2012 Aphros Pan Vinho Espumante Rosé Sub-Região Lima, Vinho Verde DOC
“A demure pet-nat rosé of Vinhão…”
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2013 Rotari Brut Rosé Trentodoc
“Pastel onion-skin pink, with great cut and freshness…”
2013 Rotari Brut Trentodoc
“Decadent white flowers, citrus pith, brioche, and stony minerality…”
NV Forget-Brimont Brut Champagne
“Red grapes in the cuvée offer fruit and flesh and deliciousness…”
NV Taittinger Brut La Française Champagne
“Fine, clean lines and an acid-etched tracery of flowers and minerals and fruit.”
2014 Tenute Cisa Asinari dei Marchesi di Gresi La Serra Moscato d’Asti DOCG
“A demure dessert Moscato with a breezy, fresh-air spirit.”
Sparkling Wines for Now: Interesting
The final article in this glittery series considers sparkling wines with a high interestingness quotient.
Sparkling Wines for Now: Refreshing
Refreshing, cleansing, spirited, restorative—sparkling wines that don’t insist on themselves. The third article in the series.
Sparkling Wines for Now: Elegant
The second article in the series considers Elegant sparkling wines. Who can resist?
Sparkling Wines for Now: Opulent
Elegant, opulent, refreshing, or interesting—sparkling wines teach your palate how to rejoice.
A Harvest Visit With Emmanuel Lassaigne of Champagne Jacques Lassaigne
Emmanuel Lassaigne’s old-school winemaking yields Champagnes of crystalline transparency.
A Bouquet of Rosés
Rosé wines are meant for summer, yes. Also: fall, winter, and spring.