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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Wow, how fast it all got here! There has hardly been enough time to write any entries in this blog, let alone shop, trim the tree, put up lights, go to all the parties, remember to be grateful... you know, the usual. Which brings me today's entry, Sparklers for New Years Eve. I know many of you make big plans, out on the town with your sweetie and friends, dinner, dancing and of course drinking. That's where I come in. When you arrive at your friend's home with one of the two bottles (or both) I am about to talk about, you will be known as their new favorite friend!
I also realize that the two wines I am speaking of are slightly above my limit... but the Champagne / Sparkling category is very difficult indeed to find a bottle worthy of time and energy under $10. There are a few, but I thought it important to raise the bar for such a grand occasion.
Gruet Blanc de Noir NV, $11.99 Wine Discount Center and Binny's. You will find this wine to be beautiful in the glass with a nice color of fresh Salmon and lots of bubbles. The rich and toasty character of this wine is superb. Aged for two-year minimum, the palate is developed and shows rich complex flavors with raspberry and lots of finesse for a wine at this price point. It is crisp and will keep you filling your glass all night!
Wine #2... Sharffenberger Mendocino County Brut NV for $13.99, also at WDC and Binny's. This is a beautiful brut, easily worth its price. It shows the fancy elegance of more expensive bubblies, with its refined texture and rich but subtle flavors of strawberries and peaches. This is a pale, dry sparkling wine with a robust Pinot Noir scent. It is made of two-thirds Pinot Noir combined with one-third Chardonnay. The 100% malolactic fermentation adds a vanilla cream characteristic to the finish, it is full-bodied with a nice long finish. If anyone at your party doesn't like this wine, ask them to get out!
Have fun this holiday season but most of all, be careful!
Cheers!
J
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Wow, how fast it all got here! There has hardly been enough time to write any entries in this blog, let alone shop, trim the tree, put up lights, go to all the parties, remember to be grateful... you know, the usual. Which brings me today's entry, Sparklers for New Years Eve. I know many of you make big plans, out on the town with your sweetie and friends, dinner, dancing and of course drinking. That's where I come in. When you arrive at your friend's home with one of the two bottles (or both) I am about to talk about, you will be known as their new favorite friend!
I also realize that the two wines I am speaking of are slightly above my limit... but the Champagne / Sparkling category is very difficult indeed to find a bottle worthy of time and energy under $10. There are a few, but I thought it important to raise the bar for such a grand occasion.
Gruet Blanc de Noir NV, $11.99 Wine Discount Center and Binny's. You will find this wine to be beautiful in the glass with a nice color of fresh Salmon and lots of bubbles. The rich and toasty character of this wine is superb. Aged for two-year minimum, the palate is developed and shows rich complex flavors with raspberry and lots of finesse for a wine at this price point. It is crisp and will keep you filling your glass all night!
Wine #2... Sharffenberger Mendocino County Brut NV for $13.99, also at WDC and Binny's. This is a beautiful brut, easily worth its price. It shows the fancy elegance of more expensive bubblies, with its refined texture and rich but subtle flavors of strawberries and peaches. This is a pale, dry sparkling wine with a robust Pinot Noir scent. It is made of two-thirds Pinot Noir combined with one-third Chardonnay. The 100% malolactic fermentation adds a vanilla cream characteristic to the finish, it is full-bodied with a nice long finish. If anyone at your party doesn't like this wine, ask them to get out!
Have fun this holiday season but most of all, be careful!
Cheers!
J
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