Great to see these wines on the NYT's but please, what is your problem with NY wine producers, specially Channing Daughters in Bridgehampton, NY, right on your backyard and a producer of excellent Pet-nats, I wonder
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Yes NYS was not mentioned Bloomer Creek Vineyards on Seneca Lake and
Red Tail Ridge on Seneca Lake are making Pet Nat. Thanks for the article
though the public is still mainly unaware and we find it to be a difficult sell
in our restaurant, Dano's Heuriger on Seneca
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I disagree. These do ressemble a "new rosé" in that these are equally mediocre (save for a few exceptional items), and I also avoid these out of hand. Like demi-sec champagne (which I wouldn't buy either) without the pedigree.
It seems a trend to take something unexceptional and try to prove it can be wonderful through "artisanal" hard work and forced hipness. On to the next challenge! I'm waiting for the Mad Dog 2020 dessert wine.
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For those of you in Ontario, Canada - You can pick up one of these at the LCBO right now if you are quick. Hinterland, Method Ancestral 2017 Rose from Prince Eduard County. It is great on a warm summer day (if winter ever ends here)!
A champagne shower
Vinho Verde, from Portugal, often has a small amount of "fizz". Vinho Verde means "young wine" and whites and roses with high brix often get bottled before fermentation is complete.
There is no effort made to get Pet-Nat, it just occurs often with young wines. The CO2 generated by bottle fermentation becomes carbonic acid when diffused into H2O. Basically, carbonated water.
I frequently add a small splash of Pellegrino to an "indifferent" rose to get the same effect. Not enough to dilute the wine, but just add a bit of fizz, and nothing like a wine spritzer.
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Vinho Verde, which literally means "green wine," is actually a Portuguese wine region, which also includes red wine.
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While Mr. Asimov truly captures the spirit of this flavorful and sprightly wine, it is disappointing that his panel could not see fit to include a single New York State producer. The excellent Pet-Nats from Long Island's Channing Daughters have been lauded in national publications such as the WSJ and Wine Spectator. It's a shame our hometown wine critic would take such a farsighted approach.
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Where are any Pet Nat's available in Connecticut? Thanks
Sorry, specifically meant to ask...where are Pet Nat's available in Fairfield County in Connecticut! Thanks
wine-searcher.com is your friend, filter by Merchant Location set to CT, and just punch in any of Eric's recommendations and see what comes up, not everyone will show up
Thanks for this article, very helpful. Would love it if you would consider writing about Cava. I think good Cava can approach Champagne in its complexity. It's difficult to get any Cava here in the US, let alone the good stuff (the Spaniards keep it to themselves), but perhaps if you wrote about it more would make its way here.
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" It's difficult to get any Cava here in the US"
No, it's just difficult to get good Cava. But I think that's starting to change.
I like Dibon. Inexpensive and delish. It's been a Times pick too.
Since at least the '09 vintage, Huet, the great Loire producer of Vouvray, has been offering a Vouvray Pétillant Réserve Brut. Priced at around $40, it is superb. Using chenin blanc, they are designed to age well and I anticipate that, as they do, they will compare favorably with fine Champagne.
It is very interesting to see how the wine creations are, and how is it that you try to call it another way since it is something unique, this article is very interesting because it teaches us how it is made and where it comes from.
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I'm surprised there weren't any wines from the Bugey/Cerdon region in France, since there are so many methode ancestrale producers there. Maybe it's because they're all so small that few of the wines make it here.
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@ Bob Rossi Portland, Maine
Yes, I also think that there producers who are to small for independent export or they are excluded from it by the big, greedy, monopolistic competitors.
Kermit Lynch (in Berkeley) imports and sells a Bugey-Cerdon from Patrick Bottex...delightful!
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Great suggestion. We're living in the Bugey region, which we discovered via a bottle of Cerdon. A very pretty pétillant, fruity and beautifully balanced with depth and complexity added by the poulsard grape in the mostly gamay cépage. The world's best apéritif, according to my completely objective opinion. I also highly recommend a trip here. The other wines are very interesting, while the Bugey itself is a beautiful combination of rugged hills, lush farms (and vineyards!) and villages looking like something out of Disneyland. The locals are the friendliest folks we've found in France.
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