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Anthony Gismondi on Wine
Thursday, May 23 2024

Top 10 : Sparkling Wines to Lighten Up

By: Geoffrey Moss MW
Celebrate the everyday with this month's top ten
Top 10 : Sparkling Wines to Lighten Up
Top Ten

This month's top ten highlights the most exciting sparkling wines that the GOW team have tasted so far this year.

We've tried to highlight a range of regions, styles, and price points to match any occasion.

93/100Champagne Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Brut Rosé de Blancs Chardonnay - Pinot Noir N/VCôte des Blancs, Champagne, France
93/100Champagne Vilmart and Cie Grand Cellier Brut Premier Cru Chardonnay - Pinot Noir N/VMontagne de Reims, Champagne, France
92/100Champagne Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles Bouzy Grand Cru XVIII Chardonnay - Pinot Noir N/VMontagne de Reims, Champagne, France
93/100Champagne Leclerc Briant Rosé Extra Brut Chardonnay - Pinot Noir N/VChampagne, France
92/100Township 7 Seven Stars Polaris 2020Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
91/100Gusbourne Brut Reserve Chardonnay - Pinot Noir - Pinot Meunier 2019England
90/100Unsworth Vineyards Cuvée De L'île 2018Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
90/100Weingut Loimer Extra Brut Reserve Zweigelt - Pinot Noir - Pinot Blanc - Chardonnay - Pinot Gris - St. Laurent, N/VKamptal, Niederösterreich, Weinland Österreich, Austria
89/100Poggio Anima Il Mostro Ragana Bianco Pecorino - Chardonnay 2021Abruzzo, Italy
90/100Berlucchi 61 Extra Brut N/VLombardy, Italy
Written By:
Geoffrey Moss MW
Geoffrey Moss MW

Geoffrey Moss MW, a wine reviewer/critic and contributor at Gismondi on Wine, earned his Master of Wine in August 2020. Born in Ontario, with a degree from McGill University in Political Science, Moss' resume includes working for premium brands, including with Don Triggs and family at Culmina Estate Winery, and then as part of the team for the ambitious, 100-million-dollar Phantom Creek Estates project, seeing its brand and winery emerge from scratch to full realization. Moss opened Lithica Wine Marketing in 2019. He runs his wine consulting business from Penticton, British Columbia, in the heart of the Okanagan Valley.