I found an organic and biodynamic winery called Southbrook Vineyards and thought it might be nice to give it a try as it was open the day we planned on driving up. Recommended locations suggested by people we spoke to and internet searches led us to Niagara on the Lake in Canada's wine tasting country. I also seem partial to the Moscato wines.Īfter getting married at Niagara Falls I wanted to take a romantic day trip with my new husband, not a real honeymoon, just a little day trip together. I've never been a huge fan of carbonation and can only ingest a little at a time. While I am still enjoying the flavor of the Domaine's they are a little too bubbly for me to drink regularly and I can't drink very much. Any wines made anywhere other than Champagne, France are referred to as sparkling wines. The Domaine's would be called Champagne, except that Champagne's technically refer to sparkling wines made using the methode champenoise in the Champagne region of France (some sort of legal agreements are at work here). It turns out that when discussing sparkling wines or wines that are made using the methode champenoise the drier the sweeter. I ended up looking these two wines up online to see if I could learn the difference between the varieties. As it turns out Extra Dry is on the sweeter end of the scale as far as wines go and on the 1-10 scale it is an 8. I ended up accidentally buying some Domaine Ste Michele Extra Dry, and to my surprise I enjoyed it even more. Not too long after the wedding at least two times I actually went to the Wine & Spirits store seeking out some of this Brut to actually see if it was something I could drink. While I usually just drink water or clear caffeine free sodas as my wedding toast beverage of choice, I actually tried the Brut and thought it was tasty. Last Fall we attended a friends wedding and for their toast they had Domaine Ste Michele Brut (technically a sparkling wine - more on that later). In my early thirties I attended two wine tastings, but didn't really like the taste of any of the wines I tried. I've know alcoholics and had been far too familiar with drunk folks and their loss of self control that I never had the desire to partake at any level. I have to confess that I know nothing really about wine or any other alcoholic beverages as I have abstained from drinking all of my life, except for a few tastes of this and that while underage.
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