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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
• 100% Chardonnay. • Around 4,000 elevation. • Sandy, stony, and calcareous soil. • Élevage: 6 months in...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $14.25 $15.00
• 100% Pinot Noir. • Around 4,000 elevation. • Sandy, stony, and calcareous soil. • Élevage: 6 months in...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.35
Honeycrisp apple and clementine notes are set in a snappy, light-bodied frame, with mineral, floral and pastry cream...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.93 $18.00
12 bottles: $16.63
A reductive smudge of smoky earthiness still clouds aromas of this sparkler. On the palate the foam throws big,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.94 $17.91
12 bottles: $16.60
Notes of red-cheeked Cox's Orange Pippin apple fill the nose on this wine with their freshness and juicy ripeness....
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
6 bottles: $13.00
Bright golden color with elegant bubbles. Well-balanced and fresh in mouth. A white fruit aroma-characteristic of...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.63
12 bottles: $14.25
With the recent launch of Altaneve Prosecco DOC, we are directly competing against the larger Prosecco producers on...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $23.37 $24.60
12 bottles: $22.80
Altaneve Rosé is an exclusive blend of Pinot Nero and Glera grapes hand-cultivated in the foothills of the Alps, in...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $27.90
12 bottles: $27.34
The 2016 Zinfandel Monte Rosso Vineyard is medium garnet-purple in color and opens with notions of raspberry tart,...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.89 $17.49
12 bottles: $15.83
This is a very successful Zinfandel, blending earth, spice and fruit into a savory, yet thirst-quenching package....
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $77.04
The Un jour de 1911... is another 100% Bouzy Pinot Noir with an antique label design. The bright golden colored...
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Rapid Ship
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $9.99
The golden yellow color of this Blanc de Blancs and its delicate bubbles highlight the finesse of its effervescence....
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $12.85
12 bottles: $12.59
The wine develops fruity aromas with grenadine notes that are reminiscent of raspberry liquor. This Rose is ideal for...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $21.37
12 bottles: $20.95
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $91.99
Aromatic, with hints of tea rose, graphite and bergamot, this creamy Champagne is svelte and well-knit, with bright...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $107.00
While this Champagne from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger is still young, showing a crisp, bone-dry character alongside tight...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $54.90
From the grand cru village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, this tight, mineral-driven Champagne is bone dry. The ripe fruit...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $229.52
An expressive Champagne, with a lively, zesty bead and hints of dried herbs and flowers accenting juicy blood orange...
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $49.94
Pretty floral and spice notes waft through flavors of green melon and blanched almond in this well-cut Champagne....
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Sparkling
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $59.94
Woodsmoke and dried herb notes are a savory underpinning in this distinctive rosé Champagne, layered with a juicy...
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Champagne Blend Tempranillo 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.

There are plenty of notable native Spanish grapes which have made a big impression on the wine world at large, but none are as renowned or as widely loved as the Tempranillo varietal. This black skinned grape has been used for wine making for centuries, with several ancient civilizations noticing the fact that it is highly versatile and holds some delicious flavors and aromas, perfect for those looking for a powerful yet elegant grape for their wines. Tempranillo often causes winemakers some trouble, however, as it is highly susceptible to many diseases. Despite this, plenty continue to persevere with this varietal, as it is perfect for producing delicious and complex single variety and blended wines, packed full of classic Spanish flavors and plenty of aromatic and intense surprises.

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.