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Can you believe it that we’re already here at the end of 2009?! I’m looking forward to celebrating tonight with some excellent bubbly. Champagne is classic, but many regions around the world make sparkling wine. Here are 5 of my favourites:<\/p>\n
Poema Cava Brut, DO Pened\u00e8s, Traditional Method, Spain: Toasty, zesty goodness with bubbles galore! Aromas of green apples, lemon-buttered bread, and limes.\u00a0 121152\u00a0 11.50%\u00a0 XD\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $15.95\u00a0 Score: 88\/100.<\/p>\n
Santa Margherita Prosecco, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy: VC: Here\u2019s a Prosecco with a surprisingly rich, toasted quality that translates into roasted almond, walnut and yellow fruit flavors. The toasted notes add unexpected complexity to a dry, crisp ap\u00e9ritif wine. ML. My note: A lovely summer day with bright notes of ripe white peach and toast. Toast your good fortune to be alive.\u00a0 687582\u00a0 11.50%\u00a0 XD\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $17.95\u00a0 Score: 89\/100.<\/p>\n
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Roederer Estate Sparkling Wine, Anderson Valley, California, United States: One of my long-term favorite bubblies from California: dependably delicious and reasonably priced. Peach and toasted bread.\u00a0 294181\u00a0 12.00%\u00a0 D\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $28.95\u00a0 Score: 88\/100.<\/p>\n
Sumac Ridge Estate Winery Chardonnay Tribute, Okanagan Valley, Canada: Made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes in honour of Canadian athletes who will compete at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games, this wine dances with zingy citrus notes and has a lovely toasty finish. Pair with: oysters, fresh shellfish, buttered popcorn.\u00a0 988107\u00a0 13.00%\u00a0 D\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $30.00\u00a0 Score: 91\/100.<\/p>\n
Bollinger Champagne Special Brut Cuv\u00e9e, A.C., Champagne, France: Green apple, toasty bread and lovely white peach goodness. An extraordinary complex bubbly.\u00a0 384529\u00a0 12.50%\u00a0 XD\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $79.95\u00a0 Score: 93\/100. Happy New Year!<\/p>\n Natalie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Can you believe it that we’re already here at the end of 2009?! I’m looking forward to celebrating tonight with some excellent bubbly. Champagne is classic, but many regions around the world make sparkling wine. Here are 5 of my favourites: Poema Cava Brut, DO Pened\u00e8s, Traditional Method, Spain: Toasty, zesty goodness with bubbles galore! Aromas of green apples, lemon-buttered bread, and limes.\u00a0 121152\u00a0 11.50%\u00a0 XD\u00a0 750 mL\u00a0 $15.95\u00a0 Score: 88\/100. Santa Margherita Prosecco, D.O.C., Veneto, Italy: VC: Here\u2019s a Prosecco with a surprisingly rich, toasted quality that translates into roasted almond, walnut and yellow fruit flavors. The toasted notes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-wines"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1028"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13658,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1028\/revisions\/13658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nataliemaclean.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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