This French-owned winery is the only one in [Virginia] specializing in traditional champagne method sparkling wine.

This French-owned winery is the only one in [Virginia] specializing in traditional champagne method sparkling wine.

This American sparkler has unexpected finesse with a vibrant effervescence reminiscent of Champagne.

This year is the 27th anniversary of October’s official recognition as “Virginia Wine Month” and the month-long celebration also coincides with harvest time.

For a man who started at the heart of wine tradition and history in Champagne, France, Claude Thibaut is well on his way to forming his own section of wine history and tradition along the East Coast of America.

The grapes used by Claude and Manuel are locally grown, ensuring that each bottle perfectly captures the quaint, playful spirit of the Charlottesville countryside.

A look at the different regions of the U.S. that produce some of the best sparkling wine there is... the typical places like, California, but also, from untypical places like, Virginia...

Thibaut-Janisson NV Blanc de Chardonnay
Virginia, USA (12.5%) - 100% Chardonnay (10g RS)

“The wine is crisp and refreshing, with a bracing tinge of citrus and small, elegant bubbles”

It put Virginia on the map for sparkling wine ... It is great to have a high-quality sparkling wine that is local and appeals to a champagne connoisseur.

…a delicate bubbly that is racy and refreshing…