Traditional-method sparkling (Champagne / Cava / Franciacorta / Crémant)

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Barmes-Buecher's vintage-dated extra-brut Cremant. Long-aged on lees in a Champagne-style Alsace Cremant, biodynamic, often zero-dosage.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Lucien Albrecht's house Brut Cremant, a Pinot-family blend. Reliable traditional-method Alsace bubbles at the price of a good Champagne entry.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Lucien Albrecht's 100 percent Pinot Noir Cremant Rose. Albrecht claims to have been the first to receive AOC approval for Cremant d Alsace in 1976. Reliable salmon-pink bubbles at a friendly price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Maison Cattin (Voegtlinshoffen) Cremant Jacques Cattin, an accessible Pinot-family blend with longer lees ageing than the basic tier.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Pierre Sparr's house Reserve Cremant Brut, a multi-grape blend with a touch of Chardonnay (permitted in Cremant d Alsace). Friendly, accessible Alsace sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Mure's house Cremant brut, a Pinot-family blend with a splash of Riesling for lift. Reliable traditional-method Alsace bubbles at a friendly price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Valentin Zusslin's biodynamic Cremant Rose, made from 100 percent Pinot Noir. Salmon-pink, long-lees ageing, more serious than a typical Cremant rose.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Wolfberger Eguisheim co-op's blanc-de-noirs Cremant from 100 percent Pinot Noir, traditional method. Reliable affordable Alsace bubbles.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A vintage single-terroir Blanc de Blancs from Avize and Cramant: citrus and white flowers over wet chalk and toasted nuts, with intense minerality, saline depth and racy tension.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Pascal Agrapart's Grand Cru multi-village Blanc de Blancs: lemon and white flowers over chalk and almond, taut and saline with a creamy texture and a long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Bereche's terroir-driven non-vintage: citrus and orchard fruit over white flowers and subtle toast, with fine chalk, saline drive and a vinous depth from low dosage and extended ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A Grand Cru Chardonnay of cold-fermented precision: white flowers and lemon over chalk, with creamy texture cut by saline tension and a precise finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity

One of Champagne's most admired roses: pale salmon-pink with wild strawberry, redcurrant and white peach over fine red fruit, saline freshness and a silky, precise finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs prestige cuvee: floral notes with hazelnut and chestnut bread over a creamy, full-bodied palate of baked goods, mango and candied chestnut.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The house prestige cuvee: fresh bread and citrus oil over yellow orchard fruit, verbena and macadamia, full-bodied and chiseled with a vinous core cloaking brisk acids.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Bollinger's barrel-fermented vintage cuvee: a marine nose of sea breeze, oyster shell and gunpowder smoke over hazelnut, with orchard fruit and fine vanilla on a savoury palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Recently disgorged La Grande Annee held far longer on lees: oak and toasted coconut over dried apricot and mandarin, bone-dry yet fruit-packed with a very long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

A structured Pinot-led rose built on the Special Cuvee base with red wine from Ay's Cote aux Enfants: raspberry and spice over smoky, savoury depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

A Pinot-led, oak-influenced brut of real depth: ripe apple and peach burst through with bitter orange while brioche and fresh walnut linger on a savoury finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A toasty, tropical vintage Blanc de Blancs: candied lemon and baked pineapple with coffee and floral tones, the round palate cut by minerality and high acidity on a long, pure, dry finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A richly mature non-vintage built on a large reserve component: ripe lemon and pineapple over buttery pastry and vanilla toast, with textural richness lifted by a saline, chalky finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Chartogne-Taillet's fine introduction to Merfy: a stylish citric nose where the Pinot element leads, lending a red-fruit character over fresh acidity and fine chalk.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

A single-parcel varietal Pinot Meunier from ungrafted, own-rooted old vines: ripe orchard fruit and spice over smoke and white flowers, vinous and deep with a savoury length.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Deutz's elegant, structured house brut: white peach and citrus over white flowers and fresh brioche, with a fine mousse and a structured, fresh finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Deutz's Pinot-led prestige cuvee: ripe orchard fruit over toast and spice, the palate vinous and deep with mineral structure and a long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A vintage Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs from the northern villages: lemon and white flowers over almond and chalk, reflecting the year's easy charms with a fine chalky finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A stately old-vine Cramant Blanc de Blancs fermented in old oak without malolactic: citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with creamy texture and saline mineral depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A single-vintage prestige cuvee of silky, sculpted precision: white peach and candied citrus over a smoky, saline mineral core that the house calls its first plenitude.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Dom Perignon held to its second plenitude: a generous, plump wine of slate and crushed rock over apricot, honeysuckle and mint, with a stretched, energetic glide.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

A bold, powerful vintage rose led by black cherry and stone fruit over a deep, softly spicy core, combining flesh and richness with zingy drive.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Ruinart's prestige cuvee, a Grand Cru-only pure-Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs in a firm, muscular, reductive style with chalk and long, lingering flavour.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A rare Blanc de Blancs-based prestige rose: copper-hued and complex with mature Pinot, apricot and spice over gunpowder toast, vanilla and layered citrus.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Drappier's Pinot Noir-led Cote des Bar house brut: quince, red apple and spice over fresh brioche, with ripe Pinot fruit, a rounded texture and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury

A rare four-white-grape Champagne in equal parts: acacia honey, beeswax and marzipan giving way to quince jelly, raspberry jam and warm brioche, textural and exotic with fresh acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Egly-Ouriet's benchmark Grand Cru brut: honeyed pear and white flowers over mint and praline, the palate powerful and vinous with a round, savoury depth and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Egly-Ouriet's Premier Cru entry cuvee: ripe orchard fruit and white flowers over spice and light toast, fleshy and vinous with fine chalk and a savoury depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Rustic

A rare varietal Pinot Meunier from old Vrigny vines: ripe orchard fruit and spice over white flowers and smoke, fleshy and vinous with a savoury depth and long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A rare Blanc de Blancs from Chardonnay grown in Ay, a village famed for Pinot Noir: citrus and white flowers over ripe orchard fruit and brioche, with a fuller-bodied Chardonnay character and fine chalk.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Gaston Chiquet's Premier Cru house brut: playful and zesty with mandarin and lemon complementing red fruit, an affable, forward style with fresh acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A pure Premier Cru Cuis Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and light brioche, the palate bringing ripe citrus and yellow plum with underlying minerality and a crisp dry finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Gimonnet's vintage Premier and Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and brioche, with ripe citrus, fine chalk and a long crisp finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Gosset's non-vintage Chardonnay: white flowers and citrus over almond and brioche, with fresh non-malolactic acidity, chalk and a creamy texture.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Gosset's non-vintage rose: red berries and rose over spice and white flowers, the palate marked by fresh red fruit, vinous structure and racy non-malolactic acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

The non-vintage flagship of Gosset, established at Ay in 1584: blackcurrant and gingerbread over dried fruit and white flowers, balanced and deep with a subtle, lasting finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A complex multi-vintage Chardonnay: flambe pineapple and fresh citrus over wet chalk and pastry, the palate velvety yet driven by extraordinary freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Henriot's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over nectarine and pastry cream, the palate bright and fleshy with tangy acid and a pillowy mousse.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A single walled-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs of intense purity: bone-dry, dense and saline with crystalline brightness and Krug's intellectual austerity.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A multi-vintage blend of extraordinary breadth: expressive toast and brioche over stone fruit, an unctuous creamy palate and a crisp mouthwatering lemon finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

A vinous, spice-driven rose with greater colour and texture from a relatively high red-wine proportion, the fruit framed by Krug's signature toast.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Krug's expression of a single year: citrus and stone fruit over toasted nuts, spice and honey, with vinous depth, fine chalk and a complex, savoury, very long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Funky

The rose counterpart to Les Beguines, from the same Gueux Pinot Meunier with a saignee addition: vinous red berries and spice over orchard fruit and smoke, savoury and deep with masterly oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Funky

Jerome Prevost's cult single-vineyard Pinot Meunier from Gueux: brioche straight from the oven with spice and ripe orchard fruit, burnished and vinous with masterly oak, the most exotic Meunier in Champagne.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs from a walled vineyard inside the city of Reims: citrus and white flowers over chalk and subtle toast, taut and racy with saline mineral depth.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Lanson's signature non-malolactic house brut: citrus and green apple over white flowers and a touch of honey, the palate crisp and racy with a mineral cut.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A biodynamic Premier Cru Vertus extra-brut Blanc de Blancs from the southern Cote des Blancs: lemon and white peach over chalk and white flowers, with fine mineral drive and a saline, dry finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A biodynamic Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs: grapefruit and lemon pith over chalk and spice, with fine mineral tension, a soft white-pepper backdrop and a dry, persistent finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A non-dosed single-village Premier Cru Vertus Blanc de Blancs: lemon and green apple over chalk and white flowers, bone-dry with a saline cut, racy tension and a long dry finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Festive

A pioneering saignee rose from Pinot Noir alone: fresh red berries, strawberry and raspberry over rose, the palate marked by bright vinous red fruit and a clean finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Laurent-Perrier's flagship blends three great vintages: lemon sherbet, ripe pear and yellow plum over lime, peach and chalk, with intense fruit, stylish restraint and toasty layers.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Laurent-Perrier's fresh, Chardonnay-influenced house brut: sweet stone fruit and white flowers over nougat and buttery pastry, the palate ample, pillowy and expressive.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Roederer's perpetual-reserve multi-vintage brut: orchard fruit, chamomile and crushed rocks over brisk acids, the palate showing mature dried fruit, yeastiness and a savoury umami style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The original prestige cuvee, created for a tsar: zesty candied lemon and pollen over roasted hazelnut and vanilla, with incredible tension and a chalky, honed precision.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Cristal in rose form: fine red fruit and pink grapefruit over chalk and spice, with a silky texture and the same saline, racy length as the white.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Benoit Marguet's biodynamic Grand Cru blend: citrus and orchard fruit over brioche and nutty notes, with a delicious briochy softness and enchanting oxidative nuttiness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

The most widely poured Champagne in the world: a bright, fruit-led brut of green apple and citrus with a brioche edge and an approachable, lively palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Mumm's red-sash house brut: citrus and white peach over a touch of caramel, the palate lively and fresh with fine bubbles and a clean finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

A 100 percent Grand Cru Bouzy brut: ripe red fruit and citrus over white flowers and brioche, with rich classy fruit, concentrated Pinot flavour and excellent acidity that gains biscuity complexity with age.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Bold

A textbook Bouzy rose from Pinot Noir alone: floral strawberry and red berries over rose and spice, with a deep Pinot character and fresh acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

The prestige cuvee in Emile Galle's Art Nouveau anemone bottle: white flowers, honeysuckle and citrus over fresh almond, the palate delicate and silky with chalk and floral length.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant

The prestige rose in the anemone bottle: gentle red berries and rose over citrus and soft spice, charming and soft with fresh acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Perrier-Jouet's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white flowers and citrus over pear and brioche, the palate light and fresh with floral lift and a clean finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Champagne's great single-clos wine from a steep south-facing walled vineyard: ripe apple, candied ginger and mandarin peel over oyster shell and jasmine, with a toasty undercurrent and depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Philipponnat's Pinot-led house brut: crisp citrus and summer berries over fine biscuit, the palate vinous yet high-definition with complex red fruit and gentle toast.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A benchmark single-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs from old vines: spring flowers, white fruit and citrus over marzipan, with slate and crushed-rock energy and saline length.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A Grand Cru Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs built on a perpetual reserve: lemon and white flowers over chalk and almond, taut and saline with a creamy texture and fresh finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive

A crisp, fruit-forward Pinot-led brut: almond and fresh hazelnut accompany subtle pear and apple over a clean, fresh palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A vintage Blanc de Blancs of crisp golden orchard fruit and white flowers, full-bodied and broad with a fleshy core, lively acids and a precise chalky finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Pol Roger's white-foil house brut: mandarin oil, honeycomb and elderflower over fresh bread, the palate fleshy and enveloping with yellow apple, quince and apricot tart.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Pol Roger's Pinot-dominant prestige cuvee honouring Churchill: orange oil and confit lemon over brioche and honey, with bright saline cutting a core of apricot, mint and sage.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Ruinart's Pinot-led house brut: yellow fruit and citrus over brioche and white flowers, the palate rounded and fresh.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The Chardonnay-led prestige cuvee, now its own house: candied citrus and white flowers over honey and spice, the palate creamy with chalk and a long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A single-parcel, no-dosage Blanc de Noirs from the Cote des Bar: pear, green apple and bread dough over almond paste and white flowers, pillowy and precise with a mineral imprint.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Ruinart's signature multi-vintage Chardonnay: white flowers and citrus over a chalky, creamy palate with a fresh finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant

An early historic rose, fresh and delicate: red berries and rose over citrus, the palate marked by raspberry and redcurrant with a chalky finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

One of Champagne's most mystical wines, made only in declared years from a single Grand Cru village: citrus and white flowers over iodine and chalk, with crystalline, racy intensity and extraordinary length.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Frederic Savart's Premier Cru Ecueil Blanc de Noirs: red apple and red berries over white flowers and spice, fresh and vinous with a fine chalk and saline cut.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Anselme Selosse's Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from three Cote des Blancs villages: yellow apple and quince over toasted nuts, honey and smoke, with an oxidative, vinous depth and a long savoury finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky

A solera-based Avize Blanc de Blancs of extraordinary intensity: dried apricot, walnut and curry spice over honey and smoke, with oxidative depth, vinous power and saline length.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Selosse's extra-brut Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs: ripe orchard fruit and toasted hazelnut over honey and chalk, with vinous oxidative richness and saline mineral depth.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Taittinger's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over fresh fruit and brioche, the palate light, fresh and elegant.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Taittinger's vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from Cote des Blancs Chardonnay: citrus and white flowers over chalk, with creamy texture and saline length.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

The prestige rose counterpart to Comtes: red berries and blood orange over rose and spice, the palate silky with raspberry, chalk and a long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Festive

A delicate, perfumed rose with a bouquet of strawberry, red berries, herbs, blood orange and guava, fresh and lively on the palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A single-vineyard Sezannais Blanc de Blancs: ripe citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with vinous oak-framed depth, saline minerality and a long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A Grand Cru Chouilly Blanc de Blancs: fresh lemon and hazelnut over white flowers and vanilla, with a smooth mousse, zesty lemon and a chalky character through a long citrus finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

A Grand Cru Chouilly Special Club Blanc de Blancs: lemon and lime with heady lily and sweet vanilla, very fresh with a beautiful chalky character and a saline cut.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Fruity

A richly aromatic rose combining cherry, strawberry and raspberry with white pepper, saffron and biscuit, finished by toast, orange peel and gingerbread accents.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The house prestige cuvee named for Madame Clicquot: dried fig, apricot and ripe pear over hazelnut, the palate richly balanced with yellow plum and tropical lift on a fresh finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

The rose version of the prestige cuvee: powerful red fruit and citrus over rooibos tea and fine leather, the palate complex with dried flowers and smoke on a luscious finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

The famous yellow-label brut: a soft, youthful, fruity nose of vanilla and red apple with a toasty overtone, the palate fresh, rounded and approachable.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant

An oak-fermented Premier Cru cuvee: Anjou pear and waxy citrus over bee pollen, white flowers and blanched almond, taut and incisive with racy acid and chalky structuring extract.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

1701 Franciacorta's biodynamic Pas Dosé. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and no dosage from the Cazzago San Martino cellar.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic Abrami Elisabetta at Provaglio d'Iseo. Pinot Nero-inflected traditional-method sparkling, matched to soil plot by plot.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Abrami Elisabetta. The cellar's Pinot Nero focus shows clearly in its rosé.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Al Rocol at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the agriturismo estate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Al Rocol at Ome.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from family Al Rocol. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Antica Fratta's volume Brut Essence from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Barone Pizzini's organic Brut base, the volume flagship from the ICEA-certified organic estate (certified 1997). Erbamat in the blend echoes the 2017 disciplinare amendment.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Organic Dosaggio Zero from Barone Pizzini. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco vinified without dosage, with the chalky moraine-hill minerality exposed.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Bellavista's base cuvée built on a deep reserve-wine library spanning over a decade. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse, white peach lift and a fine almond patisserie finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

The zero-dosage Alma. Chardonnay-led with reserve-wine depth, exposed mineral spine and the cellar's signature almond patisserie carried by a saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The deepest of Bellavista's Vintage tier (Pas Operé means 'extended on lees with low dosage'). Chardonnay-led with 60 months autolysis and a saline, patisserie-cream finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

The line that commemorates Franciacorta's 1961 birth year at Berlucchi. Chardonnay-led Brut with green apple lift, creamy mousse and a fresh almond finish at an accessible price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Single-vintage Pas Dosé from the '61 line, 60 months on lees. Lemon, green apple and chalk aromatics over a saline patisserie palate without dosage sugar.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

The original Berlucchi traditional-method sparkling, the descendant of Franco Ziliani's 1961 founding cuvée. Now bottled outside DOCG as a VSQ at an everyday price.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini. The cellar's anniversary cuvée marking the family's milestones at Provaglio d'Iseo.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini at Provaglio d'Iseo. Family property since 1886, bottle-fermented Franciacorta since 1970.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini at Provaglio d'Iseo.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic Biondelli at Bornato. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a 10-hectare property below Bornato Castle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic Bredasole at Paratico near the southern end of Lake Iseo.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Numbered-edition base cuvée built on the deepest reserve-wine stock in Franciacorta. White peach and pink grapefruit aromatics over a creamy mousse and a saline mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Zero-dosage Millesimato that lays the chalky moraine-hill minerality bare. Lemon, green apple and chalk aromatics, saline finish, and no sugar to soften the mineral grip.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vintage Chardonnay-led Extra Brut with low dosage and 48 months on lees. Lemon zest and hazelnut aromatics with patisserie cream and a saline mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Chardonnay-led Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Red-berried traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from Castel Faglia at Cazzago San Martino. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a 300-metre moraine hill.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Castel Faglia at Cazzago San Martino.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Castello Bonomi's single-vineyard Millesimato from a lost (perdu) cru on Monte Orfano. 100 percent Chardonnay with 4 years on lees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Castelveder at Monticelli Brusati. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Cavalleri's 100 percent Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Brut from the Erbusco cellar. Clean stainless-steel vinification, 30 months on lees, with green apple lift and a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Cavalleri's Pas Dosé. 100 percent Chardonnay with no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement, exposing the moraine-hill chalk.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Contadi Castaldi's volume Brut from Terra Moretti's second Franciacorta house at Adro. Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Contadi Castaldi's Dosaggio Zero. Chardonnay-led with no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement, exposing the chalky moraine-hill minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Brut Nature Franciacorta from Derbusco Cives at Erbusco. Zero-dosage traditional-method sparkling from the moraine slopes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Nature Franciacorta from Derbusco Cives at Erbusco. Zero-dosage red-berried traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio. Minimal-intervention Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the foot of Monte Orfano.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Ferghettina's 100 percent Chardonnay base Brut from Roberto Gatti's Adro cellar. Clean stainless-steel vinification, 30 months on lees, with white peach and almond aromatics.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Ferghettina's single-vintage 100 percent Chardonnay Brut. Thirty-six months on lees deliver lemon curd and saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic La Fiòca at Nigoline Bonomelli in the Corte Franca commune near Lake Iseo. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a south-facing crescent.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

La Montina's Pas Dosé Baiana, named for the cellar's location on Via Baiana at Monticelli Brusati. Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Lantieri's flagship Millesimato Arcadia. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and a saline finish from the Capriolo cellar.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Le Cantorìe at Gussago. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from steep south-facing terraces on calcareous-clay-rocky soils.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Le Marchesine's prestige Millesimato Secolo Novo. Forty-eight months on lees and oak fermentation deliver patisserie cream and saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Lo Sparviere's single-vintage Brut. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and a saline finish from Monticelli Brusati.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Long-lees art-label Riserva Franciacorta from Majolini. Cuvée bottled with an Aligi Sassu artwork label, the Sardinian-Brescian painter who decorated the Majolini chapel.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Majolini at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the rock-excavated cellar.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Majolini at Ome.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from organic Majolini. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa at Calino. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the Tuscan Antinori family's only Lombard property.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa at Calino.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Pas Dosé Franciacorta from organic Mirabella. Long-lees zero-dosage cuvée named for Demetra, goddess of the harvest.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic Mirabella at Passirano. Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco-Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling from the converted 1940s cooperative.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Mirabella at Passirano.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from organic Mirabella. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure, leaning on one of the appellation's larger Pinot Bianco plantings.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Monte Rossa's prestige Millesimato Cabochon, the cellar's flagship single-vintage. Sixty months on lees deliver patisserie cream and a saline finish from the moraine hills.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Monte Rossa's Dosaggio Zero. Chardonnay-led with no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement, exposing the moraine-hill chalk.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Monte Rossa's volume Brut from the Rabotti family's Cazzago San Martino cellar. The P.R. abbreviation is the founder's initials. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Il Mosnel's base Brut, organic since 2008, from the Barboglio family cellar at Camignone (founded 1836). Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse and saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Il Mosnel's flagship Millesimato Extra Brut. EBB stands for Extra Brut Bianco. Forty-eight months on lees deliver yellow apple, candied citrus and a saline patisserie finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Muratori's Numero Zero Pas Dosé. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and no dosage from the Arcipelago Muratori project at Adro.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from Quadra at Cologne. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the southwestern DOCG edge.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Quadra at Cologne.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from Quadra. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Pas Dosé Franciacorta from Quadra. The flagship black-label long-lees zero-dosage cuvée.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Quadra. The cellar's flagship Tonus long-lees cuvée.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Ricci Curbastro's organic Brut from the Capriolo cellar, which the family has farmed since 1885. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees, creamy mousse and a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Ricci Curbastro's Dosaggio Zero, named after Gualberto Ricci Curbastro. Thirty-six months on lees and no dosage expose the chalky terroir.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Ronco Calino's organic Brut from Paolo Radici's Adro cellar (Torbiato). Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from organic San Cristoforo at Villa Pedergnano in the Erbusco commune. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic San Cristoforo at Villa Pedergnano.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Brut Millesimato Franciacorta from organic Santus at Passirano. The cellar bottles vintage Millesimato exclusively, no NV blends.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Millesimato Franciacorta from organic Santus. 100 percent Chardonnay vintage traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Turra at Cologne. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the western Monte Orfano slopes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Uberti's volume Brut, Magnificentia, blends Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco from the family's Erbusco vineyards. Creamy mousse and a saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Uberti's Pas Dosé Sublimis. Four years on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky Erbusco terroir.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Vezzoli at Erbusco. Chardonnay-led Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Vezzoli at Erbusco.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. The Brolese Riserva cuvée in the Muratori group's Villa Crespia line at Adro.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Single-vineyard Brut Millesimato Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. The Cesonato plot at Adro in the Muratori group's Villa Crespia line.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Pas Dosé Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia in the Muratori group at Adro. Zero-dosage 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Villa Franciacorta's single-vintage Brut Cuvette from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Villa Franciacorta's Pas Dosé Diamant. Single-vintage Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Antech's zero-dosage 100% Mauzac Blanquette. Showcase for the heritage Limoux variety with no added sugar at disgorgement.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Brut Nature Crémant from Mouscaillo with no added sugar at disgorgement. Sharp, mineral, made with estate grape must rather than commercial liqueur.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Antech's signature Crémant cuvée named after Eugénie Limouzy. Chardonnay-led traditional method; 12 months on lees adds toasty complexity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Antech's premium Legacy Extra Brut Crémant with Pinot Noir adding red-fruit lift. Extended lees ageing builds creamy texture.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Sieur d'Arques' signature Blanquette de Limoux, three-grape blend aged 15 months on laths. The cooperative's reference traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Sieur d'Arques' Toques et Clochers Crémant - meticulous selections at each stage, 30 months on laths for aromatic development and freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Langlois's signature Brut Reserve: minimum 58 percent Chenin Blanc, balanced with Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc, 10 percent reserve wines, and a minimum 24 months on the lees (double the appellation minimum). Linden blossom and baked pear on the nose, creamy mousse with biscuit and a mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Langlois's Cabernet Franc-dominant Cremant de Loire rose. Over 60 percent of the blend comes from clay-limestone terroirs of Montreuil-Bellay and Le Puy Notre-Dame, with 18 months on the lees: pale pink with copper notes, red berry and peach aromatics, fresh and easy on the palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Langlois's icon Cremant de Loire. Chenin Blanc-led with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc, fully five years on the lees: dried apricot, toasted brioche and candied lemon, with a long honeyed pear and saline mineral palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Ackerman's value Cremant de Loire blanc. Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc vinified in stainless steel and aged 12 to 16 months on the lees: yellow peach and white-flower aromas, lively attack, suave mid-palate, slightly tart finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Saigne-method Cabernet Franc Cremant de Loire. Intense pink-salmon hue, wild strawberry and ripe peach aromas, a broad and gently tannic palate with a soft mousse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Ackerman's iconic Cremant de Loire, named for the son of founder Jean-Baptiste Ackerman. Chenin, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc each vinified separately, blended for harmony: ripe white and red fruit, brioche and dried fruit length, with a delicately spiced white-pepper finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Ackerman's Chardonnay-led Cremant de Loire Royal. 36 months on the lees lend tertiary dried-fruit and almond notes, balanced by zesty lemon and a buttery, biscuity Chardonnay character with a long, dry finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

The Bouvet flagship Saumur Brut: Chenin Blanc led with a touch of Chardonnay, 18 months on the lees in tuffeau cellars. Pale gold with hints of amber, white-flower and honeyed fruit aromas, brisk red-apple and biscuit on the palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The Bouvet prestige Saumur Brut and the house's early oak-fermented cuvee. Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay vinified in French oak barrels, then a minimum 24 months on the lees: brioche, cream, lemon peel and roasted peach with a long, mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Festive

A long-lees-aged traditional-method prestige Riesling Sekt from Molitor: taut, mineral and finely structured with persistent fine bubbles.

Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

A traditional-method Riesling sparkling wine: fresh Riesling fruit, fine bubbles and invigorating elegance with citrus and apple notes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A zero-dosage traditional-method Riesling Sekt bottled without sugar, showing Riesling in its clearest, most uncompromising and bone-dry sparkling form.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva named for the year 1312, when the Mestres family was first documented in Sant Sadurni as grape and wine merchants. Crisp green apple, citrus and biscuit on a lean, saline frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva Corpinnat aged over 48 months on lees with annual bottle agitation. Fresh flowers, honey flower and rosemary aromatics with fine briocherie and subtle toasted notes.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pioneer Chardonnay-led Cava with delicate tropical and citrus aromatics, soft creamy mousse and a refreshing lemon-cream finish at an everyday price point.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

100 percent Pinot Noir Brut Nature rose Corpinnat from the Demeter-certified Gramona estate. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal aromatics over saline minerality and 36-plus months on lees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity

Single-vineyard 100 percent Pinot Noir Cava de Paraje Calificado vinified as a Blanc de Noirs. Wild-strawberry and rose-petal aromatics with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Finca la Fideuera plot. Fennel, wild-herb and saline minerality with creamy lees depth from over 60 months in bottle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard Chardonnay Cava de Paraje Calificado from a southwest-facing 286-metre clay-loam plot. Over 90 months on lees brings white-flower aromatics, iodine minerality and a velvety creamy texture.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Nature Cava from organic Parato at El Pla del Penedes. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva with partial barrel fermentation in French oak barriques. 36 months on lees; yellow apple, toasted brioche, vanilla and fresh almond on a creamy palate.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Noir rose Cava from organic Avinyo. Fresh, red-fruited, fine-bubble Catalan sparkler.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature fermented at the lower 3.75 atmospheres (vs Cava's standard 5 atm), giving a softer, gentler mousse. 42 months on lees; white blossom, lemon zest and fresh almond.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Indigenous-trio Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature under Conca del Riu Anoia. 18 months on lees from the 90-hectare Demeter-certified biodynamic estate; white blossom, lemon zest and fresh almond.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Nature Reserva Cava from organic Bolet. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling from the 1619 family farmhouse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Long-lees Gran Reserva Cava from organic Bolet. Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature from a small artisanal cellar at L'Arboc, traditional method since 1988. Medium-intensity fresh fruit, dry herbs and floral aromatics over a fresh, flavorful palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva from the 70-hectare Finca Nadal de la Boadella organic estate, aged 30 months on lees. White blossom, lemon zest and fresh almond on a saline frame.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva with the brand's signature trencadis-mosaic label. Crisp apple, pear and apple-crumble register from 15 months on lees; bright zipping citrus finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Romantic

Garnatxa-led rose Cava with a touch of Pinot Noir for elegance. Wild strawberry, redcurrant and rose petal aromatics over a soft creamy mousse and delicate citrus finish.

Off Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Fruity

Indigenous-trio Cava in the Semi-Seco style (37 grams per litre residual sugar), the brand's original launch back to 1941. Ripe pear, melon and quince aromatics with a creamy mousse; the right Cava for spicy food and lighter desserts.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from the Casa Sala finca at the historic Mediona estate where the Ferrer family has farmed since the 13th century. Over 80 months on lees brings dried apricot, almond and saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Sabate i Coca's Castellroig multi-terroir Brut Nature Reserva. 30 months on lees; green apple with herbal lemon-thyme and sage aromatics, ripe oranges and lime peel; medium-bodied with fine bubbles.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Xarel-lo-Macabeo Brut Corpinnat aged 110 months on lees and sealed with natural cork during the tirage. Candied fruit, butter and toast over fine lees, dry nuts and wild herbs.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from organic Vins el Cep at Can Llopart Alzines. Long-lees luxury Cava expression.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 70-plus months on lees in the Mestres palace cellar on the Sant Sadurni town-hall square. Dried fruit, honey and creamy lees over saline minerality.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Indigenous-trio Cava in the iconic black frosted bottle launched in 1974. Bright green apple and pear aromatics with biscuity lees complexity from 12 to 18 months on lees; the global Cava reference at its price point.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature with the Cupada library releases over 48 months on lees. Dried fruit, toasted almond and saline minerality from a 5-hectare hand-farmed estate.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Reserva Cava from organic Cusco Berga in Les Gunyoles. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Cava named for the 1551 founding date of Codorniu. Zero-dosage Brut Nature style with citrus, honey and toasted-bread aromatics; a heritage-anchored everyday Cava.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 36 months on lees from the family's 7-hectare CCPAE-certified organic vineyards at El Pago, Subirats. Named for Xavi and Cristina Bernet's first daughter.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Indigenous-trio plus Monastrell rose under the Raventos family's private Conca del Riu Anoia appellation. 18 months on lees; mandarin, blood orange and white-raspberry register with biscotti hint and citrus finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Biodynamic Brut Nature traditional-method sparkling from Loxarel. Classic Penedes category.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Chardonnay-led premium Cava blend with Macabeo, Parellada and Pinot Noir. Wild raspberry and citrus aromatics with nutty autolytic depth from extended lees ageing; balanced and round at a fair premium price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Pinot Noir and Trepat rose Cava in the Elyssia premium range. Wild strawberry, raspberry and floral citrus aromatics over an elegant creamy palate; the salmon-pink colour comes from short skin maceration.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-disgorgement library release with over 180 months on lees, demonstrating Xarel-lo-Macabeo's exceptional long-ageing potential. Honeyed nuts, tarte tatin and white truffle aromatics over saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 42 months on lees from the 70-hectare Finca Nadal de la Boadella organic estate. Ripe apple, lemon and toasted bread over dried-fruit lees depth.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 18 months on lees, the entry-tier organic Corpinnat from Juve i Camps. Crisp green apple, citrus blossom and almond on a refreshing palate with fine creamy mousse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged 84 months on lees. Honeyed nuts, blossom and wild-herb aromatics over saline minerality from the organic Heretat Can Llopart estate.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Xarel-lo-Macabeo Brut Nature aged 18 months on lees, the entry-tier into AT Roca's Corpinnat range. Crisp white blossom, citrus zest and green apple on a refreshing palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Chardonnay-indigenous Brut Nature aged 60-plus months on lees; the brand's modern Gran Reserva-tier Corpinnat. White peach, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics with creamy lees and herb finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 30 months on lees. Ripe apple, lemon and toasted-bread aromatics with creamy lees depth and a long elegant finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature Corpinnat aged over 72 months on lees from the Can Marti estate organic vineyards. Freshly baked brioche, bread dough and toasted bread with red apple and melon.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Chardonnay-Xarel-lo Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 36 months on lees. White peach, lemon zest and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate with bright mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Macabeo-Xarel-lo-Chardonnay Brut Nature Gran Reserva aged 40 months in the six-pointed-star cellar. Yellow stone fruit, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Corpinnat Brut Nature from the historic Can Feixes estate at the Penedes-Anoia border. Extreme continental climate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged over 80 months on lees with natural-cork tirage closure, sourced from the Font de Jui biodynamic estate. Complex stone-fruit, blossom and lees-toast register; hand-disgorged.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva from the six-pointed-star Rovellats cellar. Fresh apple, citrus and biscuit aromatics over an elegant mouthfeel with balanced structure and 24 months on lees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Xarel-lo-Macabeo Gran Reserva Brut aged 50-plus months on lees, the brand's classic since 1951. Candied fruit and blossom on the nose; fine lees, dry nuts and wild herbs on the palate. Demeter-certified biodynamic.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from organic Sumarroca. Approved in the March 2026 expansion of the category.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Monastrell-Garnatxa rose Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 30 months on lees, hand-disgorged. The current Mediterranean-red blend (replacing Pinot Noir from 2014) gives a salt-and-herb register over a creamy, saline frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The iconic amphora-shaped bottle (designed by founder Agusti Torello) holds an indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 60 to 84 months on lees, released only in exceptional vintages. Dried fruit, honeyed almond and lees toast over saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Macabeu-Xarel-lo co-fermentation reflecting the origins of Cava production. Ripe fruit, fine lees and dried-herb aromatics with flavourful palate and long finish; 5-hectare hand-harvested organic estate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Cava de Paraje Calificado from a 7-hectare plot planted 1972 on calcareous soils. 108 months on lees; wild-herb, almond and saline minerality on a long elegant frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Long-lees Gran Reserva Cava from organic Avinyo at Can Fontanals. Indigenous-trio brut nature.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva from certified-organic grapes, Segura Viudas' first organic Cava launched in 2021. Crisp green apple, lemon zest and almond on a clean refreshing palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 42 months on lees. Ripe apple, lemon and toasted bread aromatics with dried-fruit lees depth from the Heretat Can Llopart de Subirats organic estate.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Corpinnat Brut Nature from organic Mas Candi. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva aged 24 months on lees. Ripe melon, banana and toasted-bread aromatics with full-flavoured custard-apple palate and clean finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Gran Reserva under Conca del Riu Anoia, aged 84-plus months on lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate. The brand's long-aged flagship; honeyed nuts, candied citrus and wild herb.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva named for Pere Ventura's daughter. Crisp green apple, citrus blossom and almond aromatics on a light, saline frame; 18 months on lees.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Nature Cava from organic Vins el Cep. Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Nature Cava from Caves Mascaro in Vilafranca del Penedes. Indigenous-trio sparkling from the modernist Casa Galtes building.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Mono-varietal Pinot Noir rose Cava from Caves Mascaro. Fresh red-fruited Catalan sparkler.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Pinot Noir-Monastrell-Garnacha rose Corpinnat aged 24 months on lees. Complex wild-berry, fresh-grass and toasty aromatics with sour cherry and candied lemon on a precise, brioche-and-acidity frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

100 percent Chardonnay vintage Brut Nature aged 30 months on lees. White peach, lemon curd and biscuit on a refined Chardonnay frame; one of the early Spanish Blanc de Blancs sparklings.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Long-lees Gran Reserva Cava from organic Sumarroca, named for co-founder Nuria Claverol. Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva from Vallformosa's modern range. White apple, lemon and biscuit on a clean, refreshing palate with fine creamy mousse and 15 months on lees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Blend of indigenous Montonega (a regional heritage white) with Xarel-lo and Macabeu, aged minimum 60 months on lees. Ripe white fruit, honey and brioche over dried pineapple, butterscotch and chalky minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Mono-varietal Pinot Noir Cava from organic Parato. Blanc de Noirs style traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Chardonnay-Pinot Noir Cava from Naveran. Burgundy-influenced traditional-method sparkling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Organic traditional-method sparkling from Albet i Noya under the Classic Penedes category. Fresh, easy, casual Catalan fizz.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva aged 40 months on lees. Ripe yellow fruit, dried fruit and lees toast over a fresh, balanced palate with creamy aftertaste.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

100 percent Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Cava with raspberry, redcurrant and wild-strawberry aromatics over a creamy, delicate body and long finish; relaunched in 2010 as the first Cava made entirely from Pinot Noir.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature Corpinnat from dry-farmed organic vineyards at the historic Monastery of Sant Sebastia dels Gorgs. 30 months on lees; green apple, fennel and wild-herb register.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature aged minimum 90 months on lees from 40 plots in the Bitlles valley. Very complex aromas with fresh fennel and thyme on a background of ripe fruit and toasty notes; dense, structured palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Macabeo-Parellada Brut Reserva made from nine separate base wines, aged 30 months on lees. Brioche, lemon verbena and honeysuckle aromatics with mid-palate minerality. Iconic pewter-base bottle design.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Macabeo-led Brut Nature Corpinnat aged over 100 months on lees and hand-disgorged. First vintage 1962, when Macabeo was considered the finest grape for long-aged sparkling. Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 36-plus months on lees from organic grapes. Ripe white fruit, Ercolina pear and toasted-bread aromatics; candied citrus, pineapple and honeydew with almond on the finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Mono-varietal Garnacha rose Cava from Jane Ventura. Pioneer of Garnacha-based rose Cava in Baix Penedes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Sumoll-Pinot Noir rose Brut Nature Corpinnat from dry-farmed organic vineyards. 24 months on lees; wild strawberry and rose petal with Mediterranean herb register and saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Xarel-lo-led Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 60 months on lees from biodynamic-trial vineyards at Finca Nadal de la Boadella. Wild herb, stone fruit and honeyed almond over saline minerality.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva aged 18 months on lees. Crisp green apple, citrus and biscuit on a refreshing palate with fine creamy mousse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Indigenous-blend Brut Nature Corpinnat from the Finca Serral del Vell parcel at 255 to 280 metres. Minimum 87 months on lees; wild-herb and stone-fruit aromatics over saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat, the most approachable in the Recaredo range. Green apple, pear and chamomile aromatics with creamy lees from 47 months on lees, hand-disgorged. Biodynamic, organic and vegan.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Xarel-lo-led indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat, the entry-tier into Recaredo's biodynamic estate range. 36 months on lees on a saline, herb-driven frame. Demeter-certified, vegan, hand-disgorged.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard heritage-grape Brut Nature under Conca del Riu Anoia using indigenous Xarel-lo Vermell, Bastard Negre and Sumoll. 42 months on lees; wild herb, stone fruit and smoky lees from Demeter-certified biodynamic estate.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 24 months on lees from the organic Can Marti estate. Green apple, lemon zest and white blossom with fresh almond; the brand's everyday Corpinnat.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Indigenous-trio Gran Reserva Brut Nature with 24-plus months on lees. Yellow apple, apricot and acacia flower aromatics; broad and firm on the palate with well-integrated acidity. Pere Ventura's flagship since 1995.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Corpinnat from a north-facing plot planted in 1940. Over 100 months on lees brings wild-herb and honeyed-almond depth on a saline, racy frame. First vintage 1999, released 2008.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat from CCPAE-certified organic vineyards at the 14th-century Can Rossell de la Llena farmhouse in Gelida. 30 months on lees; green apple, lemon zest and fresh almond.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Indigenous-trio Extra Brut Corpinnat (under 6 g/L sugar) aged 24 months on lees from CCPAE-certified organic vineyards. Crisp white blossom, lemon and green apple with fresh almond on a clean palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Chardonnay-Pinot Noir-Xarel-lo Gran Reserva Brut Nature aged 36 months on lees at the Espiells cellar. White peach, lemon curd and toasted-brioche aromatics over a creamy palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Single-vineyard 100 percent Xarel-lo Brut Nature Corpinnat from old-vine plots on the El Pago hillside. 48 months on lees; wild herb, stone fruit and honeyed almond over saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The first zero-dosage Cava ever produced, registered with the Spanish Patent Office in 1948. Indigenous-trio Brut Nature with sourdough bread, lemon zest and seamless hazelnut from extended lees ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Long-lees-aged Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Sekt: yellow apple, hazelnut, brioche and a long savoury close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Long-lees-aged traditional-method Pfalz Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus, brioche and a bone-dry close from Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Traditional-method Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus and brioche from lees autolysis on Deidesheim grapes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Traditional-method dry Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus, brioche from lees autolysis and a crisp close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Traditional-method dry Blanc de Noirs Sekt from Spatburgunder: green apple, citrus, brioche from lees autolysis and a crisp dry close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Organic traditional-method Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus, brioche from lees autolysis and a clean close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Von Buhl's traditional-method Riesling Sekt, aged a minimum of 40 months on lees: bottle-fermented sparkling with green apple, citrus, brioche and a crisp dry close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Joint-venture Champagne Blanc de Blancs from the Peters-Liebart family of Champagne Pierre Peters with Brad Pitt and the Stoli Group, bottled under the Muse de Miraval label; chalky, ginger-driven and built for cellaring.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Schoenleber's traditional-method single-vineyard Riesling Sekt: bottle-fermented with extended lees ageing, citrus drive and toasty autolysis brioche.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Becker's traditional-method dry Riesling Sekt: bottle-fermented, slate-driven, citrus-bright sparkling with toasty lees autolysis.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Traditional-method dry Riesling Sekt from the Hessian state estate: green apple, citrus and toasty lees autolysis from second-fermentation in bottle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Barth's EU-organic traditional-method Sekt: bottle-fermented Pinot blend with extended lees ageing, brioche and toasty autolysis over racy acid.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Breuer's traditional-method Riesling Sekt: bottle-fermented bone-dry sparkling with green apple, citrus and toasty lees-autolysis brioche.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Mar de Frades' traditional-method sparkling Albariño, brut nature: the producer's espumoso bottling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Festive · Elegant

Gaudensius is Firriato's traditional-method sparkling wine from Nerello Mascalese on the Verzella contrada: fine persistent bubbles, red-cherry vibrancy and volcanic mineral character - a strong contender alongside Murgo's long-established Etna sparkling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Festive · Elegant

Sicily's most celebrated traditional-method sparkling wine: pure Nerello Mascalese fermented in bottle and aged 36-plus months on lees, producing fine bubbles, red-berry freshness and volcanic mineral character.

Dry · Festive · Elegant

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

The Adega de Monção cooperative's traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling: lime, green apple and lees over a saline close at a co-op price point.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling from Anselmo Mendes, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the wet-granite mineral spine of Monção e Melgaço.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Aphros' single-variety Vinhão traditional-method sparkling: red cherry, pomegranate and brioche over a saline lift, Demeter-certified biodynamic. The rare native-red sparkling done seriously.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Traditional-method Loureiro-Arinto sparkling from Quinta de Gomariz: green apple, lemon zest and white flowers over a saline close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Traditional-method sparkling with fine bubbles, notes of dried fruit and slight citrus. Extended lees ageing gives the brioche autolysis character.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Traditional-method sparkling blending Avesso body with Arinto acidity. Fine mousse and grapefruit-citrus drive from the granite mountain terroir.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Arinto-based traditional-method sparkling from a producer with multi-generational sparkling and old-spirits know-how. Fine mousse, citrus drive.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Traditional-method sparkling from estate Alvarinho. Fine mousse, citrus drive, autolytic brioche from extended lees ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Traditional-method 100 percent Alvarinho sparkling, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the saline Melgaço mineral spine; a serious aperitif and Atlantic-seafood bubbly.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Soalheiro's traditional-method rosé sparkling: Pinot Noir-Alvarinho blend with wild strawberry and rose petal over a saline lift and creamy mousse.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Traditional-method sparkling from the Vercoope cooperative footprint. Citrus and yeast-driven, fine mousse at an approachable price.