Korbel Natural 2019 750 ml

Korbel Natural is a dry-style sparkling wine from Korbel's Russian River Valley winery in Sonoma County, made using the traditional méthode champenoise, with secondary fermentation happening right in the bottle. It's the driest wine in Korbel's California Champagne lineup, carrying almost no dosage, so the fruit shows without added sweetness. Expect green apple and citrus on the nose, a crisp mineral edge on the palate, and a clean, bracing finish with fine, persistent bubbles. This is the bottle for someone who finds Brut too sweet and wants their sparkling wine to taste like wine first, bubbles second, whether that's a solo pour on a Tuesday or the base of a mimosa bar.

How to drink Korbel Natural

Serve it cold, straight from an ice bucket, in a tulip or flute rather than a coupe so the bubbles last. Its dryness makes it the pick for mimosas or a splash of crème de cassis for a Kir Royale, since it won't turn cloying once you add fruit.

Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California