Winery: Bodkin Wines
Maker: Chris Christensen
Region: Sonoma County AVA, CA
Notes: Lemon-lime, passionfruit, mischievous acidity
Chris Christensen is a self-taught, envelope-pushing vintner originally from rural Iowa. He burst onto the wine scene in 2011 with Bodkin wines, where he’s known for being the first American to make a Sparkling Sauvignon Blanc. He was recently dubbed the “Bubbles Innovator” on Wine Enthusiast’s 40 under 40 Tastemaker list.
Get the whole storyThis is not your blend-into-the-background bubbly. It’s 100% Sauvignon Blanc — with bubbles. It’s a quaffable summer beverage that is so light, so refreshing, that it almost transcends the genre of wine. In-line carbonation intensifies and focuses the lively citrus and passion-fruit flavors. This wine is thirst-quenching and very, very Sauvignon Blanc. As Chris says, “Es crushablé.”
Acidity |
4/5 |
Body |
2/5 |
Sweetness |
1/5 |
Tannin |
1/5 |
The colors on the can were inspired by the lemon-lime, passionfruit flavors of this wine.
Try a tangy goat cheese, a crisp veggie platter, or pork dumplings.
From Chris: Whatever happened to pretty, aromatic sparkling wines? The Maker wine project is about pushing the envelope, it’s about delivering. One does not half step, this is 100% Sauvignon blanc. That’s just a flex.
This wine is carbonated “in-line” right before it hits the can. I stone cold flipped out when I first tried it, it’s refreshing; tertiary aromas from secondary fermentation can tamp down attributes of sparkling wine. It’s even cleaner, even tighter, even more Sauvignon Blanc.
“The perfect summer sparkling wine with lemon-lime aromas with citrus and passion fruit flavors.”