Subscribe 
to our newsletter!
Get seasonal recipes and local food stories delivered right to your inbox! 
What are you interested in hearing about?
Thanks! Keep an eye on your inbox for updates.

Exploring our foods, our stories, our community by season

Delivered to Your Mailbox Each Season. Subscribe Today.

Delivered to Your Mailbox Each Season.
Subscribe Today.

Must Be 21

Four Brix Baubles Brut

four-brix-baubles-brut-bottle

Just the name of Four Brix Winery’s Baubles Brut causes Must Be 21ers to smile, according to Karen Stewart, the Ventura winery’s co-owner.

A bubbly to be shared with friends and loved ones, Baubles Brut is crafted from 53% Chardonnay grapes, 39% Pinot Noir and 8% Pinot Meunier. Stewart describes it as offering a soft mouthfeel with bright notes of red raspberry, strawberry and green apple. The nose has hints of citrus flower and the finish is light and crisp.

It is made in the style of methode champenoise, or the “traditional method,” considered by many to be the best method to make sparkling wine. The technique involves making the wine, and then adding yeast and sugar to the bottle, allowing it to slowly ferment. It’s then sealed and left to rest until ready.

“The process takes patience, but the end reward is worth the wait,” says Stewart. “Tiny, delicate bubbles in your flute!”

An ideal summer beverage, the sparkling wine pairs well with lighter foods like cheeses, fruit and shellfish, including oysters and mussels, she says.

Four Brix Winery will also begin offering Brut Rosé this summer, a rosé version of the sparkling wine with hints of rose petal and berry in the nose, and flavors of strawberry and watermelon.

“Consumers tend to think of bubbly for the holidays or special occasions. I think that is because Champagne, the bubbly [from the Champagne region of France] that is held in highest regard, can be quite expensive,” says Stewart. “However, today, sparkling wines can be affordable to enjoy any time of year—no occasion required.”

Asked to personify Baubles, Stewart says the sparking wine’s label was inspired by Audrey Hepburn, so naturally it’d be this beloved actress.

But there’s more to the story: Winemaker Gary Stewart’s mom, Sandra, was a “classy, classic lady” and huge Hepburn fan. In some ways, Baubles is a tribute to her, says Karen Stewart. “She loved a glass of bubbly, nice jewelry and, also like Audrey, was truly a wonderful lady.”

For more info, visit FourBrixWine.com.

Edible Weddings

Join our newsletter.
Be the first to know about upcoming issues, local food news and events!
Thanks! Keep an eye on your inbox for updates.

View our Digital Edition

Edible Ojai & Ventura County
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.