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Sparkling Pointe is a wine producer in Southold, Suffolk County, New York.
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- Sparkling Pointe LLC
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Sparkling Pointe arose from Cynthia and Tom Rosicki’s love of romance, the country life and Champagne.
All the joys of their life together have been celebrated with a toast of the seductive, bubbly beverage. As residents and lovers of the North Fork who witnessed the birth and growth of Long Island’s wine region, they decided to combine their passions in Sparkling Pointe, the only producer in New York dedicated entirely to sparkling wine.
In 2003, they purchased land on Route 48 in Southold and Steve Mudd planted and continues to cultivate the finest Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay — the classic varietals of French Champagne.
The next step was finding a winemaker. Steve Mudd told them there was only one choice: Gilles Martin, who once worked for a major French Champagne house and has made still and sparkling wines on the North Fork for many years.
Sparkling Pointe’s first releases — 2004 Brut and 2004 Topaz Imperial — have won praise from critics, and Topaz Imperial was named Best Sparkling Wine in the 2008 Wine Literary Awards. All of Sparkling Pointe’s wines are made by the traditional French Méthode Champenoise.
A summer 2009 opening is planned for a wine center designed by Cutchogue architect Nancy Steelman.
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