Killer Bubbly

A rich-bodied, briochey-appley sparkling wine that will make you forget Champagne is a thing.
2022 Columbia Gorge Chardonnay

✨ Taste: Crisp, refreshing, and apple-y with just the right amount of fizz. Like biting into a green apple while someone whispers, "you deserve this."

🍾 Drink it:
✔️ Ice-cold on its own (because you're fancy like that)
✔️ In mimosas (because brunch isn’t complete without bubbles)
✔️ In a cocktail (hello, French 75 👀)

🍗 Or Pair With: Fried chicken, because nothing beats crispy on crispy.

❄️ How to Serve: Keep it in the fridge until showtime.

🛑 After Opening: Drink the whole thing (duh) or get a cheap champagne stopper—your call.

4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
5 Reviews

I'm not a big bubbles person. But when I had this rich, beautiful wine I knew this had to be ours.

- Bruno
Perfect Occasions
  • taking on a boat you're pretending to own
  • always having a little something special in the fridge
  • gifting
  • celebrating
  • aperitivo
  • sushi
  • making fish more palatable
  • new year's
  • a date
Why this is perfect

Champagne is great. It looks expensive, it feels expensive, and it is expensive. But it's not quite "fun". You have Prosecco for that, but Prosecco... feels cheap, looks cheap and can also taste cheap.

We took the best of both worlds here: a dry, complex wine with a burst of apples and a zing to it that brings the raciness of Prosecco to the quality you'd expect from Champagne. It basically says: I can be serious, but without taking myself too seriously. The kind of vibe we like to bring.

Technicalities

Varietals: 100% Chardonnay

Region: Columbia Gorge (Washington State)

Alcohol: 12.5%

Body: Medium +

Acidity: High

Farming: Organic

Oak Regimen: 4 months in neutral French oak; 9 months in stainless steel

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Drink this with
  • White Meat
  • Fish
  • On its own
  • Sushi
What does it taste like

Well, if you really want to try to sniff this:

Bruised Apple
Brioche
Lemon

This wine was made by LJ Brimfield, who worked at amazing places like Kosta Browne & Evening Land

French technique. Italian zest. American greatness. I spent 40 hours hand-labeling each and every one of these bottles just so you could say the bottle is pretty.

This wine was made by our partner/mentor/wine consultant/winemaker in Portland (called LJ).LJ basically invented a new way to make amazing sparkling wine in a way that joins together the best of both sparkling winemaking techniques - Prosecco & Champagne. This wine was basically aged for a period of time in contact with the dead yeast cells that give Champagne it’s creaminess, and then carbonated in the same way that Proseccos are in order to give it freshness.

His recommendations to consume:
- Drink ice cold with aperitivo/by itself
- Drink with orange juice as a mimosa
- Make a killer French 75

Tasting notes: extremely bright, refreshing, and very apple-y.

The bottle is very dark green in order to protect the wine against light damage (a very real thing) and is properly corked and caged like champagne.

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4.8
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars
Based on 5 reviews
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  • AC
    Anthony C.
    Verified Buyer
    2 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Celebration!

    Had my family in town, we celebrated with Bubs!

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  • A
    Alex
    3 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 Stars

    It's VERY dry

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    David
    3 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 Stars

    I didn't want to spend a lot of money on champagne but also didn't want to do prosecco so this was perfect

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    Brett
    3 months ago
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    4 Stars

    Crisp and bubbly, just the right amount of dryness. We had it for a celebration, and it was a great pick

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    Jenna
    3 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 Stars

    I like the gold label

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