Sparkling wine is all the rage these days, everybody’s making it, I think I caught my cat refermenting a demi-john in my basement the other day. But seriously, sparkling seems to be the cat’s meow (no pun intended), but just because you can doesn’t always mean you should. The good news here is that Creekside can and should be making bubbles. This single vineyard sparkler from their Queenston Road Vineyard is 56% Pinot Noir, 44% Chardonnay aged 2 years in bottle – and as the name suggests, all done in the traditional way. Fresh and fruity with that bready-biscuitness bubble-heads love … great acidity that causes a pucker with lemon and green apple on the finish. 120 cases were made with a three-year-plus version coming soon. Can’t wait. Price: $28.95 – Rating: ****+