NV Krug by far. Savory, smokey, meaty, toasty, and delicious.

Cheep, Spanish, Cristalino. My all time favorite sparkling wine.

Love the prosseco just seen it on the shelf one day . Gman your always saying try new things So i did , and now prosseco is one of my favorite sparklers . Thanks for doing a show on it .

those proseccos sound good! gotta try me some….

QOTD: AHven’t had a sparlker yet

QOTD: I’ll stick to Australian examples (like I usually do) my favourite Australian sparkling would be either Clover Hill or Janz Vintage, both from Tasmania and both a lot cheaper than the French stuff.
Don’t forget one of Australia’s claims to fame; the sparkling Shiraz (or Grenache or GSM or …). Favourites of these include Wirra Wirra (tried recently and loved), Seppelt for outstanding value and consistency and Peter Lehmann ‘The Black Queen’. Sparkling Shiraz is a unique and awesome experience, perfect for a BBQ, rich fatty cooked breakfast or turkey (think Christmas / Thanksgiving).
Andrew

We had a prosecco last year around the holidays. It was good but had a bit too much residual sugar for my taste. In ’95, on our honeymoon, we visited Domaine Carneros (the Taittinger Estate in Cali). We tasted some great sparklers there. I remember tasting a great blanc de blanc and a Rose.

QOTD: Well, I haven’t tried too many, but my favorite so far is probably Moet Rose, with that added Pinot Noir skin character, strawberry-cherry flavors and bone dry finish with a hint of tannin. Good stuff. Although I had Andre Brut recently, and it was actually pretty….just kidding.

A good sparkler? Paul Delane Cremant de Bourgogne. Yumm… a good Burgundy white, but sparkling? Yes please!

A good sparkler? Paul Delane Cremant de Bourgogne. Yumm… a good Burgundy white, but sparkling? Yes please!

A tough QOTD. Either the 1985 or 1988 Salon BdB Le Mesnil. Every time I taste a Salon I am amazed by the variety of flavors and their and depth.

Favorite Sprakling Wine:
Nicolas Feuillatte Rose

QOTD: Vorin-Jumel – Had it as part of the pairing at Citronelle in DC and it’s now my fav sparkler.

I always liked Asti Spumante, Normally looking for the lowest cost.
I grew-up with Talyors NY and Great Western, acceptable but not great.

I have enjoyed some German ‘sekt’ wine also.

Had the bone dry crap, and realized that is was the $$$ cost that the newly-rick liked, not its lack of taste.

I think the russian had it right, the always had the french champagn double dosed when it bottled.
and then I am a liker of auslese mosel’s

The Moncuit Cuvee Delos I had last New Year’s. Go go sourdough in a glass!

1996 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame

Gary- Good show. Never had Prosecco, but I’m going to pick some up to serve at the holidays as quite a few friends like the sparklers.

QOTD- I don’t have one, but will keep trying!

loooong time lurker here. like you gary i am a big fan of the sparklers. it is the category of wine that my girlfriend and i drink the most, and i love to check out not only champagnes, but cavas, proseccos, cremants, and anything else interesting and bubbly too. to date i think the best sparkler i have tasted would be the 1996 cuvee william deutz rose brut, which i had in paris over the summer. IN FACT, you should taste it on the show.

GV: Nice show on Prosecco. I like them much better than many of the Champagnes that are out there.

QOTD: Best Sparkling wine that I have had would have to be Iron Horse Russian Cuvee

my mistake. not 96. now that i think about it it was the NV brut rose. still spectacular.

I have never had prosecco before, so I am going to have to try that out. I have had the 2005 Cascinetta Vietti Moscato d’Asti which is very good. But for me the 1 + 1 = 3 Cava Brut is my favorite sparkling wine.

Gary,
I love Spanish Cava.
Kathleen Lisson
Albany, NY

QOTD: I love many…don’t have a favorite

Henriot 1990. Or Jean Vesselle Rose. Or L. Mawby’s Cremant. Or…I love bubbles.

Did you ever notice than when Gary does one of these marathon episode-taping-days and you get to the end of them, he starts rambling, sort of mumbling and seems, um, a little goofy? 🙂

QOTD: Piper-Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top

Proseccos are excellent. Always have some on hand.
QOTD: Moet White Star, Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc.