The Seventh Day of Christmas with American Sparkling Wine and Cider: Stoller Family Estate Brut
At 98.5 percent pinot noir, the Stoller Family Estate Brut is essentially a blanc de noirs -- it does contain 1 percent pinot meunier and 0.5 percent chardonnay. The appellation is Dundee Hills, in Oregon's Willamette Valley. The wine aged 11 months in bottle on the lees (en tirage) in the classic Champagne method that produces the necessary bubbles and…
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