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Bubbles & & Vino Bubbles Vino America’s America’s Sparkling Sparkling Wine Wine Artisan Artisan Innovator Innovator y-Owned ily-Owned and and Jamie Davies established Schramsberg as a as sparkling wine ck Jamie Davies established Schramsberg a sparkling wine perty originally founded in 1862 by by German immigrant Jacob property originally founded in 1862 German immigrant Jacob when there were only 21 21 wineries in Napa Valley and and fewer than me when there were only wineries in Napa Valley fewer than ia vineyard planted to Chardonnay and and Pinot Noir, they set set out out ornia vineyard planted to Chardonnay Pinot Noir, they rkling wine in the true true Méthode Traditionnelle style. Theirs was was parkling wine in the Méthode Traditionnelle style. Theirs to provide a Blanc de de Blancs in 1965 followed by by a Blanc de de ery to provide a Blanc Blancs in 1965 followed a Blanc Hugh Davies, who was was born the the same year the the Davies arrived at at on Hugh Davies, who born same year Davies arrived management and and winemaking team. ’s management winemaking team.