LVVR Sparkling Cellars
Winemaker Eric Donaldson owns the only winery in Lodi that employs the painstaking, laborious process called methode champenoise (or traditional method used to make champagne). In this process, the second fermentation takes place in the bottle, leading to elegant expressions noted for long-lasting, fine bubbles.
Note: Several Lodi wineries take their still wine to outside wineries that also employ methode champenoise.
Donaldson sources some of Lodi’s best growers for his label, and several clients have commissioned the Ohio native with MacGyver-like resourcefulness and ingenuity to make their bubbly.
The
2017 LVVR Cellars Alan Ranch Pinot Noir Reserve ($49) was bottled after primary fermentation and aged 20 months on its spent yeast cells in tirage and finished with no additions of wine or residual sugar. The pinot s floral notes stand out on the nose.
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10 sparkling wines from Lodi to toast an end to 2020 and welcome in the New Year [The Record, Stockton, Calif]
LODI – Without a minute to spare, it’s time to toast the end of 2020 and ring in the New Year with these sparkling choices from Lodi.
LVVR Sparkling Cellars
Winemaker Eric Donaldson owns the only winery in Lodi that employs the painstaking, laborious process called methode champenoise (or traditional method used to make champagne). In this process, the second fermentation takes place in the bottle, leading to elegant expressions noted for long-lasting, fine bubbles. Note: Several Lodi wineries take their still wine to outside wineries that also employ methode champenoise.
Do you want the good news, or, the bad news?
The good news is COVID-19 vaccines are reaching our community and our health care workers are using the best practices in combatting the virus. The bad news; infections, hospitalizations and deaths are reaching all-time highs – and Christmas and New Year’s holidays may further wreak havoc with our community’s health.
I again suggest remaining mostly home-bound, limiting your travels to only the most required, and use your holiday and family time (connected to distant loved ones electronically) to research and plan for future travels. And, to whet your appetite for local attractions and special places, a host of Stocktonians offer creative local travel ideas.