Champagne: The Grower Movement -- Class + Tasting

258 106th Avenue Northeast,Bellevue WA 98004

20 December, 2020

Description

A seminar and tasting on the best kept secret of Champagne: the Grower Producers! This seminar will explore the extraordinary circumstances (historical, and natural), which brought Champagne wine into being. Students will come away understanding the Champagne method, the Appellation structure, but perhaps most importantly, a detailed understanding of the nuances which make Champagne the wine for all of our happiest moments! Traditionally a wine region dominated by big producers (as opposed to farmers), the last 50 years has seen the rise of a new set of Champagne makers: the Grower Producers. These wines represent the true identity and terroir of Champagne: the highest quality fruit, from the best sites, with the longest aging times, at a fraction the cost of comparable wines from the big historic producers.