Originally Posted by
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My local Total Wine has a New Mexico sparkling wine. Will it be drinkable? I've never heard of wine from there. I am more than willing to try something different.
The Gruet folks, who have a long family history in Champagne, looked long and hard for climate and geology that they believed would result in optimal US sparking wine; they selected New Mexico after that search. Gruet Brut, Brut Sauvage, and Blanc de Noir are all superb. I haven't tried any other labels from New Mexico, though, and was unaware any other wineries had located there.