What I'm Drinking: Andre et Mireille Tissot Cremant du Jura, France
I don’t know about you, but I LOVE sparkling wine. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE IT. My idea of a perfect Saturday/Sunday morning ALWAYS involves a delicious glass of bubbly (or two… or three…). And while I would...
View ArticleWeek 9: Italian Sparkling Wine
Chile was great (especially the Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon), but it’s time to move on. I’m leaving the Southern Hemisphere behind and heading to a country near and dear to my heart –...
View ArticleSparkling Wine Primer: What the Hell is Methode Champenoise?
Personally, I appreciate things more when I understand them better, and it struck me this morning that, with the onset of my project’s first foray into sparkling wine, it might be helpful to explain a...
View ArticleNino Franco Rustico Prosecco
Made in the Veneto region around Venice from grapes of the same name, Prosecco is a staple in Italian households and is also the base for that famous and deliciously wonderful cocktail, the Bellini...
View ArticleMionetto Sergio Prosecco
It is definitely interesting to compare this wine with the Nino Franco Rustico because, although the two wines come from the same region and are made from the same grapes, they are really quite...
View ArticleMionetto Il Moscato
Made in the Veneto region from Moscato grapes, the Mionetto Il Moscato is lightly effervescent with a big aroma of honey and lavender, and even bigger notes on the palate of ripe pear, honey and...
View ArticleWeek 9: What to Eat with the Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco
Although I’m a big fan of sparkling wine any time of day, one of my absolute favorite things in life is a delicious brunch on a weekend morning, accompanied, of course, by a Mimosa. As such, when it...
View ArticleHoliday Sparkling Wine Tasting
CorkPopper hosted its first wine tasting tonight, and I am happy to say that it went quite well! I picked an Italian Prosecco, a Spanish Cava, a French Cremant and a California sparkling wine and...
View ArticleWeek 18: French Sparkling Wine
While I would have loved to have done a whole week of Champagne for this, the last week of 2009 (and France’s final hurrah in the CorkPopper Project), the sad fact is that Champagne is just too damned...
View ArticleWeek 18: The Results Are In!!
As I mentioned previously, I tasted all three of this week’s French sparkling wines a couple of weeks ago over brunch with J, Pop and SM because J and I are going to be in Argentina for New Year’s. I...
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