Cost: $19.95
Grape Variety: Macabeu 60%, Parellada 20%, Xarello 20%
Category: Sparkling Wine
Appellation: VINTAGES
Country: Spain
Region:
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Raventos I Blanc
Alcohol: 12% Alcohol/Vol.
Description:  Sale price: $14.05 Light gold in colour with fine mousse & medium+ intensity. The nose is pleasant showing baked apples, light yeast, biscotti, lemon, peach, pear & limestone. The taste is dry, good acidity, medium length, medium body & balanced. This easy drinking Cava has similar tasting notes as the nose with more pear than peach. High quality Cava for a very reasonable price. This is one if the better Cava’s I’ve tasted. As such I’m putting this in the best by category.

Tasted 4 Sept 11.

Score: 9+/10, Value: 9/10 (10/10 sale price), Total: 18+/20.

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4

LCBO: #221796

Cost: $13.25
Grape Variety: Muscat
Category: Sparkling Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: Italy
Region:
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Distilleria Bottega
Alcohol: 6.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: This sweet Moscato comes from Bottega who is a fine producer of Italian wines. Their Prosecco is a best buy & reviewed earlier.

This sparkling is similar to Moscato d’Asti or a lighter, sweeter version of their Prosecco. The colour is medium straw with medium+ intensity with good mousse. Not a complex wine, but it wasn’t meant to be. Easy drinking sparkling wine that has a lot of fresh sweet peaches, some apricots, oranges & some lime. Drink on its own or with Gelatto ice cream. This also paired well with Bruschetta.

Tasted: 22 Aug 11.

Best Buy. Score: 9/10, Value: 9/10, Total: 18/10

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4

LCBO:# 588780

Cost: $13.95
Grape Variety:
Category: Wine
Appellation: LCBO
Country: Canada
Region: Ontario
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Vincor International Inc.
Alcohol: 11.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Charmat method, this sparkling wine shows medium straw colour with medium nose intensity & fine mousse. The nose has a very nice Easter lily aroma along with green & red apple, peach, lemon & some minerality. Taste is dry, medium acidity, medium body, long length & balanced. Easy drinking that has green & red apples, lemon/lime, limestone & peach. Not a complex wine, just easy going. This sparkler was a pleasant surprise to me with no negatives. Drink on its own or pair it with Capresse salad.

Best Buy.

Tasted 15 Aug 11.

Score: 9/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 19/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4

LCBO:# 224410

Cost: $13.95 (on sale $12.95)
Grape Variety: Prosecco
Category: Sparkling Wine
Appellation: LCBO, General List
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Format: 750 mL
Producer: La Gioiosa S.P.A.
Alcohol: 11.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Light straw colour with a full mousse on it’s head. Medium+ intensity showing some yeast, lemon, peach, pear, apple & some minerality. Taste is dry with med acidity, med body, long length, especially for a Prosecco & balanced. The taste is as the nose. This is a lovely Prosecco with way more character than a lot of Proseccos out there especially in the same price range. Almost taste like a light Champagne. What I also like is that this Prosecco comes in 500 ml, which is great if you just want to have A couple glasses & not waste the rest.

Best Buy

Tasted 23 July 2011.

Score: 9/10, Value: 10/10, Score: 19/20.

LCBO#: 249722

Cost: $15.95
Grape Variety:
Category: Sparkling Wine
Appellation: VINTAGES
Country: France
Region: Burgundy
Format: 750 mL
Producer: Veuve Ambal
Alcohol: 12.0% Alcohol/Vol.
Description: Gold in colour with fine mousse & plenty of them. Medium intensity showing classic champagne notes of baked apple, biscotti, pear, lemon & white flowers. The taste is dry, good acidity, long length, medium+ body and balanced. Taste shows lemon, apple, pink grapefruit & pear. The nose is more complex than the taste. This sparkler is refreshing to the taste & would pair with nicely with classic champagne dishes of caviar & oysters.

Best Buy.

Tasted 17 July 2011.

Score: 9/10, Value: 10/10, Total: 19/20

Out of 5 stars, I rated this wine: 4

LCBO:#209619