Today I bring you one of my favorite sparkling wines.
Laetitia Vinyard's Non-Vintage Brut Rosé
Not only is this a fantastic example of Méthode Champenoise, it's inexpensive! This is definitely a wine that can make any day seem more special.
I know what you're thinking, this is not a true champagne. You're right. But then again, we don't live in France and can't afford true champagne on a daily basis. If we did live in France I would drink a bottle of Baudot Père & Fils Champagne every day, maybe two on Saturdays just because I lived in France and I could. However, that greatest of bubblies is unattainable here in the cultural hinterlands, unless you have very gracious friends in France that will drive to the tiny village of Mailly-Champagne, buy several cases of Baudot's magical elixer and then pay the exorbitant costs to ship them to you. So, lacking in French Trust-Fund Baby friends as I am, I have had to explore the world of sparkling wine to find something palatable made a bit closer to home.
When in California a few years back for a family wedding, my mum and I had the great fortune to stumble upon the Laetitia Vineyard. Seems that Laetitia was also the name of my mum's favorite hotel on her recent trip to Italy so she insisted we go in. Serendipity at it's best. We discovered to our dismay that they didn't currently have any distributors in our home state of MN and purchased several bottles to try to weather the long days ahead before we could return to CA to puchase more.
Imagine my glee just a short year later when Mr. Booze brought home a bottle of a new sparkling wine that his company would be distributing! Yes! My beloved Laetitia! So, like the diva I deign to be, I now have a bottle of a fantastic bubbly in my fridge at all times and seek out any occasion to consume it.
Mr. Booze is also a huge fan of this wine. I wonder what some of his more, ahem, down-to-earth clients would think if they knew one of his favorite beverages was pink and bubbly.
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