substituting this brandy for gin to add lush pear depth alongside sparkling wine

tapering into soft chocolate and coffee echoes

Absolutely — with 93 points from James Suckling and a 92-point score from Wine Enthusiast

followed by undertones of tropical fruit and a faint sugarcane sweetness

underscored by a chalky texture

Toast Brut Sparkling plain-vodka substituting this brandy for ginToast Brut Sparkling is a California mthode champenoise sparkling wine made from 100% Chardonnay at 12. 5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. Produced by JaM Cellars the label founded by husband and wife team John and Michele Truchard Toast applies the same labor intensive secondary in bottle fermentation used in Champagne to ripe California fruit, resulting in a sparkling wine that bridges Old World technique with New World generosity. Quick Facts: ABV: 12. 5%