Jacquesson, Champagne, Cuvee No.732, Brut The name of Jacquesson’s nv brut changes with each successive base wine, the current release being No. 732. The nose features floral notes, sweet in nature, like jasmine with a sense of candied fruits - very pretty. The mouth is very dense, with fresh and baked fruit flavors. While there [...]

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Tarlant, Champagne, Brut Zero The nose features minerality, toast and citrus fruits. The mouth is bone dry and austere, like biting into the pith of an orange. The grapes are roughly 1/3 each of the players in Champagne, namely Chardonnay and each of the Pinots.  The base wine is mostly from 2005 with the addition [...]

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Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Champagne, Demi-Sec nv
There are floral and candy notes to smell while the mouth has a smooth fruitiness accented by the touch of RS. The grapes behind this wine are 55% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay and 15% Pinot Meunier. Elabore a Reims 12% $46.59 at Bottle Barn Veuve Clicquot

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Nicolas Feuillatte, Champagne, Brut nv
There’s a fruity, round expression to this bubbly. The house delivers moderate but fairly priced concentration for Champagne. The grapes are 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Pinot Meunier and 20% Chardonnay, aged 3 years on the lees. Elabore by the cooperative in Chouilly 12% $28.59 at Bottle Barn and $36.99 at Traverso’s Nicolas Feuillatte

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When Vacu-Dry ceased operations in Sebastopol, California, many bemoaned the continuing decline of the apple industry in Sonoma’s West County region. Yet from those ashes many a high-flying phoenix has taken flight.
The large and rather dingy industrial complex that used to house Vacu-Dry has been turned into a rabbit warren of artisan winemakers, each with [...]

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