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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $33.94
12 bottles: $33.26
Velvet perlage in the glass. On the nose ripe pears and apple with the yeasty note from the bottle fermentation. On...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $33.94
12 bottles: $33.26
Velvet perlage in the glass. On the nose ripe pears and apple with the yeasty note from the bottle fermentation. On...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $28.00
12 bottles: $26.60
Velvet perlage in the glass. On the nose ripe pears and apple with the yeasty note from the bottle fermentation. On...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $31.94
12 bottles: $31.30
Another bubbly from them was anointed among the best three sparkling wines in all of Germany, whereupon it sold out...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $46.87 $52.08
6 bottles: $44.80
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $57.08 $60.08
6 bottles: $52.01
Chapel Down’s first vineyards were planted in the 1970s; the winery now has 200 acres in the chalk soils of Kent,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $41.37
12 bottles: $40.54
A blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, with reserves from previous years, and lees-aged for 2 ½ to 3 years to give...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $41.51
12 bottles: $40.67
A delightfully pale, salmon pink colour, made wholly from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes and lees-aged for 2 to...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $14.03 $15.59
12 bottles: $13.99
Gorgeous primary grapefruits and lemons take center stage in this juicy easy-drinking Riesling sparkler. Forward and...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
The NV Mosel Petnat "Piu... Piu" is a Riesling sparkling wine based on the vintages 2010 and 2011 (50/50). It was...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $25.94
12 bottles: $25.42
A wild and fun Pinot Noir pet nat from the Mosel! More savory than fruit forward, the Piu Piu Rosé has great...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $56.88 $74.94
All our wines are tasted and judged against their peers in the principal judging week of DWWA – but making the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $289.94 $305.20
From an excellent vintage and on lees for over six years, this exceptional bubbly is also England's most expensive...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $60.79
6 bottles: $60.00
A complex and expertly made English bubbly from one of the nation's top estates, this opens with some struck match...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $68.94
6 bottles: $68.00
This sunset-hued vintage rosé demonstrates just how far England has come on the winemaking front. And what the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $65.20
6 bottles: $64.00
#54 ENTHUSIAST 100 2022. This is a vibrant and beautifully crafted blanc de blancs. Aromas of lemon, pear and green...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.71 $17.59
12 bottles: $11.53
COLOUR: Light yellow with green reflections; MOUSSE: Finely beaded, lingering; BOUQUET: Delicate aroma of golden...
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $16.94
12 bottles: $16.60
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $14.30
12 bottles: $14.01
Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $15.00
12 bottles: $14.25
Langmann specializes in schilcher, a grape unique to Western Styria. It makes a wild rosé, dark with berry flavor...
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Cabernet Franc Champagne Blend England Germany 750ml

Cabernet Franc is not simply an important grape varietal for the fact that it is one of the most widely grown strains of vine in the world, but also because it is a vital grape in the production of many of the finest wines the world has ever seen. For centuries in its native France, it has been a varietal synonymous with elegance and high quality, and has become a key fruit in the production of the Bordeaux and Bordeaux-style blended wines which have gone down in history thanks to their magnificent flavors, aromas and levels of aged complexity. However, Cabernet Franc is also a wine grape varietal for use in single variety, unblended wines, and has plenty to offer on its own. Most commonly, it is renowned for its wide bouquet, which often includes fascinating notes of tobacco, violets or bell pepper over a beautifully pale and decadent liquid.

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.

As in many Old World countries, the rise of viticulture in Germany came about as a result of the Roman Empire, who saw the potential for vine cultivation in the vast flatlands around the base of the Rhine valley. Indeed, for over a thousand years, Germany's wine production levels were enormous, with much of the south of the country being used more or less exclusively for growing grapes. Over time, this diminished to make way for expanding cities and other types of industries, but Southern Germany remains very much an important wine region within Europe, with many beautifully balanced and flavorful German wines being prized by locals and international wine lovers alike. The hills around Baden-Baden and Mannheim are especially noteworthy, as these produce the high end of the characteristic semi-sweet white wines which couple so perfectly with German cheeses and pickled vegetables. However, all of Germany's wine producing regions have something special and unique to offer, and are a joy to explore and experience.