French Sparkling Wine

Made in the South of France, the new 90+ Cellars Alcohol-Removed Sparkling Brut brings real wine flavor without the alcohol. This dealcoholized sparkling wine is made at a 4th generation family winery that has been pioneering... Read More

Made in the South of France, the new 90+ Cellars Alcohol-Removed Bubbly Rosé brings real wine flavor without the alcohol. This dealcoholized sparkling wine is made at a 4th generation family winery that has been pioneering... Read More

The village of Villers-Marmery is an anomaly, an island of Chardonnay in a sea of Pinot Noir creating near Blanc de Blancs. The majority of Margaine’s holdings are in the village of Villers-Marmery, a 95% village for Chardonnay,... Read More

Bubbly plum wine from Alsace, this is delightfully acidic and fruity. Made from biodynamically farmed plums that grow on the vineyard and blended with 5% riesling grapes at bottling (which jumpstarts the secondary fermentation... Read More

Disgorged in May 2019 with 2.5 grams per liter dosage, Renoir’s NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru Le Terroir is a 50-50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the slopes of Verzy, some 20% of which was vinified and matured in barrel.... Read More

Disgorged in May 2019 with 2.5 grams per liter dosage, Renoir’s NV Extra-Brut Grand Cru Le Terroir is a 50-50 blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the slopes of Verzy, some 20% of which was vinified and matured in barrel.... Read More

This is a Champagne that I never tire of. Made from estate vines in the Cotes de Blancs from a 4th generation grower, this wine is partially vinified in oak and is aged 4 years on the lees. It's got a creamy mouthfeel, and... Read More

A superb crémant that over-delivers, especially when considering that it is from one of the Loire Valley’s greatest terroirs, Brézé. This famous commune in Saumur is known for its laser-sharp Chenin... Read More

Aubert et Fils Brut is a beautiful and crisp blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier which stands toe-to-toe with some of Champagne's heavy hitters for a fraction of the price. Full of elegant savoury aromas with... Read More

80% Pinot Noir, 20% Chardonnay. This wine reveals a luminous color with a golden reflection. The nuanced and complex nose stretches out over aromas of stone and chalk, accompanied by scents of fresh red berries. Everything is... Read More

Bérêche et Fils was founded in 1847 and is best known for their complex, innovative, and terroir-driven Champagnes. Now headed by Raphaël and Vincent Bérêche, the family’s nine hectares of... Read More

A new release from Pauline, Raphaël Bérêche's wife. The wine is comprised of 100% Pinot Noir farmed organically in Ludes. Bottled with 3.5g/l dosage. This is her inaugural bottling and only 1,000 bottles... Read More

The Bérêche rosé, Campania Remensis, uses the Roman name for the countryside around Reims. It also comes from a single terroir, the village of Ormes, just west of Reims in the Petite Montagne. It is two-thirds... Read More

The Brut Réserve is a blend of 70% wines from the base year with the balance reserve wines, composed from approximately one-third each of the three major varieties. A model of harmony, nuance and verve, it is a pure expression... Read More

60% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier sourced from more than 300 crus, including 85% grands and premiers crus; 15% fermented in old oak barrels. The complexity and richness of Special Cuvée is unparalleled among the... Read More

Made exclusively from pinot noir, this singular champagne expresses Champagne Bollinger's unique vision of this grape variety. The new Bollinger PN cuvée embodies the ambition to highlight the variety of expressions... Read More

When I was tasting Bollinger's brilliant Grande Année in this vintage, I was trying to imagine how good the 2008 Extra-Brut R. D. would be, as the style of the vintage seems almost perfectly adapted to this cuvée.... Read More

Charles Le Bel “1818” Brut NV is a delicious, classic champagne produced by the Billecart-Salmon family! It is made with near equal parts Chardonnay Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir and offers aromas of brioche, almonds... Read More

Fabien Daviaux is the 4th gen of vignerons of Champagne Chavost. After graduating in wine studies, Fabien traveled 4 continents making wine. He returned to Champagne and converted the family estate to organics and eliminated the... Read More

Françoise Antech Gazeau crafted Cuvee Françoise 25 years ago when she went back to Limoux to express her personal taste in bubbles. Through the selection of her favorite tanks, she achieves the perfect balance between... Read More

From six hectares in the villages of Sezanne, Avenay Val d'Or, and Cuis. 50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, and 20% Meunier; 30% of the blend comes from a reserve perpetuelle started in 1986. The Chardonnay is very much front... Read More

This sparkling Chenin Blanc from France's Loire Valley is stunning. Jacky Blot's Brut Tradition crackles with energy and offers up notes of lemon curd, chalk, quince, yeast and white flowers. Impressively long, with laser-like... Read More

One of Jacky Blot most striking creations is his TRIPLE ZERO, a lightly sparkling wine that he describes as above all a natural wine that happens to have some bubbles. The three zeros imply the eschewing of chaptalization, tirage... Read More

Domaine Rolet Cremant du Jura is a supreme sparkling wine crafted in the tradtional method-the same thing as Champagne. In any other region-and in Champagne especially-this wine would cost you a whole lot more money. Aromas of... Read More