When I first started buying wine, I often selected bottles that were just above $10 but under $20. My selections seemed to serve their purpose by accompanying whatever food I had prepared for dinner. A few wine classes, an accreditation and a part-time job at a wine store later, and my palate has become far [...]
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Gratitude to La Grande Dame
Posted in Champagne, Spirited Occasions, tagged Billecart-Salmon, Charles Heidsieck, G.H. Mumm, Krug, Lanson, Laurent-Perrier, Taittinger, Veuve Clicquot on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Perhaps appropriately, on this eve of New Year’s Eve I’m reading The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It. Champagne was introduced to me by neighbors as a child as an annual toast at Christmas, and thereafter always seemed to punctuate holidays and celebrations. It wasn’t until I [...]
All that sparkles
Posted in Champagne, tagged Champagne, Dorothy J. Gaiter/John Brecher on December 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dorothy J. Gaiter and John Brecher’s weekly “Tastings” column in The Wall Street Journal (Savoring Champagne as Art, Dec. 5/6) focused on grower Champagnes, those that are produced from a vintner’s own grapes and indicated with an “RM” on the label. The topic is appropriate not only given the ensuing New Year celebrations during which [...]
