Winemaker Notes
Avaline makes clean, delicious wines with organic grapes and little else. Full of natural goodness, free of unnecessary extras.
Pairs well with: The sound of laughter and moments to remember.
All Avaline wines are made from organic grapes and free from unnecessary additives such as sugars, colors, and concentrates. Avaline wines are vegan, non-GMO, and gluten-free.
Professional Ratings
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
The Avaline Sparkling Wine is active and lively on the palate. This wine exhibits aromas and flavors of alluring spices, baking bread, and dried orange peel. Enjoy it with smoked oysters. (Tasted: September 23, 2024, San Francisco, CA)
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The Somm Journal
Whatever the buzz surrounding this brand due to its high-profile founders (actress Cameron Diaz and entrepreneur Katherine Power), the bubbles do manage to speak for themselves, made as they are in the traditional method from the classic Cava grapes by historic Spanish producer Raventós i Blanc. A lovely pale lemon in color, it’s nearly as low in residual sugar as a brut nature, with ample fresh acidity; enhancing the overall profile of green and yellow citrus and yellow apple are hints of flowers and nutshell on the finish
A term typically reserved for Champagne and Sparkling Wines, non-vintage or simply “NV” on a label indicates a blend of finished wines from different vintages (years of harvest). To make non-vintage Champagne, typically the current year’s harvest (in other words, the current vintage) forms the base of the blend. Finished wines from previous years, called “vins de reserve” are blended in at approximately 10-50% of the total volume in order to achieve the flavor, complexity, body and acidity for the desired house style. A tiny proportion of Champagnes are made from a single vintage.
There are also some very large production still wines that may not claim one particular vintage. This would be at the discretion of the winemaker’s goals for character of the final wine.
Known for bold reds, crisp whites, easy-drinking rosés, distinctive sparkling, and fortified wines, Spain has embraced international varieties and wine styles while continuing to place primary emphasis on its own native grapes. Though the country’s climate is diverse, it is generally hot and dry. In the center of the country lies a vast, arid plateau known as the Meseta Central, characterized by extremely hot summers and frequent drought.
Rioja is Spain’s best-known region, where earthy, age-worthy Spanish reds are made from Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache). Rioja also produces rich, nutty whites from the local Viura grape.
Ribera del Duero is gaining ground for Spanish wines with its single varietal Tempranillo wines, recognized for their concentration of fruit and opulence. Priorat, a sub-region of Catalonia, specializes in bold, full-bodied Spanish red wine blends of Garnacha (Grenache), Cariñena (Carignan), and often Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon. Catalonia is also home to Cava, a Spanish sparkling wine made in the traditional method but from indigenous varieties. In the cool, damp northwest Spanish wine region of Galicia, refreshing Spanish white Albariño and Verdejo dominate.
Sherry, Spain’s famous fortified wine, is produced in a wide range of styles from dry to lusciously sweet at the country’s southern tip in Jerez.