Toad Hollow Risque

”Frankie’s Notes: Toad Hollow Risque is our ‘vin vivant’ (lively wine) a delicately sweet wine from France! When the Can-Can was introduced in Paris in the 1830’s it was quickly dubbed Le Ballet Risque for its rousing energy and high kicks. Our Risque captures this spirit – a crisp and fruity sparkling wine with fresh green aple and pear flavors and justenough sweetness to seduce your palate. It stays bubbly with a lightning-toggle closure. Vibrant? Oui! Fermentation and Aging: Methode Ancestrale fermentation is a traditional and unique method that creates a medium sweet sparkling wine. It involves bottling young wine before all the residual sugar has been fermented into alcohol. Fermentation continues in the bottle and gives off carbon dioxide resulting in a sweet and lightly effervescent wine. Vineyards: Mauzac or more properly Mauzac Blanc is a surprisingly important white grape in southwest France especially in the Gaillac and Limoux districts where it is the tradi