Sparkling Wines to Celebrate with This Holiday Season
Sparkling Wines to Celebrate with This Holiday Season Pop a cork and raise a glass to a new year with any of these outstanding sparkling wines. Sunset Staff – December 14, 2020
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Schramsberg Vineyards 2017 Blanc de Blancs
While Blanc de Noirs sparkling is made from Pinot Noir grapes, the Blanc de Blancs variety is layered and complex, toasty with citrus midpalate, a great pairing partner for seafood dishes. For a splurge, opt for the 2000 late disgorged J. Schramm.
Schramsberg Vineyards 2017 Blanc De Blancs, $41
Adelsheim Vineyards 2014 Blanc de Blancs
This pioneering Oregon producer makes a handful of sparkling wines including this chiseled, brioche-forward bottling that was harvested in 2014 and then spent five years âen tirage,â or in-bottle. The source is 100 percent Chardonnay.
The Mascot 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon
Will Harlan grew up helping his father make big-ticket cult wines in the Napa Valley. Made from vines deemed too young for Harlan Estates, Bond, and Promontory, this Cabernet Sauvignon aged five years in the barrel offers the everyman a chance to taste greatness.
The Mascot 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon, $145
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Le Creuset Waiterâs Friend Corkscrew
A textbook version of the ubiquitous sommelierâs knife, but with a comfier handle, a sharp blade for slicing through capsules, and a double-hinged lever for easy extraction of even the most stubborn synthetic corks.