{"id":38,"date":"2023-04-01T09:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T09:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=38"},"modified":"2023-04-01T09:33:00","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T09:33:00","slug":"our-april-1-2023-toast-will-a-gruet-sauvage-a-sparkling-wine-from-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=38","title":{"rendered":"Our April 1, 2023 Toast Will be a Gruet Sauvage a Sparkling Wine from New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019ll raise a glass of Gruet Family<\/a> Sauvage Blanc de Blanc to April 2023. The Sauvage will stand in for all our favorites from this family of winemakers from New Mexico. This year we're choosing the wines for our toasts on the first of each month because of the good memories we have of time spent with these sparklers and the people they bring to mind.<\/p>\n

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Sauvage will always stand for the last gathering we had with friends on March 1, 2020, before the pandemic changed our lives. Here's what we said about it, then.<\/a><\/p>\n

However, we were introduced to Gruet Blanc de Noir about fifteen years ago by Howey Rubin from Bauer Wine and Spirits<\/a>. He was one of our early Boston wine mentors. <\/p>\n

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It was the perfect glass of sparkle for so many occasions. We'd buy cases of half-bottles and always one ready to celebrate when a friend landed a new job, had a birthday, or it was simply a lovely evening to enjoy a sip of wine with neighbors on the roof deck.<\/a><\/p>\n

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We often mention our wine mentors. We've been fortunate to learn more about wine from a series of generous people we've met along the way. Recently someone asked what we mean by mentors. Here's a definition that expresses what we mean when we use the term.<\/p>\n

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"A mentor is a person or friend who guides a less experienced person by building trust and modeling positive behaviors. An effective mentor understands that his or her role is to be dependable, engaged, authentic, and tuned into the needs of the mentee."<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Trying wines from different places, made with different grapes and produced by different methods, adds spice to our monthly ritual. Since 2007 we have raised a glass of sparkling wine to greet each new month!<\/p>\n

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Our bottle was a gift from a friend and wine mentor!<\/p>\n

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