Held a sparkling wine tasting, we compared four different sparkles, first i poured the
Cava, Dominio della Vega 100% Macabeo from Valencia, Spain. Golden colour in the glas Fruity, foamy mouthfeel and sweet but fresh finish. Then i poured the Ste.Michelle from Columbia valley, Washington and Mercier from Champagne,France at the same time because they are made from the same grape varieties, however the difference is the soil, age of vine, climate and more. In the wine language we call it"Terroir". That was a lot of fun, the taste and structure of the wine was very different, the sparkle from Washington was simpler, fragrant and tastes young. Whereas the Champagne was mature, complex and more elegant with a long finish. The last was a Blanc de Blanc Champagne from Agrapard &Fils "7Crus, this Champagne maker has pickes it grapes from seven different vineyards including 4 grand crus. from all over Champagne and blended the grapes together. I enjoyed it as much as my guests this evening because it is a small producer in Avize with only 10ha in cotes des blances, and made it very special. Cheers
Cava, Dominio della Vega 100% Macabeo from Valencia, Spain. Golden colour in the glas Fruity, foamy mouthfeel and sweet but fresh finish. Then i poured the Ste.Michelle from Columbia valley, Washington and Mercier from Champagne,France at the same time because they are made from the same grape varieties, however the difference is the soil, age of vine, climate and more. In the wine language we call it"Terroir". That was a lot of fun, the taste and structure of the wine was very different, the sparkle from Washington was simpler, fragrant and tastes young. Whereas the Champagne was mature, complex and more elegant with a long finish. The last was a Blanc de Blanc Champagne from Agrapard &Fils "7Crus, this Champagne maker has pickes it grapes from seven different vineyards including 4 grand crus. from all over Champagne and blended the grapes together. I enjoyed it as much as my guests this evening because it is a small producer in Avize with only 10ha in cotes des blances, and made it very special. Cheers
I also surprised them with some cheese to the sparkling wines, i bought only two types this time, the first was a simple Saint Maure which is a pasteurised goat cheese and a delicous Delice de Bourgogne which is a not pasteurised cow milk cheese. I choose this two because they high in acidity and not aged or washed with salt water or something. The cow milk cheese is also some kind of fresh cheese and would also fir perfectly to a white wine like white Bourgogne or Chablis.