“Give me a bowl of wine. In this I bury all unkindness.” William Shakespeare
Now that bud break has occurred in the vineyards, we delight in the flowering blossoms of May. As the vines awa.
As this devastating year draws to a close, we may not be partying
en masse, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be celebrating the end of 2020. We asked 14 buyers, beverage directors, and winemakers which sparkling wine they’ll be toasting with and their reason for choosing it.
Left: Raventós í Blanc de Nit Rosé (photo courtesy of Raventós). Right: Andy Myers (photo courtesy of Think Food Group).
Andy Myers, beverage director at José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup, Washington, D.C.
Sparkling Pick: Raventós í Blanc ‘de Nit’ Rosé, Spain
“I intend to kick 2020 out the door with a bottle or three of this. It’s a magnificent blend of Xarel-lo, Macabeo, Parellada, and Monastrell. While crisp and refreshing, it manages to maintain a high level of grace and elegance. The fruit is dry and tart with loads of crisp berries and lifted acidity. It’s stupid delicious. Honestly, it should be three times more expensive. It also doesn’t hurt that winemaker Pepe Raventós is one