Pale gold-yellow color; pear, lemon, white peach, grapefruit, crisp apple, brioche, vanilla, butter, almond, white flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin Yellow Label Brut Champagne NV”
Tag: sparkling wine
Sparkling evolution-revolution 7-23-2025
Wine has been evolving for at least 8,000 years, and so it goes in the world of sparkling wine. Continue reading “Sparkling evolution-revolution 7-23-2025”
Weingut Loimer Brut Rosé Reserve Niederösterreich, Austria NV
Medium copper-salmon color; white nougat, cherry, strawberry, redcurrant, red delicious apple, hazelnut, plum cake, touch of saline, puff pastry, yeast, rose petals, wildflowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Weingut Loimer Brut Rosé Reserve Niederösterreich, Austria NV”
Cava confusion 5-21-2025
Cava is Spanish sparkling wine made using the traditional method developed in Champagne, right? Continue reading “Cava confusion 5-21-2025”
Christmas 12-25-2024
This column runs on Wednesdays in most markets—Christmas Day in 2024. If you have not secured your wine before now, no chance today. We can, however, look forward to New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Continue reading “Christmas 12-25-2024”
Sparkling stemware 8-17-2022
The proper Champagne or sparkling wine vessel is a pain in the glass. Wine professionals largely agree on what glass best presents the wine for tasting, but that is not the whole story.
Toad Hollow Risqué Sweet & Sparkling NV
Very light yellow-copper color; intense green apple, pear on the nose; apple, pear, apricot on the palate. Continue reading “Toad Hollow Risqué Sweet & Sparkling NV”
Rotari Brut Trento DOC NV
Straw yellow-green color; green and yellow apple, bread-yeast, flowers on the nose; apple, pear, lemon on the palate.
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Rotari Brut, Talento Trento DOC 2013
Yellow with green hints color; apple, pear, bread nose; apple, pear, yeast on the palate. Continue reading “Rotari Brut, Talento Trento DOC 2013”
Yarden Blanc de Blancs Brut 2008
Deep, rich golden color; lemon and flowers on the nose; green apple, fresh-baked bread, citrus on the palate. Continue reading “Yarden Blanc de Blancs Brut 2008”