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Go-To Sparkling Wines for Those Who Don't Like Champagne
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items Not everyone loves Champagne, that iconic sparkling wine from the Champagne region in France. Check out a few alternatives you may like instead. All wines are available on wine.com (link provided in each entry).
From Italy - Notes of stone fruit, florals, nuts and vibrant acidity, this is delicious! Edizione 46 is a blend of 76% 2021 vintage wines, 21% 2020 reserve wines, and 3% 2019 reserve wines. Blend: 79.5% Chardonnay, 1.5% Pinot Bianco, 19% Pinot Nero
Ca' del Bosco Franciacorta Cuvee Prestige Edizione 46
From Italy - Winemaker notes: Bright straw yellow color with delicate greenish nuances, fine and elegant perlage. Intense, rich in fruity and floral fragrances of yellow fruits and white flowers. Fresh, delicate, balanced, with a slight hint of sweet...
Carpene Malvolti "1868" Extra Dry Prosecco
From Italy - Winemaker's Notes: #1 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines of 2019 - Made in the heart of the Prosecco DOCG zone, Nino Franco’s Rustico Prosecco Superiore. Made from 100% Glera (traditionally called Prosecco), the non-vintage, light-bodied Rust...
Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco Superiore
From Spain - Pale yellow color. Very intense aroma in the nose with notes of white mature fruits. Fine and persistent bubbling. In the mouth it is soft, delicate and well-balanced. Low acidity and fresh. Flavors from the ageing dominates, with light ...
Masia Salat Organic Cava
From Spain - Winemaker's Notes - Pale yellow color with light greenish reflections, clean and bright. Appereance of very fine bubbles and a slight formation of a crown on the surface. Intense fruity notes reminiscent of fresh white fruit and citrus, ...
Roger Goulart Organic Cava Brut Reserva 2019
From Bordeaux in France - Winemaker's Notes - Brilliant salmon robe. Elegant nose of raspberries and cassis. Very fine and persistent pinpoint bubbles that tease the mouth and finishes up with crispy rich fruity flavors. Enjoy JC Calvet Brut Rose any...
Calvet JC Calvet Cremant de Bordeaux Brut Rose 2021
From the US - Winemaker's Notes - Artfully combining Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, this radiant Brut Rosé draws you in with tantalizing aromas of Bing cherry, wild strawberry, candied lemon rind, and graham cracker. On the palate, generous fruit flavors...
Decoy Limited Brut Rose
From the US - Winemaker's Notes - #27 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2018 Roederer Estate Brut, the first California sparkling wine produced by Champagne Louis Roederer, builds upon a 200-year tradition of fine winemaking that has made Roederer champagne ... with notes of lemon, white flowers, brioche, ripe yellow apples. Minerality and bright acidity for the win.
Roederer Estate Brut
From New Zealand - Winemaker's Notes - Flourescently pink in the glass and positively bursting with raspberry flavors, this is Fun Wine. Best enjoyed during daylight hours, it's the fizz to serve over a long lunch or to kick off an evening of festivi...
Decibel Wines Organic Petillant Naturel Rose 2023
From England - Cindy's Comments - Produced like Champagne, this bright sparkling wine from England is a brilliant complement to all menu items, but my favorite pairing is seafood. Vibrant acidity, citrus and floral notes and a lingering finish are no...
Chapel Down Three Graces 2017
From Germany - Winemaker's Notes - Dr. L Sparkling Riesling is 100% pure Riesling. The crisp, fruity grape that has made German wine famous for centuries. We make it using the Charmat method, where the second fermentation is done in a pressurized tan...
Loosen Bros. Dr. L Sparkling Riesling
From Austria - Winemaker's Notes - This is a quaffer with a distinctive salty, and sourdough flavor profile with a combination of tart apple, pear, and stone fruit notes. Very persistent bubbles add a clean note to this crisp pet nat. Blend: 80% Grun...
Johannes Zillinger Revolution Ancestral Sparkling
From Alsace in France - Winemaker's Notes - Light yellow with green reflections and fine, glittering pearl beads; the nose offers aromas of galia melon, sweet woodruff and dried mango, with minerals and hints of nuts. The soft mousseux leaves a pleas...
Pierre Sparr Cremant d'Alsace Reserve Brut
From the Loire Valley in France - Winemaker's Notes - Incredibly polished and pure: fresh aromas and flavors of citrus, orchard fruit, and lovely toasty accents; fine bubbles and elegance draw out the complexity. Mostly Chenin Blanc.
Langlois Cremant de Loire Brut Reserve
From France - Winemaker's Notes - Beautiful, salmon-pink cooler with glimmering reflections. A complex bouquet with long-lasting aromas of red fruit - strawberry and raspberry - backed with hints of toasted bread. Delicate bubbles and an extraordinar...
Gerard Bertrand Cremant de Limoux Brut Rose 2021