Sparkling Wine News
Rack & Riddle Announces New Sparkling Wine Private Label Blends
Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services, one of the nation’s largest winemaking operations specializing in sparkling wine, has rolled out five new private label sparkling wines. The non-vintage Brut, Blanc de Noirs, Blanc de Blancs, Brut Rosé, and Moscato varietals are crafted in the traditional French method and are sourced from select North Coast and…
Rack & Riddle Sparkling Wines
North Coast Blanc de Blancs Beautiful green apple and tropical notes in the aroma follows through in the mouth with a smooth fine mousse. This wine finishes with lingering light tropical flavors. 100% Chardonnay. North Coast Brut Citrus, Pear, & floral aromas with a hint of yeast. The fine mousse brings forth the light citrus,…
Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services
Based in Healdsburg, California, Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services is proudly committed to providing pristine facilities where winemakers craft both still and sparkling wines. When wine industry veterans Rebecca Faust and Bruce Lundquist first set out to establish Rack & Riddle Winery, they envisioned a leading-edge facility using premium vineyards to produce wine in…
Edoné Sparkling Wine
Edoné Sparkling Wine from Viñedos Balmoral, Spain The founders discovered in Balmoral its best kept secret: The behavior of its vineyards in a pure state, more than 1,000 meters above the sea level. A wonderful rarity in Spain. Edoné is produced following the Traditional Method of second fermentation and ageing in the same bottle. Edoné Cuvée de…
Enjoy a Glass of Welsh Bubbly & Stay at a Vineyard in Wales
Here are some suggestions of where you can enjoy a glass of Welsh sparkling wine and stay the night in a vineyard in Wales. Ancre Hill Estates Stay in a newly refurbished 3 bedroom cottage overlooking the vineyard, within 10 minutes walking distance of the historic border town of Monmouth. On arrival guests will be greeted with…
Enjoy a Glass of English Bubbly & Stay at an English Vineyard
Here are some suggestions of where you can enjoy a glass of English sparkling wine and stay the night in an English vineyard. Camel Valley in Cornwall Cornwall’s largest and most celebrated vineyard, with 82 acres of south-facing slopes located just off the Camel Trail, which follows the river valley from Bodmin Moor to Padstow. The…
English Sparkling Wine ~ A Fast Growing Industry
English sparkling wine is a fast growing industry. In the Domesday Book there were 46 vineyards listed. Most recent figures show that there are now 434 vineyards on more than 4,500 acres in England and Wales. The modern age of winemaking began in England in 1951, when Major General Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones planted a vineyard at Hambledon in…
Blanquette de Limoux & Crémant de Limoux
Everyone has heard of Champagne, but there are also plenty of other sparkling wines that come from France. Languedoc-Roussillon is actually the largest wine region of France and perhaps the oldest. Wine historians believe that the world’s first sparkling wine was produced in this region in 1531, by the monks at the abbey in Saint-Hilaire. It…
Crémant d’Alsace
Apart from Champagne, Cremant d’Alsace is the country’s most-prolific sparkling wine appellation producing 21 million bottles per year. This has increased 20-fold in the past 30 years. Today, more than 500 producers are united under the Syndicate of Producers of Crémant d’Alsace. The grape varieties that may be used to create Cremant d’Alsace wines are those permitted under…