Cider
This dry sparkling red cider is made from an ancient red-fleshed variety, Niedzwetzkyana, originally from Central Asia. The body is candy-apple red and animated…
Lantieri Extra Brut Franciacorta
This extra brut traditional method wine is 85 percent Chardonnay and 15 Pinot noir, aged 24 months en tirage prior to disgorgement. The robe…
2016 Brooks Sparkling Riesling Willamette Valley
Brooks’s traditional-method Riesling is fermented in stainless steel and, when dry, is cross-flow filtered and moved to its secondary fermentation in bottle. It spends…
Mittnacht Frères Extra Brut Crémant d’Alsace
Founded in 1958, Mittnacht owns vineyard area in the Grand Cru Rosacker and sites in Ribeauvillé and Riquewihr. The estate was certified biodynamic in…
NV Jean-Baptiste Adam Brut Rosé Crémant d’Alsace
The Adam family has been making wine in Ammerschwihr since 1614. Winemaker Jean-Baptiste, who’s been at the helm since 1996 (he’s the 14th generation)…
Pierre Sparr Brut Rosé Crémant d’Alsace
Sparr’s rosé crémant is 100 percent Pinot noir grown in a gallimaufry of soils. The fruit is hand harvested, whole-cluster pressed, and fermented, cold,…
François Montand Brut Rosé VdF
Montand sources Grenache and Cinsault from various sites in France, including Gascony and the Jura, for this traditional-method sparkler that spends a modest nine…
Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve Champagne
What a year it’s been! But this particular evening I had something to celebrate, having received my second vaccine dose and, after a few…
Sfriso Winery Sparkling and Still
Vivacious sparkling and still wines from a tiny Veneto winery