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| This is me with the bottle and the pineapple mimosa I made. |
Variety: Colombard
Region: California
Country: America
Year: Did not say on the bottle
Price: $5.99
Online Review: This Wycliff Brut American Champagne is a light-bodied, bright sparkling wine from California. Some of the aromas in this wine are tree fruit and wet stone. These aromas open notes of ripe apple and pear. There is a hinted layer of citrus and honey. This blend of California grapes has a touch of sweetness and a crisp, clean finish.
My Review: This Champagne was very good. I tried it by itself first before adding pineapple juice to make a mimosa. I could really taste the layers of citrus and pear that the online review described this Champagne to have. This was my first time trying Champagne and I really enjoyed it. It wasn't as smooth as I thought it would be and it was slightly tannic, but it was still pretty good. By itself, I would rate it a 7/10. With pineapple juice, I would rate it an 8.7/10. I loved sipping on a bubbly pineapple drink. My friends and I ate at a brunch restaurant in Nashville called Milk & Honey. I did not eat anything with this wine (I drank it before our food came out).
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| This is me with the bottle |
Wine Folly: As mentioned in the textbook, Champagne is paired best with anything salty or fried (Wine Folly 140). I previously stated that I drank this Champagne separately and mixed it with pineapple juice to make a mimosa before we ate our food at this brunch restaurant. I was sharing this mimosa flight with two other friends, by the way. Some Champagnes have notes of yellow apple, lemon curd, and honeysuckle (Wine Folly 141). This brand of wine that I had had these exact flavors packed inside.
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| This is just the bottle and my mimosa. |
