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Adulting

Adulting
NV Sparkling Rose, Washington

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
Not Recommended
$5

Adulting
NV Sparkling Rose, Washington

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.5%
Pale orange salmon color. Aromas of dried strawberry, berry preserves and sulfur with a lean, vibrant, spritzy, bone-dry light-to-medium body and a tingling, sparse squash, bitter roots, and washed rind cheese finish. A flawed, sulfurous and bitter sparkler.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: dried strawberry, berry preserves and sulfur
Taste Flavor: squash, bitter roots, and washed rind cheese
Sweetness Sweetness: Bone-Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Not Enjoyable
Recipes Pairing: Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A flawed, sulfurous and bitter sparkler.

The Producer

Alexandria Nicole Cellars

The Producer

Their Portfolio

BR Adulting NV Red Blend, Washington 14.2% (USA) $5.00. - Bronze Medal
BR Adulting NV Sparkling White, Washington 12.5% (USA) $5.00. - Bronze Medal

Other Sparkling

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
Sparkling wine covers many countries, grape types and quality levels. What all of these wines have in common are bubbles.

How the bubbles get there define the type and quality of the sparkling wine. The most famous sparkling wine of course is Champagne, from the eponymous region in France. These are made by what is known as the Champagne or "classic" method, where the secondary fermentation that produces the sparkle is done in an individual bottle. Other sparkling wines that use this method include Franciacorta and Alta Langa in Italy as well as Cava from Spain.

Other sparkling wines are made when the bubbles (or carbonation) is created in large tanks. While there are many inexpensive, simple sparkling wines made in this method, there are some excellent examples, most notably Prosecco.

Sparkling wines in many cases are meant to be drunk upon release, although the best examples of Champagne can age well for more than a decade. As sparkling wine is celebratory in nature, it is often used for toasting a special event, such as an anniversary or birthday. Yet the finest dry sparking wines work beautifully with a huge array of foods. These wines are arguably the finest food wines in the world.