Brut

Home
Brut

Countdown to New Year’s Eve: Franciacorta

Becky Sue Epstein
Feature Stories
3 min read
Never heard of Franciacorta? No worries. It’s this week’s featured sparkling wine. [Franciacorta -- pronounced FRAN-sha KOR-tah] Each week until the end of the year we’ll take a look at different types of sparkling wines – champagne included, of course – so you’ll be able to make a great choice for your

Mumm Napa Brut Prestige

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
This pale tan sparkling wine has a frothy mousse and a light, fresh aroma wafting up from the glass. It’s peachy but dry on the palate, with nice chalky elements toward the end palate, and hints of almond and hazelnut in the shortish finish.  Drink on its own. Recommended as

Champagne Lanson Rose Label Brute Rosé

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
New in the US this year, Lanson’s brut rosé is an elegant example of a champagne that more than fulfills its promise. Pale salmon in color, with very small bubbles.  The barest hint of rose-petals with light yeast on the nose. A bone dry, beautifully balanced wine. Some raspberry, and

NV Gramona Imperial Cava Brut

Remy Charest
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Cavas can be inexpensive, easy-going bubbly, but it can also be more than that. It’s worth checking out the higher-end cuvées from good producers to get a sense of that : far from being strictly creamy, with substantial pastry notes, they can also offer freshness, fine bubbles and a crisp

Pol Roger Brut Reserve “White Foil”

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is very pale yellow with a caramel tinge, bubbles are small and moderately active. The nose is lovely, deep with an underlying umami richness beneath fresh pears and apples. On the palate tart apples take the lead, driven as much by bright acids as apple flavors. The apple

Naked Champagne, the Making of Zero Dosage Champagne

Caroline Henry
Feature Stories
4 min read
Here in Champagne, one often says that champagne is first and foremost a wine. However the characteristics of this wine change significantly with the adding of the dosage (a mixture of base wine and cane sugar) at the time of disgorging. Today's most popular Champagne style is brut—which often contains 6 to 12