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LeLarge Pugeot Champagne ~ The Bloom Experience
While traveling down the Champagne Trail in the Champagne Region of France, we were told that the accepted protocol is if the champagne house gates are open then the owners are prepared to greet guests with a champagne tasting. We were very happy we took this advice because that was how we discovered the Champagne LeLarge-Pugeot…
ROSÉ CHAMPAGNES AND BUBBLIES YOU WILL LOVE FOR VALENTINE'S DAY!
Happy Valentine’s Day February 14, 2019! So many bubbly rosé choices to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your love…here’s a sampling…expensive to affordable… (Champagne prices listed in this blog may vary from the readers local stores and on-line sources.) Rosé Champagne—A pink version of champagne, most often made by the blending of a little red wine with…
Moët And Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne NV Magnum
Moët and Chandon Impérial Brut Champagne NV Magnum Elegant with notes of ripe pear, just a touch of citrus and lightly toasted brioche. Fine creamy mousse. Made from 50% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay and 40%Pinot Meunier grapes. This bubbly is one of the largest-selling champagnes in the world. I could sip on this lovely champagne all…
Pop And Pannier Blanc de Noirs Champagne 2011
Adorable POP! champagne tray that my bubbly girlfriends gave me as a New Year’s Eve hostess gift…love it! Champagne Pannier Blanc De Noirs 2011, made almost entirely of Pinot Noir grapes. Notes of ripe pear, pleasant and smooth with a creamy mousse and consistent tiny bubbles in the flute. Blanc De Noirs (white wine produced…
André Clouet Champagne 1911 ~ Bottle Number 222
NV André Clouet Champagne 1911 Only 1911 bottles of this Champagne are made each year. Each bottle is numbered by hand. My bottle number 222 and it was disgorged on April 4, 2016. Produced in the Bouzy village in the Champagne region (the village name is pronounced “Boozy” which tickles me!) with 100% Grand Cru Bouzy and…
Size Matters When Drinking Bubbles + A Sip Of English Bubbly
One of the best things about blogging is meeting fun people who share the same interests. At first glance Tonya, author of fourthgenerationfarmgirl.com, and I could not seem more different…she lives on a farm complete with chickens and sheep. I get nervous if I get too far from a city sidewalk. But we both love…
Champagne and Cava Recommendations To Make Your Holidays Sparkle!
Across the nation wine distributors are sharing their best and bubbliest with restaurateurs and fine food and beverage retailers in preparation for the winter holidays and New Year’s Eve. Today I had the pleasure of being a guest at the Roanoke Valley Wine Company’s (Salem, Virginia: http://www.rvwc.com) champagne and cava tasting. I am looking forward…
Celebrating The Holidays With Champagne Tasting!
The place: River and Rail Restaurant, Roanoke, Virginia HOME The event: Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting presented with Mr. Bill’s Wine Cellar http://mrbillswinecellar.com I always love going to River and Rail Restaurant in Roanoke, Virginia when Bill and Kristen from Mr. Bill’s Wine Cellar present wine tastings. The Champagne and Sparkling Wine Tasting on Monday evening…
