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Sparkling Wine

Nothing excites quite like Champagne and sparkling wine. The fact of the matter is that it's all in the dirt. It is the chalky soils of the Champagne region which produce the models for sparkling wines all over the world. Fine examples can be found in regions throughout Europe, North America and even such far away places as Australia and New Zealand . Sparkling wine is always appropriate, to toast an occasion, as an aperitif, or, in the spirit of the Champenois, to be enjoyed throughout the entire dining experience.

I only drink Champagne when I'm happy, and when I'm sad. Sometimes I drink it when I'm alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it – unless I'm thirsty.
Madame Lily Bollinger

1699 August Kesseler Spatburgunder Weissherbst Rheingau, Sekt B. A. Brut 2001 $32
571 Brundlmayer Langenlois Brut 2001 $74
541 Cava "Deopardi" Llopart Brut 2002 $75
559 Cava "Elizabet Raventos" Raventos Brut 2001 $85
512 Cava "Reserva" Llopart Rose Brut 2006 $86
281 Cava "Reserva" Segura Viudas Brut NV $40
545 Cremant de Loire Langlois Brut NV $42
599 Franciacorta "Gran Cuvee - Saten" Bellavista Brut NV $115
558 Franciacorta Ca' del Bosco "Cuvee Prestige" Brut NV $75
569 Franciacorta Ca' del Bosco Brut 2003 $88
597 Georg Breuer, Rheingau Brut 1999 $108
539 Iron Horse "Vrais Amis" Green Valley Brut 2001 $70
511 Iron Horse "Vrais Amis" Green Valley Brut 2002 $75
1720 Raumland "Prestige" Brut NV $75
532 Roederer Estate "L'Ermitage" Anderson Valley Brut 2000 $85
529 Schloss Gobelsburg "Reserve" Langenlois Brut NV $48
543 Schramsberg "Blanc de Blanc" Brut California 2006 $68
531 Schramsberg "Blanc de Noir" Brut California 2007 $72
550 Soter, Brut Rose 2005 $110
580 Weingut Kanzemer Berg "Othegraven" Mosel Brut 2000 $65
563 Yering Station "Yarrabank" Yarra Valley 2000 $49

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