Traditional French Wine

Roederer Estate Brut, the first California sparkling wine produced by Champagne Louis Roederer, builds upon a 200-year tradition of fine winemaking that has made Roederer champagne among the most sought-after in the world.Roederer's winemaking style is based on two elements: ownership of its own vineyards and the addition of oak-aged reserve wines to each year's blend orcuve. All the grapes ...

In the 17th Century, during the reign of Louis XIV, France enjoyed its most illustrious era. Louis XIV became known as the "Sun King" for his benevolence and his patronage of the Arts, which became the foundation of France's rich artistic heritage. At the Palace of Versailles Louis XIV was the first French King to drink Champagne.Louis XIV's era became ...

Pigeage is the French word for crushing grapes by foot, a traditional practice in the northern Rhne Valley, and at Neyers Vineyards. Whole clusters of grapes are dumped directly into a fermentation tank, and a worker wearing flexible waders walks in circles on top of these whole berries for 30 minutes or so. The process is normally repeated twice daily, ...

The most traditional of the Iron Horse Sparklings. Wonderfully rich and creamy, it sends all kinds of memory bells that say "champagne," though the fruit is unmistakably Green Valley of Russian River Valley. It is vintage quality in every sense of the word.Classic Vintage Brut is a food lover that shines in the presence of all things spicy, salty or ...