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Red
750ml
Bottle: $50.40
6 bottles: $45.60
The 2019 Zinfandel Cat's Cradle is similarly hued but has a purer, crisper, more youthful vibe as well as ample plum...
JD
93
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $37.80 $42.00
6 bottles: $30.00
This one has a big personality with aromas of black cherry and blackcurrant, nuanced by notes of celery seed, black...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $43.20 $48.00
6 bottles: $34.40
Dark plum and black-cherry flavors show great richness and breadth in this mouth-filling, slightly tannic wine as it...
WE
92
JD
90
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.00
12 bottles: $12.74
#BAE Sparkling Rose has abundant aromas of luscious fruits such as strawberries, gooseberries, and cherries, together...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.91
12 bottles: $15.59
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $7.99
Ballatore Gran Spumante Sparkling White Wine is sweet and crisp. Aromas of ripe peach and apricot combine with melon...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $23.64 $24.88
12 bottles: $19.00
This elegant, well-balanced wine is trim and compact, offering subtle crisp apple and bright lemon notes lightly...
WE
91
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.38 $17.09
12 bottles: $13.18
Bright crisp flavors of stone fruit and citrus. The label features everyone's favorite furry friend! Great sipping on...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Melon, pear, and stone fruit aromas with a touch of honey. A light palate with a loose, frothy mousse. Easy-drinking,...
DC
95
UBC
92
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
A bold perfume of roses, ruby red grapefruit, red currant, and white pepper is enthralling. Juicy, invigorating, and...
UBC
91
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Silvery straw color. Fruity, floral aromas of hot house flowers, fancy tropical fruit salad, and panettone with a...
BTI
90
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Acacia, green apple, toasted walnut, honeysuckle, nectarine, and the slightest hint of strawberry make for an...
UBC
90
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Bold, no-holds-barred confected peach aromas practically explode from the glass with a touch of pie crust, blossom,...
UBC
89
BTI
88
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
Pale silvery pink color. Floral, fruity aromas of lilacs, spiced peach sorbet, and lychee with a supple, vibrant,...
BTI
90
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $13.65 $15.17
12 bottles: $12.36
This lightly sweet sparkler shows a beautiful bouquet of pressed wildflowers, exotic melon fruit, chamomile, and...
UBC
89
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $38.94
12 bottles: $38.16
White spring flower, orange zest and bread crust aromas are front and center. The elegant, creamy palate offers...
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WA
90
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $29.94 $32.80
The NV Franciacorta Golf 1927 is composed mostly of Chardonnay with a dollop of Pinot Noir. It’s rich and floral...
VM
88
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $64.79
6 bottles: $64.00
The grapes for this wine come from a single vineyard where the more than twenty-year-old vines enjoy the benefits of...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $47.94 $48.79
12 bottles: $46.98
The sensual and georgic Pinot noir, of our vineyards seized by the woods, transfuses into the glass undergrowth notes...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $48.94
12 bottles: $47.96
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Champagne Blend Passerina Zinfandel 750ml

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn't unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as 'blanc de blanc', meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or 'blanc de noir', which is made solely with Pinot Noir.

The precise origins of what became known as the Zinfandel grape variety are uncertain, although it has clear genetic equivalents in both Puglia and Croatia. However, when it was brought to the New World in the mid 19th century, it became known as the Zinfandel, and has been consistently popular and widely grown ever since. These very dark and very round grapes have a remarkably high sugar content, resulting in relatively high levels of alcohol in the wines they are made into, with bottles often displaying as much as fifteen percent. What makes the Zinfandel such an interesting grape, though, is the fact that the flavors produced by this varietal vary considerably depending on the climate they are grown in. In cooler valley regions, the Zinfandel grapes result in wines which hold strong flavors of tart and sweet fruits; raspberry, redcurrant and sweet cherry, held in a very smooth and silky liquid. Conversely, warmer regions result in more complex and spicy notes, including anise, pepper and hedgerow berries.