Who we are
Welcome to Lady of the Lake, Pear Sparkling Wine Estates.   We're a family-run orchard with an eye for conservation and community care.   We looked around us and wanted to eliminate the waste and loss that many large-scale productions generate.   As a result, many of our pears go to local schools, and a portion of our Sparkling Wine is reserved purely for local boutiques and markets. We aren't just interested in our own success, but in community cooperation as well.   We believe that's a testament to our commitment to quality, and give our community the same care that we extend to each bottle of pear champagne. Because we believe that our sparkling wine isn't just an art...it's a legacy.

Our Pears
We take pears and the health of our orchards very seriously.   Not unlike Homer, we believe it to be "the Fruit of the Gods."   When crafting Pear Sparkling Wine, there is an attention to the detail of blending fruit.   The most classic and beloved of all American pears, the Bartlett Pear is the primary ingredient.   Its firm, golden flesh lend the fruit forward flash of smooth sweetness to the Sparkling Wine.   As compliment and consort, the Bosc Pear is added in lesser degrees.   Its elegant structure and russet skin provide for a hint of spice and butter in the finish of each drink.

Methode Champenoise
Only 20% of all Sparkling Wines in the US are produced by Methode Champenoise.   We here at Lady of the Lake proudly stand as members of this exclusive group.   This painstaking process involves multiple fermentations and years of development.   It begins with the first fermentation and is followed by a process known as riddling.   This is where extra sugar and yeast are added and the second fermentation begins while the wine rests.   After this, yeast and sediment are removed from the bottles and they are then placed in a riddling rack.   During this last fermentation, the bottles are carefully rotated from a horizontal to a vertical position, allowing the last bits of sediment to rise gently into the neck of the bottle for removal.   The final stage is disgorgement, where the neck of the bottle is frozen and the last bits of unwanted sludge are extracted and replaced with a dose of Sparkling wine.