Month: July 2025

Deep garnet-ruby color; cherry, plum, raspberry, chocolate, tobacco, earth, iron on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Revolution and evolution in wine in the 17th and 18th centuries set up the sparkling wine world we enjoy today. Christopher Merret’s experiments in secondary fermentation. Dom Pérignon’s vineyard and winemaking improvements. English breakthroughs in glass making. Continue reading →

Pale gold-yellow color; pear, lemon, white peach, grapefruit, crisp apple, brioche, vanilla, butter, almond, white flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; black cherry, blackcurrant, boysenberry, blackberry, sweet oak, caramel, mocha, allspice, black pepper, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; dark cherry, blackberry, plum, black fruits, licorice, oak spice, forest floor on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep purple-ruby color; blackberry, black raspberry, tart cherry, plum, redcurrant, strawberry, baking spice, leather, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Wine has been evolving for at least 8,000 years, and so it goes in the world of sparkling wine. Continue reading →

Light-medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, blood orange, caramel, vanilla, oak spice, rose petals on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium copper-salmon color; white nougat, cherry, strawberry, redcurrant, red delicious apple, hazelnut, plum cake, touch of saline, puff pastry, yeast, rose petals, wildflowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium purple color; black cherry, blackberry, red plum, raspberry, oak, vanilla, chocolate, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading →