Noir Bubbles

For bubble lovers with champagne taste and a "two buck chuck" budget...enter the Blanc de noir.  Meaning "white wine from red grapes", Blanc de noirs are produced by quickly removing the skins from the juice after the grapes have been pressed. This technique prevents the pigment in the grape's dark skin from transferring too much color to the wine, yielding a very light apricot hue.  It's pinot noir  origin gives balance to the bubbles by warding off the overly sweet flavors often found in other sparkling wines or prosecco.  While a decent champagne will run $50 and up, you can find fantastic Blanc de noirs for around $15-$20 a pop.  Better bubbles for a bargain.

by Kate Sinclair of Life In Style.

Comments

[Kelly MAhoney]

Thanks for the tip, sounds great. The photo is cute, too.