Killer Bubbly

The ultimate Champagne-killer.
2022 Columbia Gorge Chardonnay

Crisp, bright, and full of ripe apple and brioche. Pairs with questionable life choices, last-minute flights, and any moment that demands chaotic elegance.

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." Look out for bruised apple, brioche and lemon.

Drink this with
  • White Meat
  • Fish
  • On its own
  • Sushi
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
  • Telling your parents you're not having kids...on Mother's Day.
  • Realizing your 'progressive' friend actually hates poor people.
  • Enduring a first date where he explains why women should smile more.
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

After opening
  • Buy a cheap champagne stopper and store it in the fridge for up to 3 days
About the Wine

This wine was made by LJ Brimfield.

LJ has 3 recommendations to 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 👀)

He also has this to say about the vineyard it came from:

"Celilo Vineyards was planted on Underwood Mountain in 1972 - most vines are 40 years old. The deep-rooted vines bring a mineral characteristic to Celilo's wines along with higher acidity. At an elevation 800 to 1100 feet, the vineyard is considered sub-alpine, sitting on a cusp of wetter maritime weather to the west and the desert to the east. Annual rainfall of 50 inches percolates into the vineyard's grainy "buckshot"-sized volcanic loam. Soils from the extinct volcano cone of Underwood Mountain can be as deep as 45 feet and retain moisture well, allowing Celilo Vineyards to survive without irrigation. Due to the soil, the flavors that come through the grapes is "minerally" and intense."

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Our other wines

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

- Bruno

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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6 reviews
  • LR
    Liz R.
    Verified Buyer
    14 seconds ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Killer Bubbly is killer!

    Fresh and delightful! We had this at a bay side BBQ surrounded by friends and this bottle made everything better. It’s crisp and refreshing, I will be ordering again!

  • AC
    Anthony C.
    Verified Buyer
    3 months ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Celebration!

    Had my family in town, we celebrated with Bubs!

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

    It's VERY dry

  • D
    David
    4 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

  • B
    Brett
    4 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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