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Saturday, November 21, 2015

Mumm's Napa Valley Sparkling Wine highlights lunch overlooking Dana Point Beach

Mumm's Napa Valley Sparkling Wine highlights lunch overlooking Dana Point Beach

Rejoicing in our family gathering with son Alec, and V, in from NYC to So-Cal for a festive wedding weekend, we dined al fresco lunch at the Ritz Carlton Hotel overlooking Dana Point Beach. The 180 degree view of the Southern Orange County Pacific Coastline, perched high atop the cliff overlooking the surf befits the 180blũ named restaurant.

Basking in the So-Cal almost perpetual sunshine, we toasted on Mumm's Brut Prestige Napa Valley Sparkling Wine, the perfect complement to our lunch selections.

Of course this is deemed sparkling wine since Mumm Brut is from Carneros District at the bottom of Napa Valley where it meets Sonoma Valley. Brut is a blend of  58% Pinot Noir, 28% Chardonnay, 8% Pinot Meunier and 6% Pinot Gris, essentially the same as authentic French Champagne.

We drank this to re-live our visit to the affiliated G. H. Mumm sites in the real Champagne near Reims (shown left) with Alec during our Champagne wine region tour in 2006.

RM 90 points.

https://www.cellartracker.com/wine.asp?iWine=8751

https://www.mummnapa.com/

http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LagunaNiguel/Dining/180blu/Default.htm