Die Gischt der Festtage: Kleiner Champagner Leitfaden reloaded


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Zwei Tipps: Es wird gerne zu den Feiertagen serviert und man kann sich dabei auch schnell verletzen.
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Freestyle Half Double Blind Tasting with Friends

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Last weekend was awesome! Together with some friends I was lucky to be welcomed by Didier from Vimpressionistes in a cosy holiday appartment in the beautiful village of Château Chalon in the Jura region of Eastern France. First of all, to finally meet his beautiful baby-daughter but of course also to indulge a memorable blindtasting.
But don’t expect a Vin Jaune or Savagnin tasting here. That evening was entirely devoted to Read the rest of this entry »

Wines at OFF – part 2 – Riesling Ambassador

After the party comes the afterparty, and after the food and wine presentations at OFF comes the wine degustation at home, between chefs, food lovers and bloggers.

And since our thirst had grown during the day, it was good that there were a few bottles standing around. Of course, my deed was to bring some Rieslings from Germany and represent to a certain extent my country, also knowing that these wines are basically unavailable in France.

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We started off with some Ulysse Colin Champagne. Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut is dry to the bone, but still with a delicious fresh minerality: what a nice way to rehydrate your body. Then as a contrast, a Riesling from Read the rest of this entry »

Wines at OFF – part 1

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Besides the chef’s cooking presentations, the Omnivore food festival is also a showcase for high quality produce such as meats, cheeses and of course wine.

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A good dozen of mostly French vignerons were presenting their so-called “Vins Naturels”, a non-certified or -controlled ideology of winemaking which basically reduces the process to a minimum of interference (pumping, filtration) or additons (non-indigenous yeasts, sulfites). While I’ve had a few disappointments especially with Read the rest of this entry »

Champagne Billecart-Salmon Brut Réserve

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Lange hatte ich keinen so guten Schaumwein mehr im Glas. Das liegt auch daran, dass ich generell eher mehr zum stillen Wein greife.
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Aber trotzdem: Meistens hab ich bei Champagner höchstens gutes Mittelmaß im Glas. Das war heute gänzlich anders. Ins Glas kam ein Billecart Salmon Brut Résèrve bestehend aus Pinot Noir, Chardonnay und Pinot Meunier aus verschiedenen Jahrgängen. Es handelt sich also um Read the rest of this entry »

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