Champagne Tasting
J and I went to the Liberty Wine Merchant's annual Champagne & Caviar Extravaganza tonight at the Vancouver Rowing Club. Because I'm prone to trying everything and suffering the consequences, I limited myself to tasting the French champagnes, Italian proseccos and anything unusual. We made up a 1 to 5 rating scale and did the circuit.
The two that rose to the top are complete opposites. I liked the Laurent-Perrier Brut champagne from France. It had a very clean flavour and soft bubbles with a smooth finish. Mmmmm. It's available at specialty liquor stores and costs about $60. Good for a special celebration.
The other favourite was completely different. It was the Banrock Station sparkling shiraz from South Australia. It pours a deep red and has the full flavour of a shiraz with all the fun of a sparkling wine (without being sweet). This one is available at BC Liquor Stores and sells for $16.84.
There were about 50 champagnes to taste, including one mixing a vodka/champagne cocktail. ML was right about the caviar; the volume and frequency was sparse. When a lone tray made it out of the kitchen it was swarmed and cleared of the tasty appies at a frenzied pace.
Good event, worth going next year.
The two that rose to the top are complete opposites. I liked the Laurent-Perrier Brut champagne from France. It had a very clean flavour and soft bubbles with a smooth finish. Mmmmm. It's available at specialty liquor stores and costs about $60. Good for a special celebration.
The other favourite was completely different. It was the Banrock Station sparkling shiraz from South Australia. It pours a deep red and has the full flavour of a shiraz with all the fun of a sparkling wine (without being sweet). This one is available at BC Liquor Stores and sells for $16.84.
There were about 50 champagnes to taste, including one mixing a vodka/champagne cocktail. ML was right about the caviar; the volume and frequency was sparse. When a lone tray made it out of the kitchen it was swarmed and cleared of the tasty appies at a frenzied pace.
Good event, worth going next year.
posted by deb at nonna's house at
11:13 PM
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A quick check of my tasting sheet shows that rose wasn't there. I'll look for it at the next tasting opportunity!
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