The First Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine and Cider

Steve McIntyre farms 60 acres of his own vines, originally planted in 1973, in Monterey County's Santa Lucia Highlands AVA. (He is also a well-known consultant and vineyard manager.) The proportion is about 46 acres to pinot noir and almost 14 to chardonnay, appropriate for a region notable for fine wines made from those varieties. His McIntyre Vineyard…