Barefoot 'Bubbly' Brut Cuvee - $7.99

Wine Details

Price: $7.99
Producer: Barefoot
Region: California
Varietal: Brut
Container Size: 750 ML
Flavors: apple, peach
  • Award Winning
  • Sparkling Wine
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Product Description

  • Chardonnay aromas & flavors. Green apple flavors complement the crisp, lingering finish. "BEST BUY Nice and dry, with crisp acidity and a good stream of bubbles, this sparkler has pleasantly yeasty flavors of peaches and cream. The finish is clean and satisfying." Wine Enthusiast Tasting Panel June 01 2006
  • In 1965 most people were tinkering with cars in their garage. Davis Bynum was tinkering with wine. Really great wine. He spent a few years perfecting his concoction in that room usually reserved for lawnmowers. Then he moved his operation to his very own winery in Albany, California. He called his garage-style wine ‘Barefoot Bynum Burgundy’ and offered it in his tasting room. Wine lovers went head over heels for the Foot. Who knew a garage-style wine could compete toe-to-toe with the big boys? And even though Davis set Barefoot Bynum Burgundy aside in 1974 to focus on his Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, but the first steps had been taken.

Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
WineSpectator - 80 Details: Bright and fruity yet dry. Lacks the depth usually associated with bubbly. Drink now. 3,345 cases made. – NV WineSpectator
WineEnthusiast - 86 Details: Sometimes you need a good bubbly but can’t spend a lot: weddings, bar mitzvahs, block parties, that sort of thing. This 100% Chardonnay is terrific, with apple, peach and brioche flavors, fine mousse and an elegant finish. NV WineEnthusiast
WineEnthusiast - 84 Details: A perfectly acceptable sparkler for parties, with its flavors of peaches and cream, and smoky notes. Finishes very dry, with a scour of acidity. NV WineEnthusiast apple, peach
WineEnthusiast - 82 Details: Plesant and sweet spice aromas mark the nose of this easy drinker. Soft on the palatem with a frothy mousse, it has lemon candy flavors that will have broad sweet-tooth appeal. Finishes sugary, with moderate length. NV WineEnthusiast smoky
WineEnthusiast - 81 Details: This is a semi-sweet wine marked by spearmint and rhubarb aromas and clean fruity flavors. The acidity is okay, and it’s well made. Doesn’t have much in common with Champagne but some will like it. From Barefoot Cellars. NV WineEnthusiast rhubarb, spearmint
WineEnthusiast - 81 Details: Well, it’s dry, bubbly and clean. This blend of Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay is also inexpensive, but you’d never mistake it for Champagne. NV WineEnthusiast
WineEnthusiast - 80 Details: Overwhelming flower-shop aromas and flavors with a decidedly lilac edge. Nice if you’re into flowers in a big way. NV WineEnthusiast
Tastings - 84 Details: Brilliant straw-yellow with a persistent bead. Citrus, apple and yeast aromas. Medium-bodied, this has pleasant sweetness along with tasty citrus fruit and soft acidity NV Tastings flowers
WineEnthusiast - 85 Details: Nice and dry, with crisp acidity and a good stream of bubbles, this sparkler has pleasantly yeasty flavors of peaches and cream. The finish is clean and satisfying. NV WineEnthusiast apple, citrus
WineEnthusiast - 84 Details: The Chard gives it lightness and lift, with a hint of peaches and cream. Dry and clean in bubbles and rich in yeast. NV WineEnthusiast yeasty

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Red Meat Beef
Vegetables Avocado
Fish or Shellfish Smoked Salmon

Awards and Accolades

  Name Vintage
Award Winner Bronze - 2008 San Diego Int'l Wine Competition  

Wine Terms

Name Value
United States Wineries exist in all fifty states, but the most predominant (and best) wine comes from Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State, with New York gaining a foothold in the industry. American wines make up about 75% of all wine sales in the US. The appellation system uses the term AVA (American Viticultural Area) to determine where wines were produced, but grape varieties can be planted anywhere in the country. American wineries generally use varietal labeling, and government regulations require that the variety on the label must make up at least 75% of the blend (in Oregon it’s 90%). The words reserve, special selection, private reserve, classic, and so on have no legal definition in the US. Some wineries use these terms to indicate their better wines; others use the words as a marketing tool to move lower quality wines off the shelf.
Brut A French term meaning "crude" or "raw". Used widely for sparkling wines to indicate one that tastes bone dry. Particularly dry wines may also be labelled brut natur(e).
Sparkling Wine Sparkling wines are part of a growing category of bubbly wines.
California Sparkling While California sparkling wines are made in the Méthode Champenoise style, many wineries call their product "sparkling wine" and some even use the Champagne designation. Most sparkling wine producers are found in cooler climates and use the same grapes, primarily pinot noir and chardonnay with some pinot meunier as their cousins from France. The most popular designation is brut, a dry style that is usually a blend; blanc de blancs indicates a wine made solely from chardonnay while a blanc de noirs is made with either Pinot variety (or a blend thereof).
California California produces the majority of wine made in the United States. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Pinot Noir dominate the wine production in California, but many other varietials thrive in the California climate. Many fine wines are produced in California using Mediterranean grapes.

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