Tasting note

You seek a good sparkling wine for New Year's, one that won't break the bank (this is the eternal economic recovery, after all). How about a Spanish-owned brand from California with Champagne pretensions? Made in the Champagne style, with a second fermentation in the long-cellared bottle to yield pinpoint bubbles, Ferrer's classic brut is an elegant crowd-pleaser. The core is moderately sweet but the finish bone-dry, yielding a mélange of berries, orange zest, tangerine, apple and baked bread. Score - 90. (Beppi Crosariol, The Globe and Mail, Dec. 23, 2014)

This dry straw yellow sparkling wine features medium empyreumatic, floral and fruity scents and offers fine and persistent bubbles. Discover this medium-bodied sparkling wine expressing lively acidity and offering a broad texture.

Delicate pear, floral notes backed by toasty almond on the palate. One finds lively citrus, toast, apple flavours overlaid with persistent effervescence.