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Champagne Specials for any Occasion!!
We're offering several outstanding bubbly values and classic French Champagne for this season. Whether you're toasting the one you love, looking for a great gift, or celebrating the New Year, we've got the bubbly for you. We've scoured the world and have chosen sparklers from France, USA, Italy, Australia, and other fine wine producing regions that will warm your heart - and your companion's as well. Happy 2009!
CRISTALINO CAVA BRUT N/V, SPAIN
"What more could you want in a budget-priced sparkler? No, it's not hugely complex, but it's fresh and lively, with lime and herb aromas, tart green apple flavors and a zippy finish. Simple, but bouncy and clean."
Cristalino Cava Brut is a sparkling wine from Spain, made from the grape varietals Macabeo 50%, Parellada 35% and Xarello 15%. Produced by Jaume Serra, this lovely sparkler offers a fine alternative to Champagne at less than half the price.
Wine and Spirits 91 Points
$ 9.99
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MASCHIO PROSECCO BRUT, ITALY
Light straw yellow in color with a lively froth. Bouquet of white peach and orange blossoms. Fruit forward, with peach and almond flavors. Great with lighter dishes and seafood; perfect as an aperitif!
ON SALE - $ 11.98
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ADAMI PROSECCO BOSCO DI GICA N/V, ITALY
This delicious frothy, dry wine has the soft feel typical of great Prosecco. Made just north of Venice, this wine has been the base of the traditional Belini cocktail, combining peach nectar with Prosecco. It is also a great choice to drink by itself. Moderately fine, persistent, and frothy mousse. Lovely, elegant scents of green apples, white wildflowers, minerals, and glazed almonds. The palate is dry but still generous with flavors of yellow cherries and tropical fruits, and a very long finish. Excellent.
- Wine Advocate 91 Pts
$ 16.99
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ROEDERER ESTATE BRUT NV, CALIFORNIA
"Smooth, rich and creamy, with spicy pear, fig, melon and honesuckle flavors that are fresh and lively, ending with a tasty burst of ripe fruit. Drink now." Founded in 1981, Roederer Estate is nestled in Mendocino County's cool, fog-shrouded Anderson Valley. As the California outpost of Champagne Louis Roederer, Roederer Estate builds upon a centuries-old tradition of fine winemaking. Roederer Estate's sparkling wines are produced using only Estate-grown grapes from the winery's own vineyards. Carrying on the tradition of Champagne Louis Roederer in France, special oak-aged reserve wines are added to each blend.
Wine Spectator 91 Pts
- Wine Enthusiast 92 Pts
ON SALE - $ 24.98
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THIBAUT JANISSON BLANC DE CHARDONNAY SPARKLING WINE, VIRGINIA
Sparkling wine from Virginia?? YES! This delicious 100% Chardonnay sparkler from near Charlottesville will convince you that sparkling wine has a great future in Virginia! Lovely bready/yeasty nose, fine bubbles, and a crisp texture with hints of baked apple and bread flavors. Become a convert to fine Virginia bubbles.
The President drinks THIBAUT JANISSON BLANC DE CHARDONNAY at State Dinners! You, too, can drink the Presidential Champagne.
"The Thibaut- Janisson Blanc de Chardonnay is a joy to drink -- delicate, sophisticated. It's elegant and suave, with minerality and subtle notes of apple, white peach and yeast - serious sparkling wine from a region not expected to produce it." - Jancis Robinson (International Wine Critic)
ON SALE - $ 25.98
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MICHEL TURGY BLANC DE BLANCS RESERVE GRAND CRU, FRANCE
This Champagne is made entirely out of Chardonnay from the Grand Cru of Mesnil, the same village that brought us Salon, Krug Clos de Mesnil and Launois.
The most fascinating feature of this wine is the reserve stocks that it is composed of. When they say reserve at Turgy, they mean it! They blend in 30 different harvests into this bottling yielding a wine of amazing complexity. It is a very rich and mouth filling Champagne and one of the biggest Blanc de Blancs around. White flowers, pine nuts, spice and even Christmas cookies all came to mind when tasting this wonderful bottle of Champagne.
It has wonderful flavors of toasted brioche with creamery butter, crunchy toffee and bunches of wild blossoms; this persistent 100% Chardonnay pulsates with great energy and freshness. Grace, depth and beauty that are both a nod to its noble Le Mesnil terroir and the artisanal talents of Turgy. From southern Champagne in Mesnil-Oger, this blanc de blanc shows a charming character with its terrific flavors and easygoing style. Spicy baked apple flavors and light bubbles make this a superb choice as an aperitif, to compliment rich dishes, or to celebrate with!
"It's made entirely from white grapes, which means the ultimate expression of chardonnay; orchard fruit flavors, stony minerality and lingering fizz."
- Rated "EXCEPTIONAL" - Washington Post
Reg Price $45.99
- IWC 92 Pts
ON SALE - $ 39.98
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LAURENT-PERRIER BRUT N/V, FRANCE
Lovely aromas of candied berry, coffee and citrus pick up a mineral accent as this glides across the palate. Elegant, with depth, balance and grace that lasts and lasts. Fine, lingering aftertaste.
Wine Spectator 90 Pts
- Wine Advocate 90 Pts
- Wine Enthusiast 91 Pts
ON SALE - $ 39.98
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VESSELLE BRUT RESERVE BOUZY N/V, FRANCE
Light pink-tinged gold. Smoky, seductively perfumed nose displays strawberry, pear, Christmas spices and a hint of vanilla bean. Fresh red berry flavors are complemented by spice cake and smoky minerals, with good mineral snap. The silky finish is impressively energetic and long. This complex Champagne should be flexible with all sorts of lighter foods.
- IWC 92 Pts
ON SALE - $ 45.98
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VEUVE CLICQUOT BRUT YELLOW LABEL N/V, FRANCE
"Clicquot's Yellow label is consistently on of the best non-vintage Bruts
from the major houses in Champagne. The current release bristles with fresh
apple flavor, with the scent of heirloom apples of the tree. That flavor
runs straight through the wine, savory and clean."WINE & SPIRITS 90 Pts
Wine News 92 Pts
- Wine Enthusiast 92 Pts
ON SALE - $ 49.98
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BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVEE N/V, FRANCE
The denomination Special Cuvee was created in 1911. The idea came from William Folks, then partner of the illustrious London House of Mentzendorff. This great wine lover felt it was an insult to simply call this great wine "non vintage". The suggestion of naming it "Special Cuvee" was immediately approved by Monsieur Bollinger.
A beautiful Champagne. Complex and elegant, evoking ginger, jasmine, citrus and honey aromas and flavors, accented by a biscuit and grain component coming as much from barrel fermentation as yeast aging. Very firmly structured and long.
Wine Spectator 93 Pts
- Wine Enthusiast 92 Pts
ON SALE - $ 59.98
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