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Daily Wine News: #Champagne4Days
Posted by Wine News | Posted on 12-31-2013
| Posted in“Everybody has harvested a good crop, but only some of us also harvested a beautiful crop.” For many producers, 2013 will be a vintage year in Champagne.
“This season, why not step away from Champagne-as-usual and pop the cork on some delicious grower Champagnes?” In the Los Angeles Times, S. Irene Virbila urges her readers to drink some farmer fizz on New Year’s Eve.
With the big night upon us, Richard Jennings profiles Serge Mathieu and Chartogne-Taillet, two grower-producers who produce Champagnes of true, delicate beauty and artistry.”
Meanwhile, in the San Jose Mercury News, Laurie Daniel offers a number of Champagne suggestions.
In Serious Eats, Hayley Daen asks a number of sommelier to go outside Champagne and pick a favorite sparkler.
In Food & Wine, Tyler Colman explains why “sommeliers now favor a standard white wine glass” for Champagne.
“Admittedly, champagne is the perfect aperitif, with its mouth-watering acidity and fast-acting, refreshing effect, but with the right foods, one can get even more out of their drinking experience.” Wine-Searcher publishes an excerpt from Richard Juhlin’s new book, The Scent of Champagne.
Elsewhere in Serious Eats, Meg Houston Maker offers the best guide yet on cheese and wine pairing.
In Grape Collective, Alia Akkam chats with Maz Napa, co-owner of Rich Table in San Francisco.
“A lot of New Year’s resolutions are about reduction — shedding pounds or lowering debt or cutting back on stress. But for wine enthusiasts,” according to Bill Ward, “the resolving should be about expanding, especially one’s horizons.”
In Wine Spectator, Robert Taylor pays tribute to wine and food industry leaders who died this year.
New research from Oregon Health & Science University has found that “moderate drinking boosts [the] immune system.”
According to Jancis Robinson, “vintage port from the 1960s is now at its delicious peak.”
Dave McIntyre digs up an interview from four years ago where he chatted about Virginia wine — and comments on how far the industry has come.
“No office manager ever got fired for buying IBM.” And that’s why people keep buying Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc (and Veuve Clicquot) even though there are better wines for the money.