1992 Kristone Blanc de Blancs

Never ever heard of. Where does it come from - Kent, Niagara Falls, Sonoma, India, Chile?

M.

Michael Pronay wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@pronay.com:

California Where else faux champagne with a faux French name, moved the opening to this evening so I will report tomorrow.

Kristone is a California sparkler made by Kendall-Jackson. It scores well in rags like Wine Spectator. Consider it to be like Schramsberg. WS rated the 1992 Blanc de Blanc 90 points in 1997.

Looking at wine lists, it still shows so it's probably fit for drinking. I wouldn't wait too much longer, though. Maybe have it for New Year's Eve?

Dimitri

snipped-for-privacy@soda.csua.berkeley.edu (D. Gerasimatos) wrote in news:bs1jvh$155n$1 @agate.berkeley.edu:

Thank you, I think there will be enough people at dinner that it will go away quickly . I will save the Comtes de Champagne for a smaller group.

Where should I have know 1) that it sparkles, and 2) that it has a "faux French name"? "Kristone" doesn't sound French, and "Blanc de Blancs" is used in just about any wine producing country, for sparklers and surprisingly often also for still wines.

M.

Michael Pronay wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@pronay.com:

Sorry Michael, I figured that those who knew it would know and then I tried to be cute about it. Kristone as a knock off for Cristal is where my mind was wandering.

Sorry to bother you once again, but what is a "knock off"? (My dictionairy only knows it as a verb.) Is it "substitute"?

M.

Michael Pronay wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@pronay.com:

a knock off more than just a substitute is an attempt to take advantage of brand name. Such as selling a cheap watch with a name such as Rotex or Rolez

Oh, now I see, thank you. In fact, "Kristone" and "Cristal" did not sound (nor look) similar at all to me, but that might have to do with the fact that I "hear" 'Cristal' in the French way.

M.