Some of the sparkling wine in San Luis Obispo County is exclusively for winery members, or can be purchased only online at the winery’s website shop.
Even though you can’t visit some of these wineries (or buy Bubbles when you do visit), you can contact them and ask for a tasting or appointment to pick up these bubbles. Sometimes, this is an even better treat! And some of these wines are the best in the area.
See more! There are over 80 sparkling wine producers in San Luis Obispo County.
Online Only 1. Cadre
Cadre produces mineral-driven cool climate white wines made in the Edna Valley. The Sparkling Albariño is made from a SIP Certified Sustainable vineyard block (the same as their still Albariño, but picked at lower ripeness levels). It embraces Albariño’s ability to soak up all elements of the sea both above and below ground. Grown just 5.5 miles from the Pacific, this wine is made in the traditional style.
Méthode Champenoise is how sparkling wine is made in the Champagne region of France, also called méthode traditionnelle or classique. This is the highest-quality and most labor-intensive way to make sparkling wine. It involves bottling the still wine with additions of sugar and yeast after a first fermentation, ensuring a second fermentation happens in the bottle, trapping the bubbles inside. It then goes through aging (and periodic turning of the bottles to force the lees to the neck of the bottle), until it’s ready for dégorgement (to
This Article was originally published on Cali Coast Wine Country
