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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $45.94
Rich and mouthwatering, this feels like raw silk on the palate, offering exotic hints of toasted coconut and lime...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $37.94
Exuberant grapefruit peel, almond skin, honeysuckle, and lime zest rise from the glass with a suggestion of red...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $25.19 $28.79
In 1955, a group of wine growers from the village of Mardeuil, a small village on the hillsides of Epernay, joined...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $64.99 $74.94
60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier sourced from more than 300 crus, including 85% grands and premiers crus;...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $45.76 $49.20
Very clean and bright with transparency of sliced lemon, pear and chalk. Medium to full body with a very creamy...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $28.00 $32.00
This lively Champagne is bright and balanced, with spicy mineral and graphite accents underscoring the poached pear,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $50.22 $54.00
Remarkable depth of mature aromas - tons of candied lemon peel, dried pear and brioche - plus wonderful textural...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $63.24 $68.00
The pink wave sweeping the wine world at present hasn’t left Champagne behind -- but Champagne’s way with pink...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $29.94 $31.20
12 bottles: $29.64
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $45.92 $49.20
Firm acidity frames this dry version, yet it’s finely integrated with a subtle range of yellow plum, apricot,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $69.94
The most accessible and open-knit of Egly-Ouriet's cuvées, Les Prémices carries an appetising brown bread, honey...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $94.94
Based on 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, the NV Grand Cru Brut has a killer nose of baked apple, crushed citrus,...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $89.94
The terrific NV Champagne Premier Cru Les Vignes De Vrigny is a rich, powerful, full-bodied yet incredibly elegant...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $39.60 $44.00
Vibrant and balanced, with flavors of nectarine, candied orange peel, slivered almond and oyster shell set on a lacy...
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90
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $48.78
12 bottles: $47.80
Light gold. Pungent scents of dried pear and peach pit are lifted by a tangy orange zest nuance. Vibrant on the...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $49.74
12 bottles: $48.75
The new release of Gonet-Medeville's NV Brut Premier Cru Blanc de Noirs is showing very well, offering up an...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $239.94
The numbering indicates this is the 170th blending of this Champagne. This iteration has a fine poise—it's mature...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $227.46 $244.58
The tightness and tension of this is impressive considering the youngest wine from this is 2015 (hot and dry year),...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $39.20
12 bottles: $37.24
A smooth, gently round and nicely balanced Champagne dominant in pinot meunier, pinot noir and chardonnay to boot. It...
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Sparkling
750ml
Bottle: $32.40 $49.94
Lanson Père & Fils Brut is an enriched evolution of the classic Lanson Le Black Label Brut. Named after the first...

Champagne Blend 2021 NV France Champagne Rapid Ship

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.

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and owes its expertise to the Romans, it comes as little surprise that this most highly esteemed of the Old World wine countries continues to impress and enchant both novices and experts to this day. Despite the rise in quality of wines from neighboring European countries, not to mention the New World, the French wine industry continues to boom, with up to eight billion bottles being produced in recent years. However, France prides itself on always putting quality before quantity, and the wide range in fine produce is a testament to the dedication and knowledge of the wineries across the country. Indeed, from rich and complex reds to light and aromatic white wines, French wines are as varied and interesting as they are enjoyable to drink, making this country a firm favorite for wine lovers across the globe.

The beautiful rolling hillsides of the Champagne region of France have, for hundreds of years, been producing many of the world's most famous wines. The sparkling white wines to come out of Champagne's prestigious wineries have conquered the world, and are drank in celebration across the globe. The vast majority of the region is under vine, and grows predominantly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grape varietals, which are usually blended together by master wine-makers in order to make their recognizable and widely loved produce. The north-easterly region of Champagne has a relatively cool climate, and quite a lot of rainfall, making it far from ideal for ripening grapes. However, the presence of heavily forested areas in the region helps maintain a balanced temperature, and the generations of expertise the wineries hold clearly produces excellent results in spite of the climatic problems.