Petillant Naturel Bianco
⏳ Drinking Window
Best enjoyed fresh and youthful, typically within 1–2 years of the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Fresh oysters, fried chicken, goat cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted on the South Fork of Long Island, Channing Daughters' Pétillant Naturel Bianco is a vibrant celebration of the ancient method of sparkling winemaking, known as méthode ancestrale. Winemaker Christopher Tracy coaxes this lively sparkling white wine by bottling it before the primary fermentation is complete, trapping the natural carbon dioxide to create a soft, persistent effervescence. Unfiltered and unfined, the wine remains on its primary lees, presenting a cloudy, texturally intriguing profile. The maritime influence of the nearby Atlantic Ocean and Peconic Bay infuses the grapes with a bright, saline acidity and fresh mineral character. This bottling captures the experimental, low-intervention spirit of the estate, offering a rustic yet precise snapshot of a single growing season on the East End.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded by Walter Channing with initial vineyard plantings dating back to 1982 in Bridgehampton on Long Island's South Fork, Channing Daughters Winery stands as one of New York's most inventive and boundary-pushing artisanal producers. Guided by partner and winemaker Christopher Tracy alongside partner Larry Perrine, the estate champions low-intervention, sustainable viticulture across its distinctive maritime terroir. The winery is celebrated for its remarkably diverse and adventurous portfolio encompassing more than two dozen grape varieties, ranging from skin-contact orange wines like Meditazione and complex field blends like Mosaico to expressive single-vineyard expressions such as L'Enfant Sauvage Chardonnay and Scuttlehole Chardonnay. Through experimental fermentations, pet-nats, and traditional method sparklers, Channing Daughters continues to showcase the dynamic potential and saline elegance of East End winemaking.