American Sparkling Wine

Exploring the land of opportunity, the land of the brave, of the free, and the land that is producing some incredible award winning sparkling wines. America is a New World wine producing country, producing around 162 million bottles of sparkling wine per year. with their sparkling wine production increasing by 4% each year since 2008.…

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Paula Kornell’s Life In Bubbles

Is there a more dramatic wine story? Hanns Kornell was a third generation German winemaker imprisoned in the Dachau concentration camp in 1938. After eight months there, he was released on the condition that he leave Germany within forty-eight hours. After fleeing to London, he set sail for the United States. En route, his ship…

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Kelsey Phelps Talks SEPPI Craft Wines

Her grandfather was an iconic figure in Napa Valley wine history. Kelsey Phelps is taking her family’s legacy forward on a slightly different path. Joseph Phelps founded his eponymous vineyard and winery in the early Seventies after running a successful construction company for years. He brought leadership and vision to the blossoming Napa Valley wine…

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Barefoot Winery of Napa Valley

I was getting into a doldrums finding American sparkling wines that peak my interest seeking the criteria of offering well made wines and delivering pleasure, with novel packaging. A tall order to request from any winery, much less discovered at a huge production facility in a region known for boutique wineries and prestigious wines. I…

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