California producers are making sparkling wines that are better than ever. For them, it’s not about trying to create something that tastes like Champagne. It’s about highlighting the best of ...

Schramsberg’s reputation had been built on wines meant to approximate Champagne in California. But before long, Person began to wonder what a true California sparkling wine, not a stand-in for ...

In 2012, Dan Person joined Schramsberg Winery, the esteemed sparkling-wine house in the Napa Valley, with the desire to learn about bubbles — not just to learn but to be part of the whole ...

Until recently, neither could California sparkling wines compete, by and large, except as poor stand-ins for Champagne. But no longer. In the last decade a new breed of California sparkling wine ...

Schramsberg’s reputation had been built on wines meant to approximate Champagne in California. But before long, Person began to wonder what a true California sparkling wine, not a stand-in for ...

such as the Korbel winery in California that has been making California Champagne since 1882 and is considered grandfathered in before the European rules became official. Here is a breakdown of ...

From traditional French Champagne with toasty notes, to luscious, citrus-forward California sparkling wines or bright and slightly sweeter Italian prosecco, any effervescent golden bubbles are a ...