It was an explosive good time!
We’d like to thank John Hoffman and Wendell Barner for the
presentation of “Bubbles and Blades” on Wednesday. If you missed the tasting, or couldn’t watch
on Facebook Live, we had good wine, good food and learned a lot about the
sparkling side of the wine world.
John and Wendell provided the demonstration of sabering a
sparkling wine bottle, with the attendant scientific explanation of the
process. John also provided some tips on
how to safely open a bottle of champagne without the use of a long, sharp,
dangerous weapon. He added some ideas
for champagne cocktails for those times when you need to host a brunch. As John quoted, “Don’t save champagne for
special occasions. Make the occasion
special.”
Wendell presented six wines for our enjoyment. He contrasted “Old World” with “New World” in
three flights of two wines each. The
wines, prices, and LCB numbers are listed below. Wendell expertly explained the various
methods of making these wines sparkle, and the differences in the outcome. As a bonus, he got to talk about Geology when
explaining the soil types in the different regions!
One of our newest members, Julia Rittelmann was our host for
the evening. She provided a great
selection of cheeses, nuts, bread, smoked salmon spread and fruit to complement
the wines. As usual, a special thanks to
our Co-Vice-Chair Humans, Kevin and Bob Dering for selecting, getting and serving
the wines. That function takes a LOT of
work and we really appreciate the job that they do.
Velenosi Verdicchio
dei Castelli de Jesi, 2016 78753
$9.99 (Welcome Wine)
Sharffenberger Brut
Excellence, NV, Mendocino CA
1475 17.99
Canella Prosecco
Extra Dry Superiore de Conegliano Valdobbiadene, NV Italy 46749
19.99
Nicolas Feuillatte
Brut Reserve Champagne NV, France
8568 39.99
Chapel Down Vintage Reserve
Brut, NV England 19730
39.99 *
Louis Pommery Brut,
NV California 49100 21.99
Saint-Hilaire
Blanquette de Limoux Brut, NV
5083 13.99
*People’s Choice
for the tasting
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