Full Review

Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever
2021 Fizzy, Sauvignon Blanc, Lodi

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.2%
Bronze Medal
Recommended
$26

Never Have I Ever
2021 Fizzy, Sauvignon Blanc, Lodi

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Other Sparkling

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.2%
Yellow straw color. Aromas and flavors of tropical fruit, goose berry, candied jalapeño, nelson sauvin hops, and struck match with a silky, crisp, spritzy, dry light-to-medium body and an interesting, short-to-medium finish with notes of nelson sauvin hops, goose berry, and dole fruit cup. A fun and food friendly wine with just a touch of spritz to lift the palate.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: tropical fruit, goose berry, candied jalapeño, nelson sauvin hops, and struck match
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of nelson sauvin hops, goose berry, and dole fruit cup
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A fun and food friendly wine with just a touch of spritz to lift the palate.

The Producer

Traveling Vineyard

The Producer
127 High Street
Ipswich, MA 01938
USA
1 707-234-4747

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.