$179.40
Cantine Riondo
Italy (Italy)
12 x 750ml
Salad, White Meat
$215.88
Isaac Fernandez Selección
Spain (Spain), Utiel-Requena (Spain)
12 x 750 ml
Breads, Cured Meat, Ham, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, White Meat
"This is a traditionally made sparkling wine, rich with lees influence and refreshing citrus notes. In other words: It’s textbook Cava and a brilliant example of the value the category offers. Standout flavors and aromas include biscuits, melted butter, and lemon essence. A solid wine and an absolute steal."
Tim McKirdy, VinePair, July 2019
"This cava is a bit more champagne-like than most, thanks to the 20 percent of the blend being chardonnay. The chardonnay lends body and richness, along with ripe fruit notes...This is delightful bubbly."
Great Value - The Washington Post, Jan 2020
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$227.40
Masia Puigmolto
Penedès (Spain), Spain (Spain)
12 x 750 ml
Breads, Cured Meat, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, White Meat
$227.40
Masia Puigmolto
Penedès (Spain), Spain (Spain)
12 x 750 ml
Breads, Cured Meat, Rich Fish, Roasted Vegetables, Soft Cheese, White Meat
$227.40
Cantine Riondo
Italy (Italy)
12 x 750ml
Rich Fish, Salad
The denomination of Extra Dry means the wine is actually off- dry, so it has a touch of sweetness. This Prosecco has aromas of white blossoms and golden delicious apples, with velvety bubbles on the palate and flavours of apple and pear.
92 Points - Luca Maroni, Sept 2020
Gold Medal - Berliner Wein Trophy
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$227.40
Principi di Porcia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy), Italy (Italy)
12 x 750 ml
Breads, Cured Meat, Rich Fish, Soft Cheese, Sweets, White Meat
$237.00
Konzelmann Estate Winery
Canada (Canada), Niagara (Canada), Ontario (Canada)
12 x 750 ml
$237.00
Konzelmann Estate Winery
Canada (Canada), Niagara (Canada), Ontario (Canada)
12 x 750mL
Rich Fish, Sweets
$239.40
Principi di Porcia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia (Italy), Italy (Italy)
12 x 750 ml
Fresh Fruit
$239.40
Megalomaniac
Niagara (Canada), Ontario (Canada)
12 x 750 ml
Hard Cheese, Rich Fish, Risotto, Scallop, Soft Cheese
Bright and clear pale yellow colour with nuances of pale green. Persistent medium small bubbles flow in continuous chains, ending in a pearl-like band around the rim.The nose is complex and vibrant, the nose draws you in with tight aromas of pear and apple, giving way to a second nose full of peach and nectarine, balanced with a fresh, slate-like minerality. The palate is clean, crisp and exciting. Firm but supple effervescence carries the lush aromas of ripe stone fruit and tight minerality across the midpalate, where the delicate dance between sweetness and fresh acidity entice the palate. The mousse releases towards the finish, filling the mouth and leading to a balanced finish filled with crisp citrus and lush texture, the last burst of the bubbles draws you back for another sip.
> Learn MorePeople swoon over Sparkling wine, especially Champagne. As in, "Come quickly, I am tasting the stars!" or "I only drink Champagne on two occasions, when I am in love and when I am not." At WineOnline.ca, we love Sparkling wine too! Whether it’s called Champagne or Prosecco or Cava or Mousseux or Crémant or Espumoso or Sekt or Spumante, it’s all Sparkling wine and it’s all delicious. For the record, while all Champagne is Sparkling wine, not all Sparkling wine is Champagne. That’s because Champagne can only be called Champagne if it comes from the Champagne region in France.
The traditional way to produce sparkling wine is popularly known as the Champagne method and is used for Crémant, Cava, better varieties of Sekt and of course Champagne. This method creates the effervescence right in the bottle in a complex process, where the winemaker handles each individual bottle many times. In the Charmat method, the wine is mixed in a stainless steel pressure tank. And when the sugar converts into alcohol and carbon dioxide, the yeast is filtered and removed. Then the wine is bottled. The Charmat production method is widely used in the US and in Italy - especially in the Asti province in the production of Prosecco wines. Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot meunier are the primary varietals used to produce Sparkling wine but Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, and Vidal are also used in smaller quantities.
Most sparkling wine (including Champagne) is non-vintage where winemakers blend grape juice from several different years. This allows them to keep a consistent flavor profile year to year. If you see a vintage sparkling wine, it means the makers thought that year was spectacular and will represent their winery’s highest quality. And it is also reflected in the price. A vintage wine will often cost 2 or 3 times more than non-vintage.
Sparkling wines have their own characteristic taste. Some taste bready, some citrusy, some fruity. Watch for the classification of sweetness. Sparkling wine is labelled “brut” or “extra dry.” Brut tastes dry, with no perception of sweetness. Extra dry actually tastes slightly sweet.
WineOnline.ca carries wines from the great Sparkling wine producing areas - Prosecco and Spumante from Italy, Cava from Spain, Crémant from Burgundy, a wide variety of Niagara Sparkling wines and of course Champagnes from the premier producers at different price points.
As some witty pundit claimed, “If life brings you troubles, drink some Champagne, then your problems will just become bubbles… ” So if you are celebrating or not, bring on the Sparkling wine!
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