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$18.12
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A classic dry and crisp Brut from clay and chalk soil vineyards in the Anjou and Touraine regions of the Loire Valley...
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$15.10
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A classic dry and crisp Brut Rosé made of 100% Cabernet Franc from clay and chalk soil vineyards in the Anjou and...
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A delicious Crémant that punches well above the weight of its price tag. Its intense pink salmon hue hints at the...
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Peach and honey with smoky mineral notes. Toasted plums and voluminous mouthfeel moving to a crisp finish. (Bronze) -...
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This blend, mainly of Chardonnay, has plenty of ripe white fruits cut with minerality from the Chenin Blanc. The...
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TOP 100 BEST BUYS. Cabernet franc (90%) and chenin blanc (10%) are pressed together and co-fermented in tank for this...
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Plump and forward overall, with a bracing streak of walnut running through a core of friendly pear and apple notes,...
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Grenache and Pineau d'Aunis. "Bille en Bulle" is a new entrant to Bellivière's second line of wines, Les Arches de...
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Lightly floral on the nose with peach and apricot aromas. This is crisp and dry on the palate with the mouth...
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$28.80
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Pure notes of rose hip and currant are prominent in this intense sparkler, with vibrant acidity cutting through,...
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The vines for both average 45 years old and have been certified-organic since 2007. The fruit is harvested manually...
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100% Chenin Blanc. Pinon makes two brut sparkling wines, both of which are made with the méthode champenoise and...
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A fine nose with a lovely presence of minerals and honeycomb. Pure and polished with great acidity and delicate...
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A blend of 60% Chenin Blanc and equal amounts of Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc, with 10% reserve wine. Fresh and...
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Langlois-Château is part of the Bollinger stable, so you know you're guaranteed a quality fizz here. Made from 100%...
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A bright sparkler, with fresh pear and green apple notes laced with a hint of verbena. Racy finish. Drink now. 1,667...
Champagne Blend France Loire Valley 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.
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.
Within France, the one region most closely associated with fine white and rosé wines is surely the Loire Valley. With over eight controlled appellations, and a relatively large expanse of land covering this wide valley, the Loire Valley is an ideal location for wineries wishing to produce large quantities of excellent quality vines for their wine production. Indeed, this region has been associated with excellent white wines for over a thousand years, with it once being the favorite wine region for the crowned heads of England, France and beyond. Today, it produces a wide range of white wines, and several rosé and red varieties also. It is also widely celebrated for being home to some of France's most lively and fruity sparkling crémant wines, which more than match those produced in nearby Champagne.