Tag: toasting a new month

  • Blason de Bourgogne Crémant: September’s Sparkler

    Sparkling wines don't have to be expensive to be fun! For example, we picked up this bottle of Blason de Bourgogne Crémant de Bourgogne at Trader Joe's for $11.99.

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    Last month we told you that we love sparklers that are rich with Pinot Noir flavor. This one, a blend of Pinot Noir and Gamay, comes from a family collection that includes variations for different tastes. We've tried the others in the past, but this is the one we come back to when we want an inexpensive, fun glass of fizz.

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    (This photo courtesy of www.Blason.com) 

    You may find the brut, the rosé, or the reserve (which we have not found around here as of yet) more to your taste.

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    Sometimes your reason for buying a sparkling wine might not call for spending big bucks, but you still want good flavor and dependable bubbles. Blason delivers both. So sip it on a boat as you sail through September. Pack it for a picnic. Add it to a sangria base to create a sparkling sangria. Make mimosas for brunch or get creative with sparkling cocktails.

    We hope you'll join us in our resolution to start each month with a glass of sparkling wine. Toast to something you're looking forward to in the month ahead or were thankful for in the month past. 

    Here’s How Our Sparkling Resolution Began

    Our Sparkling Resolution Winner’s List

    What's on your Wine Lover's shopping list?

    In this post, you see Schott Champagne glasses, ice bucket, and mardi gras beads

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photos: ©2015 Penny  Cherubino 

  • December Sparkles with Chateau de l’Eperonniere, Crémant de Loire

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    We’re celebrating the arrival of December with an exceptional sparkler. Chateau de l’Eperonniere, Crémant de Loire 2009 is from the vineyards of Mathieu Tijou, the latest in his family to carry on the tradition of winemaking.

     

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    Mathieu Tijou (Foreground), Neal Rosenthal (background left)

    As with his father, Mathieu has continued to work with importer Neal Rosenthal, a name you will know well from reading our BostonZest wine posts. Through the years, we have come to trust and rely on wines that display the Rosenthal name. And, this Crémant reinforces that claim.

     

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    Penny thinks, “this Cremant is addictive!”

     

    Ed says, “very balanced, and food friendly.”

     

    We had it with Neals Yard Dairy Berkswell (sheeps milk cheese), Landaff (cows milk cheese/aged at Jasper Hill), Parmigiano-Reggiano, and Sardinian parchment crackers.

     

    Penny says, “when you sip, it’s sweet and tart at the same time – usually I taste one followed by other.”

     

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    One of our sparkling wine/champagne mottos is to “drink slowly and sip through the temperatures,” to experience all the wine has to offer. That advise certainly applies here.

     

    If you’re a Crémant fan, we think you’ll be impressed with this wine. If you’ve never tried a Crémant, this would be a memorable introduction to the sparkler.

     

    Here’s to December! May it be as wonderful as our bottle of Chateau de l’Eperonniere, Crémant de Loire.

     

     

    Discover more about Our Sparkling Resolution   

     

    And, Our Sparkling Resolution Winner’s List

    We purchased our bottle of Chateau de l’Eperonniere, Crémant de Loire 2009 at Bauer Wine & Spirits.   

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    Words: Penny & Ed Cherubino
    Photography: © 2014 Penny & Ed Cherubino, Image of Mathieu Tijou & Neal Rosenthal courtesy of www.madrose.com