Episode 245 – A surprise for Shelley, a WTF Year in Review and a Champagne!

Wines this episode:

• Bernard Gaucher Reserve Brut Champagne ($40 at Pilgrim’s Market)
• 2022 DeLille D2 ($39 at Total Wine)

A HUGE thanks to our sponsors: Elsom Cellars, The Cuvée App and Seasons of Coeur d’Alene!

Elsom Cellars: Good times are meant to be shared and so are great grapes and great wines! Since 2006, Elsom Cellars has been producing brilliant Washington wines. For more information about Elsom Wines, please visit http://www.elsomcellars.com 

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he CDA Gourmet Wine Words of the Week – Growers Champagne:

Grower Champagne, also known as Récoltant-Manipulant (RM) in French (or Farmer Fizz), refers to Champagne made by small, independent producers who own and manage the entire process, from growing the grapes to bottling and selling the finished product. This contrasts with the larger Champagne houses, known as Négociants-Manipulants (NM), who buy grapes or unfinished wine from other growers and blend them to create their signature styles.

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Mentions: Mer Soleil Silver Chardonnay, Sam Lange, Pilgrim’s Market, Tirriddis, Brad Binko, Salvation Army, Fred Meyer Coeur d’Alene, Rotary on the Rocks, Mix It Up, Big Table Farm, Dustin Lewis, MJ Towler, Three Fat Guys Wines, DeLille, Mark Cooke, Cynthia, Metropolitan Grill, Gary Vaynerchuck and Lola Wine Lounge.

Products used in this episode: Champagne and Sparkling Wine Bottle Sealer by MiTBA and repour.

Please check out some of the 2024 highlights: Karen MacNeil (episode 232), TerrVox (episode 229), Kevin Pogue (episode 227), Luke Marquis (episode 214), Tirriddis (episode 197).

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Some Wines we enjoyed this week: Stoller Family Estate Chardonnay, Z. Alexander Brown Chardonnay, Chloe Chardonnay, Château Maubert Côtes de Bordeaux, Castelli del Grevepesa Clemente VII Rosso di Toscana (11/11), Rivaura Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Sequoia Grove Syrah and Drink Washington State Carménère.

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