Roederer Estate Winery Brut Anderson Valley NV Small-Production alongside 2002 and 2008

alongside 2002 and 2008

and a dash of bitters in the classic Portuguese style

a quiet back-country stretch of Touraine where Gamay grows in sandy

where gentle east-facing slopes produce Pinot Noir with a classic Côte Chalonnaise character — regional Burgundy fruit without the Côte d'Or price tag

Roederer Estate Winery Brut Anderson Valley NV Small-Production alongside 2002 and 2008CALIFORNIA : MENDOCINO : ANDERSON VALLEY Chardonnay, Pinot Noir MED FULL BODIED, LEMON CURD, APPLE, MINERAL, ALMOND, OAK Eric Asimov has called Roederer Estate the gold standard for California sparkling wine, and we have to agree that there is arguably no better, reasonably priced sparkling wine being made in the US currently. WINEMAKING : 60% Chardonnay & 40% Pinot Noir; aged 2 years on the lees. ECOLOGY : Sustainable PAIRING : Fried Mushrooms