November is a good time to enjoy a little treat under the guise of some research for your Christmas wine shopping list, says JulieDupouy1. Fortunately (this year in particular) having a glass of bubbly can feel special without breaking the bank:
Julie Dupouy recommends well-priced sparklers …
The traditional method of production is not confined to champagne. Other great examples include Cava DO, Franciacorta DOCG, Crémant AOPs, Trento DOC, Tasmania and Nova Scotia Sparkling among other developing regions. Those wines offer very high quality alternatives to champagne, and all have unique characters worth discovering.
Crémant is a protected term used in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Morocco to produce sparkling wines made by traditional method. France is by far the largest producer and each region uses local grape varieties to produce its version. The quality of crémant in the past was very hit and miss but thankfully, knowledge, experience and renewed ambition are yielding a more consistent, higher quality product year in, year out.
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