Once again, we'll toast a new month with a bottle of sparkling wine that was a gift from friends. This time it is a bottle of Breathless Blanc De Noir that long-time pals David and Peter brought from California on their recent visit.
This bottle is from their private stash. As members of a number of wine clubs at nearby vineyards, they have access to wines that may not be available to the public. So while our bottle is from a single vineyard Reserve, we’ve linked to the Breathless Blanc De Noir that you could purchase.
Over the years, we’ve shared a lot of wine with these guys. They know we love pinot-forward sparklers. They share our love of supporting small family-owned and operated vineyards. They also have excellent taste in wine and live in an area where they can visit nearby vineyards on weekends. We often check with them before we purchase wines from that area.
Here's what we’ve learned about Breathless Sparkling Wines.
This vineyard is owned and operated by three sisters and honors their mother.
They say, “Guided by the expert hand of award-winning winemaker Penny Gadd-Coster, the sisters are dedicated to sparkling and still winemaking in the time-honored French method. By employing this méthode champenoise—the traditional second fermentation in the bottle—and using the finest select Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay grapes, Breathless sparkling wines pair beautifully with all of life’s moments, from the everyday to the extraordinary.”
You can learn more about Penny Gadd-Coster’s philosophy and work with the Breathless team in the video below.
Here’s something else we learned from Peter and David. If you are visiting the West Coast and plan to bring back wine, you might want to choose Alaska Air as your carrier. They offer a deal where you can, “Check a case of wine for free when you fly from 32 West Coast cities.”
Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes, and produced by different methods, adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!
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Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
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