in Paterson, Wash., and California's Korbel, E. & J. Gallo's Barefoot
Wines & Bubbly, and Constellation
Brands' Cook's Champagne Cellars.
However, some fascinating
méthode champenoise wines
come from east of the Rockies.
Without big advertising budgets
or sufficient quantities to be widely distributed, smaller wineries
throughout the U.S. are producing
fizz to rival the best from California, Oregon and Washington … and
even Champagne.
YES, VIRGINIA
Virginia sparkling wine has
become a high-quality business,
led by Charlottesville producers
Trump Winery (formerly Kluge
Estate Winery & Vineyard) and
Thibaut-Janisson.
The Trump bubblies now in
stores – blanc de blanc, blanc de
noir and a rosé – are from the 2008
vintage, produced long before Don-
Claude Thibaut, winemaker and partner in Thibaut-Janisson, worked for sparkling
wine companies in France, Australia and California before moving to Virginia.
Photo: Sarah Cramer Shields
ald Trump and his son, Eric, purchased Kluge in 2011. (There is also
a Trump Sparkling Reserve from
2007). Time will tell if and how the
wines will change under new ownership, but until now, they have
received positive reviews.
Claude Thibaut brought a wealth
Wood for
Enology
Quality, Reliability &
Ingenuity
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