“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_
Instagram: @LizPalmer_
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
Join us for our popular “Champagne Social’ and get some tips on pairing Champagne and chocolate from leading Champagne expert Liz Palmer.
You will learn which Champagne styles pair with which type of chocolate, while sipping on a champagne cocktail.
After a brief seminar, we will be pairing 2-3 champagne styles with various types of chocolate.
Date: November 7, 2017
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Location: The Fine Wine Reserve, Toronto
Registration: Eventbrite
Twice a month, we offer you the opportunity to learn about champagne in a tasting guided by Award Winning Author and Dame Chevalier, Liz Palmer.
Next up: Creating Champagne Cocktails for the Holidays [November 21 – 6:30 – 8:00 pm]
Champagne and French Cheese [December 5 – 6:30 – 8:00 pm]
Do you have questions about Champagne Workshops + Corporate Events?
You can reach me at: liz@liz-palmer.com
