Crushable Sparklers

When it comes to summer sipping, sparkling wine wins the prize for most refreshing. And it doesn’t have to be the expensive stuff. We looked over the results of 10 years of our tastings—some 1,330 bubblies (leaving aside an equal number of Champagnes)—and came up with a list of 25 consistently delicious sparklers, most of them remarkably affordable, including these nine built for any fresh catch this summer.

Even if the beach, for the moment, is only a state of mind, a brisk sparkler and briny seafood will help take you right to that headspace. 

ADRIANO ADAMI  

OFF-DRY PROSECCO FOR SPICY FISH TACOS

• Conegliano Valdobbiadene
  Prosecco Superiore Dei Casel Extra Dry $20  
• Prosecco di Valdobbiadene
  Superiore Dry Rive di Colbertaldo Vigneto
  Giardino $20  

Imported from Italy by Dalla Terra, Napa, CA  

ARGYLE  

OREGON ROSÉ BUBBLES FOR SMOKED SALMON  

• Willamette Valley Brut Rosé $50  
• Willamette Valley Vintage Brut $28  

Argyle Winery, Newberg, OR  

DOMAINE STE. MICHELLE 

SOFT COLUMBIA VALLEY BUBBLES FOR CHILLED CRAB LEGS 

• Columbia Valley Brut Rosé $13 
• Columbia Valley Extra Dry $13  

Domaine Ste. Michelle, Paterson, WA 

EDI KANTE  

BONE-DRY CARSO SPUMANTE FOR A CLAM BAKE 

• Venezia Giulia Metodo Classico Dosaggio Zero $35 
• Venezia Giulia Metodo Classico Dosaggio Zero Rosato $35  

Imported from Italy by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchants, Berkeley, CA  

MURGO  

SPARKLING NERELLO MASCALESE FOR GRILLED TUNA SALAD  

• Vino Spumante di Qualità Brut Rosé Metodo Classico $23  
• Vino Spumante di Qualità Brut Metodo Classico $25  

Imported from Italy by North Berkeley Imports, Berkeley, CA  

RAVENTOS I BLANC  

FRESH, SALINE SANT SADURNÍ SPARKLERS FOR GARLIC SHRIMP  

• Conca del Riu Anoia Brut Blanc de Blancs $20  
• Conca del Riu Anoia Brut Rosé de Nit $25  

Imported from Spain by Skurnik Wines & Spirits, NY  

ROEDERER ESTATE

APPLE-SCENTED ANDERSON VALLEY
BUBBLY FOR BRINY OYSTERS  

HERMANN J. WIEMER

FULL AND ELEGANT SENECA LAKE SPARKLERS FOR POACHED TROUT