Browne Family Vineyards Do Epic Sh*t Sparkling Brut

The name on this bottle, “Do Epic Sh*t,” is Browne Family Vineyards' own collection title; the producer's site frames it as marking “every achievement, milestone, challenge and triumph, no matter how big or small.” The winery's founder, Andrew Browne, says on the company's site that he built the winery as a tribute to his late grandfather, William Bitner Browne. This bottle is the collection's Brut, and the producer states it is made in the American Méthode Champenoise, the same traditional process long used for Champagne.

The producer also cites a 90-point Best Buy score from Wine Enthusiast for this wine, the producer's own citation of an outside publication's score, not one we have independently confirmed. In our August 2026 checks, the bottle ranged from $18.99 to $43.99 across ten stores, with real spread from store to store rather than one settled number.

The producer's own product page lists the blend as 75 percent Chardonnay and 25 percent Pinot Noir, the two grapes classic to traditional-method sparkling wine, and states the finished wine spends a minimum of eighteen months on the spent yeast before release, at 12.4 percent alcohol. The producer's tasting notes describe “a harmonious blend of apple and walnut, layered with fresh pear, peaches, and apricot,” a “light cherry blossom aroma,” and a finish of “pleasant almond brioche.” These are the winery's own words, not ours.

Our call: worth a look for the traditional method itself, real Méthode Champenoise built from a classic Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend, with a minimum eighteen months on the spent yeast before release, spelled out plainly on the producer's own page. Pass if you want more than the producer's word behind the wine: the 90-point score it cites comes from Wine Enthusiast by the producer's own account, not something we have independently confirmed, and this bottle's price has swung widely from store to store in our checks, so it is worth comparing before you commit.

The Grocery Store Wine Desk · written Aug 17, 2026 from our research file for this wine. Numbers reflect our latest checks.