The term "nonvintage" has fallen out of fashion with some producers, who prefer the more positive-sounding "multivintage," though I've yet to hear someone ask for a "multivintage" Champagne in a restaurant or retail store. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)
The nonvintage is a perfect introduction to the Gimonnet style: a bright, pure, extremely dry style with a dazzling minerality. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Accordingly, she has several pink suggestions; her favorite is the richly textured rosé nonvintage Champagne from Bruno Paillard . ❋ Lettie Teague (2012)
Time in a Bottle If you're drinking Champagne this holiday season, the odds are great that it's nonvintage—a blend of several vintages, from dozens to even hundreds of wines from different harvests, styled to taste the same year after year. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)
Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal, Styling by Anne Cardenas Most Champagnes are 'nonvintage'—a blend from several different years. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)
After as short a period as 18 months (the legal minimum for nonvintage Champagne) or three years (the vintage minimum), or as long as 10 years, the bottle is "disgorged": The cap is removed; the yeast is forced out; the wine is topped off with a small "dosage" of wine and sugar (the higher the sugar level, the sweeter the resulting Champagne) and the bottle is finally corked. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)
Our lunch began with glasses of Paul Goerg Rosé nonvintage Champagne, a lovely wine from a cooperative of growers. ❋ Lettie Teague (2011)
Its nonvintage offering, made from a high proportion of Pinot Noir, is a blend of dozens of wines from several vintages and regions. ❋ Unknown (2011)
His rich, orange-hued nonvintage rosé is worth traveling to France to taste, which you may have to since it's very hard to find here. ❋ Jay McInerney (2010)
Its two top wines are the vintage Unico, with the current release of 1999, and the nonvintage Unico Reserva Especial, blending wines of three different vintages from the 1990s. ❋ Stan Sesser (2010)
If you're a traditionalist who wants a white sparking wine, we recommend three nonvintage choices: Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut ($16); Mumm Napa Brut Prestige ($17); and Piper-Heidsieck Champagne, Brut ($36). ❋ Unknown (2010)
All of the following are nonvintage except as noted. ❋ Unknown (2009)
We did not like Astoria nonvintage "del Veneto" as much. ❋ Unknown (2009)
For a classy nonvintage, the Louis Roederer is an excellent way to go for about $40. ❋ Tyler Colman (2008)
See February for more specifics but, in short, look for Diebolt-Vallois, Larmandier-Bernier, Louis Roederer, Charles Heidsieck for nonvintage and, of course, the vintage Champagne. ❋ Tyler Colman (2008)
