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 VintageN.V.
TypeWhite - Sparkling
ProducerSee Ya Later Ranch (Hawthorne Mountain) (web)
VarietyChampagne Blend
DesignationSYL Brut
Vineyardn/a
CountryCanada
RegionBritish Columbia
SubRegionOkanagan Valley
AppellationOkanagan Valley VQA
UPC Code624738011048

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Community Tasting Notes (average 87.5 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 2 notes)

 Tasted by Meganmallen on 12/9/2009 & rated 85 points: Peaches, creamy, light bubbles, perfect for just-quit-my-job drinkin. Cheeky. (349 views)
 Tasted by tskrueger on 12/18/2006 & rated 90 points: Monday Wine Group Dinner at MelBee's: A unique and interesting bubbly...Loads of granny smith apple and a petrol component that was reminescent of a German Riesling. Well balanced bubbly. Lots of fun. (1029 views)

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  • Winemaking: Produced in the Traditional French Method, primary cool fermentation with secondary bottle fermentation is completed to dryness. The wine was allowed to develop en tirage for three years creating added complexity and depth of character.
  • Aroma / Bouquet / Nose: This wine offers a delicate toast, honeydew melon and fresh orchard fruit bouquet. Lively, crisp and clean on the palate, with toasty oak leading to creamy orchard fruit and citrus flavours. Firm ripe pears with a citrus zest offer a racy finish. A lot of depth and complexity.
  • Food and Wine Pairing: Try this wine with fresh oysters, smoked salmon, shellfish or simply enjoy on its own. Serve chilled.
  • Alcohol/Volume? 13.5 %
  • Dryness 0
  • pH Level 3.23
  • Residual Sugar 9.3 g/L
  • Total Acidity 7.7 g/L
  • Serving Temperature 13 degrees Celsius
  • Oak Aging No
Definition of "sparkling wine" at Wikipedia
The typical champagne blend is of three grapes - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier. Wines labeled as 'Blanc de Blancs' are by definition all Chardonnay, and wines labeled as 'Blanc de Noirs' contain Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier or both in the blend.

There are how ever three addtional grape varieties planted (Arbane, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc) and used in Champagne, they could be called legacy grapes and do not represent significant portion of the grapes used (<0.01%?). It is not permitted to plant more of these varieties.

Vins Pettillant, or sparkling wines, made in the Loire valley, specifically Saumur, are made from Cabernet Franc grapes; the Rosé Pettilant wines are allowed to rest on the skins for a very short time (<=24 hours) which gives them their hint of rose color.

An interesting fact about Bouvet-Ladubay (a Vins Pettillant of Saumur) is that the caves under the facility are made from blocks of limestone having been cut out of the mountain by monks over the centuries. The blocks were then used to build many (all?) of the Grand Chateaux along the Loire. Also, the owner of Bouvet-Ladubay invented a machine for turning entire pallets of bottles daily without human intervention.
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