Just as Hollywood stars have stunt doubles, so does Champagne! Watch a tasting with Mark Oldman, one of America’s most popular wine experts and authors, as we share three outstanding Sparkling Wines and the unique qualities that make them Champagne look-alikes with their own sense of place. Wine.com host Gwendolyn Osborn leads a discussion with Mark and esteemed winery principals from three continents: Napa’s Schramsberg Vineyards, Italy’s Ferrari Winery, and Tasmania’s Jansz.

Watch the tasting here.

Guests include:

• Mark Oldman, Author
• Hugh Davies, President, Schramsberg Vineyards
• Matteo Lunelli, President & CEO, Ferrari Winery
• Jennifer Doyle, Winemaker, Jansz
• Hosted by: Gwendolyn Osborn, Wine Educator, Wine.com

Tasting Set Includes:

• Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs
  This wine has bright aromas of Meyer lemon, golden apple, Bosc pear, marzipan and vanilla cookie, which intermingle with hints of warm pastry and cinnamon. Granny Smith apple, candied lemon, and baked pineapple bring fruitful notes to the mid palate, ending with a long, clean and vibrant finish. A dry and fruity wine, easy to drink. It's color is pale gold with greenish hues. Very fresh aromas reminiscent of citrus (lemon or grapefruit); small pleasant touches of fern or coriander are found as well. On the palate, dry and fruity, with mineral notes. Pleasant and long aftertaste.
• Ferrari Brut
  Straw yellow with slight green reflections in color. On the nose, fresh and lasting, with significant overtones of ripe golden apples, wild flowers and a subtle and delicate fragrance of yeast. Clean and balanced in taste, with a slight and pleasant finish of ripe fruit and a hint of bread-crust. A sparkling wine of pronounced finesse.
• Jansz Premium Rose
  This Rosé is based upon Jansz wines of several vintages. Specially selected and crafted individual batches from cool climate locations in Tasmania, form this wine. Every site used to source grapes is specifically designated to growing fruit for sparkling wine. All batches are kept separate during winemaking to maximize blending options and the complexity of the final wines. The wine then goes through secondary fermentation in bottles and is aged on yeast lees for as long as possible with the average age of the final blend being 18 months to two years.

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