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Take Your Breath Away With Breathless Wines
“Sparkling Wines That Pair Well With Life’s Special Moments”
Breathless Wines is located North of San Francisco in the State of California, America, it was built by three sisters, Sharon, Rebecca, and Cynthia.
Along with Breathless Winemaker Penny Gadd-Coster, the sisters are dedicated to making Sparkling Wine in the traditional method from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes.
Each bottle is aged with the yeast still in the bottle for 2 to 4 years.
Their bottles are riddled mechanically using a machine called a gyropalette this simulates manual riddling on a larger scale.
We have two of Breathless Wines here to review, the Blanc De Noirs and the Blanc De Blancs.
The woman on the label is a tribute to their Mother, Martha, and all the men and women who teach and remind us to take each breath we are given as a gift to be cherished.
Blanc De Noirs Tasting Notes: “Strawberries and raspberries on the nose. Fruity flavours with green apple skin with gooseberries in the mouth. A Silver Medal Winner in the Fruity & Floral Category in The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2017.” Click for Full Review.
Blanc De Blancs Tasting Notes: “Slight touch of petrol with citrus on the nose. Tropical fruits, pineapple and citrus in the mouth. A Bronze Medal Winner in the Fruity & Floral Category in The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards 2017.” Click for Full Review.
In my opinion, they are both fabulous wines, with each bringing something different to the table, even though they are non-vintage wines they have both aged very well and I personally think they would now receive a higher score in The World’s Finest Glass of Bubbly Awards this year.
by Oliver Walkey
Published in Glass of Bubbly
Feb 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Luther Burbank Center – The Art of Dessert Raises $1 Million in Support of the Arts!
Following the close last night of our online auction, the final results are in—our 21st annual Art of Dessert set an incredible new record raising $1 million in support of the arts for all in the North Bay!
We are full of gratitude to be a part of this historic moment—the most successful fundraising event in LBC history! On behalf of the LBC board, staff, and volunteers, and the team at Breathless, thank you for helping make this year’s Art of Dessert fundraiser a milestone success.
You can enjoy photos from Saturday’s event at this online gallery.
If you won an auction item or made a donation at the event Saturday evening, thank you again! You will receive a receipt from Greater Giving by email very shortly. Please be sure to review that receipt. Your credit card on file will be processed Friday, April 12, at noon, unless you have made other arrangements with LBC. If you wish to pay by a different method, please let them know immediately by calling Dawn Sparks at 707-800-7506.
Formal acknowledgments will be sent by mail in the coming days. The LBC deeply appreciates your generosity and patience as they process the many letters of acknowledgement, which they are so grateful to share with so many.
Mark your calendars for next year’s Art of Dessert on April 12, 2025!
Apr 23, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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27 Favorite Dog-Friendly Wineries in Sonoma County
Breathless Wines, Healdsburg: Guests can enjoy a flight of sparkling wines on the winery’s garden patio accompanied by their dogs. The winery also hosts fundraisers for Humane Society of Sonoma County. Out of courtesy for other visitors and staff, the winery requests that all animals are leashed and well-behaved. (Breathless Wines).
Dec 31, 2023 at 12:54 PM
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Wine Down Wednesday: Breathless Sparkling Wines
Dec 29, 2023 at 3:10 PM
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North Bay Woman — Here Comes the Wine
When the summer wedding season arrives in the North Bay, a bride-to-be’s thoughts turn to more than just love and billowy white dresses. If a towering cake is the iconic food of weddings, sparkling wine is its liquid equivalent. What could be more festive than a gorgeous glass of dancing bubbles?
Dec 8, 2023 at 3:42 PM
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Creating Breathless Moments – Wine Country this Month
Founded on a concept of relaxed elegance, friendly and knowledgeable hosts, eco-friendly stewardship, and creating special moments out of the ordinary, Breathless Sparkling Wines encourages visitors to share good wine with family and friends and drink in life's breathless moments - to savor the simple joys. Read more...
Dec 5, 2023 at 3:17 PM
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The Sommelier Files: PENNY GADD-COSTER SPARKLES ON THE VARIETAL SHOW!
Winemaker Penny Gadd-Coster of Breathless Wines and Rack & Riddle, shares with THE VARIETAL SHOW her evolution into making sparkling wines: With wine judging and winemaking in her pocket, she helps make life festive with her bubbly creations! We taste the Breathless Blanc de Blancs, Sonoma County & Blanc de Blancs, Reserve Organic, Cox Vineyard, Mendocino together and discuss the best food pairings. Watch the interview.
Nov 1, 2023 at 1:51 PM
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Healdsburg Tribune: Catching Up With Breathless
Breathless Sparkling Wines is a local legend, a place to find local bubblies of national stature right here in town. Its tasting area is surrounded by mature trees with overarching canopies and blue umbrellas, creating a comfortable, shaded space cozy enough for conversation. It’s a social environment, and it’s probably impossible not to have a good time.
After all, they serve champagne. And there’s something about champagne—the bubbles, the relatively modest yet noticeable alcohol, the exuberant act of opening a bottle—that banishes the blues. Not without reason is it associated with life’s happiest moments: an engagement or a wedding, a birth or a birthday, a promotion or an award.
It’s also, more than any other drink, associated with women. Breathless makes no bones about the female power in champagne, and the company’s ownership by three sisters is as much a part of the brand as the wine label—a fetching cabaret girl riding the swollen brut cork toward unknown celebrations.
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Nov 1, 2023 at 8:16 AM
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Breathless featured on The Good Neighbor Podcast
We're filled with gratitude to have been featured on The Good Neighbor Podcast with Cindy Butner. Our very own sister 1 of 3 Sharon sat down with Cindy for a bubbly-filled discussion - take a listen!
Jun 13, 2023 at 4:01 PM
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10 Incredible Women-Owned Wineries To Visit In California
As Breathless Wines co-founder Sharon Cohn notes, "In such a male-dominated field, it's important to recognize and celebrate the work of women in the industry." By enjoying their wines, "we can celebrate the achievements of these women and appreciate the unique perspective and approach they bring to winemaking."
Apr 18, 2023 at 3:26 PM
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