“Tis the Season for Champagne!
Join us at The Fine Wine Reserve for our first Annual Holiday Event!
Champagne + Cognac + French Pastries + Appetizers + Chocolate
Champagne Food Pairing Tips + Recipes + Christmas Music by Robert Roland
Further details and registration:
Champagne Louis Roederer has released the first of its limited edition, extra-aged Cristal, known as ‘Vinothèque’.
The release covers both the 1995 brut and 1996 rosé, which were disgorged over 10 years ago but then kept back in Roederer’s cellars for further aging.
The Vinothèque wines have a slightly lower dosage of 7g/l compared with the usual 9g/l for the standard Cristal expression due to longer lees ageing.
Just 400 bottles of the brut and 200 bottles of the rosé have been released meaning global allocations are extremely tight.
No larger formats have been released – this time. Both wines were introduced by the house at a “surrealist spectacular” at their head office early October to celebrate their 241st anniversary.
Although Roederer’s executive vice-president, Michel Janneau, conceded that the amount of wine released was “infinitesimally small”, he added, “fear not – it is not without sequel; other vintages will follow this.”
This is one of my favorite events of the year! Wine lovers around the world raise a flute or two to the quintessential wine of celebration.
The eighth annual “Global Champagne Day” takes place this year October 20, 2017. Its exclusively a global social media event.
Here are some ideas to celebrate this unique sparkling wine that only comes from the region of Champagne, France.
Pop a bottle of champagne
Simply open a bottle of Champagne and enjoy a glass with the people who make your life special.
Host friends or business colleagues
Invite friends or business colleagues over for a Champagne tasting. It’s a wonderful opportunity to get together and taste a variety of champagne.
Organize a Champagne cocktail session
Invite friends or business colleagues over to create classic champagne cocktails and invent new ones
Organize a Game Night
Organize a Champagne trivia night in your home or at your favorite wine bar.
Go Out
Watch for events taking place at hotels, bars and restaurants.
Share our Photos, Videos and Experiences on Social Media
Instagram, twitter, facebook, all of the above
Hashtags to use:
#champagneday
#popthecork
#global
#champagne
#globalchampagneday
#champagneday
or create your own!
Liz Palmer
Dame Chevalier de Coteaux de Champagne
Award winning author of The Ultimate Guide to Champagne
https://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-Champagne-Liz-Palmer/dp/0991894634
Twitter accounts: @LizPalmer_Wine and @LizPalmer_
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Join us for a special “Cognac Workshop” with Damien Bertrand of De Luze Cognac!
De Luze Cognac is produced by the Boinaud family, the largest landowner in the Cognac area and who has 24 generations worth of experience distilling the world’s best “eau de vie”!
“Our delicious Cognac is distilled on lees in small pot stills, then aged in oak barrels built by our own cooper, finally, after slow aging, our master blender perfects the finial liquid which is filled into our iconic bottles.”
Following the presentation, an exclusive tasting of three different styles with the Damien Bertrand, Commercial Director of of De Luze Cognac. Damien was born in Cognac and son of a winegrower. He in town for this special presentation!
Learn the differences in styles
Learn to taste
Learn how to read a label
Cognacs being tasted, include:
Cognac De Luze VS – Cognac De luze VSOP – Cognac De Luze XO
Reserve now – limited space:
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Do you have questions about Champagne Workshops + Corporate Events? You can reach me at: liz@liz-palmer.com
Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir
Region: Champagne
Producer: Laurent-Perrier Group
Style: Rich and Complex
Alcohol: 12%
The maceration on the skins for three days provides this glorious pink color with tinges of orange; displays aromas of raspberry, red currant, cherry and citrus; on the palate – intense fruit flavors, fresh; it opens up providing an impression of plunging into a basket of freshly picked strawberries, Morello cherries and raspberries; beautifully rounded and long finish – it’s truly a gastronomic Champagne!
Notes:
Food Pairing:
I recommend a rack of lamb, pork, salmon, tuna, shellfish, mild and soft cheese, and dark chocolate
Rating: 93 Points
