Bubbly pops onto the scene
Nov 15, 2020
3 minutes
Bloomberg
TRUE story: when former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva served France’s Nicolas Sarkozy a glass of Casa Valduga’s Brazilian sparkling wine, Sarkozy complimented his choice of Champagne. (Awkward.)
The seductions of Serra Gaúcha, the southern wine region where it was made, are pure Brazil – parrots and waterfalls, soccer matches, tangy caipirinhas, sizzling churrasco – but with this big surprise. It’s an oasis of bright, vivacious, festive bubbly, with chardonnay playing a starring role.
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