Originally Posted by
ILuvParis
I'm not sure this has been discussed here, but does this belong in a
Champagne thread?
BTW, I'm not familiar with this. Can you explain why one might spend this kind of money on a California sparkling as opposed to the "real thing" at a similar price point?
well I’d argue that both are better than the majority of big box Champagne and on par or better than many grower ones as well. Prices from the mailing list end up around $110/bottle delivered, so pretty reasonable.
Sea Spray is consistently nicely done - typically expressing ripe fruit, brioche.
Ultramarine tends to be decidedly better but different than a typical champagne - very much exuding its California influence. Single vineyard as well, Heintz and Hirsch for the 2020. One of the best domestic producers IME.