The Sparkling Wines of Ramona and Julian
Published Wednesday, November 15, 2017 By Robin Dohrn-Simpson. Under Edible San Diego Articles, Wine Articles Tags: Hatfield creek Sparkling wines, Ramona Ranch sparkling wines, sparkling wines of Julian, Sparkling wines of Ramona, Volcan Mountain sparkling wines
A while back, Joe Cullen, owner and winemaker of Cactus Star Winery decided it would be fun to make a sparkling wine and set about teaching himself about the traditional French “méthode champenoise”.
This method requires a secondary fermentation in the bottle. You take a beautifully made bottle of white wine, add a mixture of sugar and yeast, cap the bottle with a cap similar to a beer cap and allow ...