Methode Traditionelle
It was called Méthode Champenoise before producers from the real Champagne claimed branding rights. Despite this, the method was created in Southern France over a Century earlier, called Blanquette de Limoux. It involves a normal fermentation to produce still wines, which are blended and bottled with an added grape syrup that sparks a second ‘bottle fermentation’, the internal pressure causing CO2 bubbles. Methode gets its biscuity flavours from contact with dead yeast cells, which are then ‘riddled’ to the neck and removed or ‘disgorged’ before, finally, a ‘dosage’ adds the desired sweetness - i.e. very little for dry or ‘brut’ wines. Methode Traditionelle is labelled in many languages but is called Cava in Spain, can have the Franciacorta label in Italy and is called Cremant in French regions outside Champagne.
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Cune (Cvne) Cava Brut NVJohn CaroA crisp and refreshing Cava from a top house in Rioja. This Cune bubbles is made in the classic style, with the local grapes of the Cava DO put through the traditional method to produce a classy ... read more$24.99 in mixed 6+ or $27.99 per bottle
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Squawking Magpie SQM Brut Methode NVCameron Douglas MSA sparkling Methode from a quality Hawkes Bay producer that is "simply delicious". Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines were aged on lees for 18 months before disgorging, creating a Champagne style ... read moreElsewhere up to $32.99 Save $6.00 $26.99 in mixed 6+ or $29.99 per bottle
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Squawking Magpie Daisy Rose Brut Methode NVCameron Douglas MSA sparkling Rose from boutique Hawkes Bay label, Squawking Magpie. With roundness of delicate fruit provided by Pinot Noir, this naturally fresh style has been nicely softened further by a full ... read more$26.99 in mixed 6+ or $29.99 per bottle
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Jansz Pemium Cuvee NV Methode TraditionelleBob Campbell MWSuper deal on Christmas fizz! This is one of Australia's best Champagne-styles -- a specialist collaboration with the Champagne house of Louis Roederer that produces a highly-regarded wine, ... read more$26.99 in mixed 6+ or $29.99 per bottle
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Quartz Reef Brut Methode NVBob Campbell MWThis expert bubbles is a reference point for quality. Made by Rudi Bauer with serious Champagne knowledge to draw on, the vibrant apple fruits and some breadiness give mouth-filling texture but ... read moreElsewhere up to $42.99 Save $5.00 $37.99 in mixed 6+ or $42.99 per bottle
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Cloudy Bay Pelorus Sparkling BrutSam KimPelorus NV is perfectly balanced -- slightly yeasty but fresh, fine and elegant. A perfect aperitif, this wine doesn't shout quality but for decades has just quietly embodied it. An effortless ... read more$42.99 in mixed 6+ or $47.99 per bottle
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Cloudy Bay Pelorus Rose NVBob Campbell MWA seriously good Rose bubbles from Marlborough. Cloudy Bay are old hands in the region and still making world-beating wine -- like this rare example of local Rose bubbles. Made from Pinot Noir ... read more$45.99 in mixed 6+ or $50.99 per bottle