Sparkletown (won't you take me to....")

Posted on 28 December 2021
Posted in chardonnay, france, Glera, Italy, Pinot Meunier, pinot noir
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Raise a glass of sparkling wine to the end of the year 2021! Join City Vino this week, as we feature four sparkling wines that can take you to Sparkletown. Sing along with us to wine-altered lyrics to the Lipps Inc song from 1979, “Won’t you take me to Sparkletown, Won’t you take me to Sparkletown?”

The Differences Between Pét-Nat and Champagne

Posted on 30 June 2020
Posted in Blend, Champagne, chardonnay, Malvasia Bianca, Muscat, Pet Nat, Pinot Meunier, pinot noir, sparkling
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“Pét-Nat,” or “pétillant naturel,” is the term given to sparkling wines made with a single fermentation. Fermentation is started in-tank, then the wine is put into a bottle and topped with a crown cap, like those on beer or glass soda bottles. The yeast in the bottle will continue to ferment the sugar in the grape juice, and the carbon dioxide that is a byproduct of fermentation has nowhere to go, except into the wine itself, yielding a sparkling wine.