Most people outside of the region don't think about Alsace for sparkling wine, and neither did we until Armand Baur popped open a bottle of his Crémant d'Alsace on our very first visit. He actually said, "You probably have no interest in this, but maybe you would like to try?" Of course we said yes, all the while maintaining a stone cold business face. And the rest is history: we have been rocking this for many, many moons now and have been thrilled to do so. This gets its hue from Pinot Noir and is full of yeasty strawberry fruit and spice. It is a party wine but terrific any time, in any situation.