Monthly Education, News & Updates - May 10, 2024 | Issue VIII

Hello George!

As I often say, Spring is my favorite wine season of the year! New winery releases, warmer weather, seasonal produce, exciting wine and food pairings. A wine that is especially wonderful this time of year is Champagne! I was reminded of this on my visit to Champagne last year when I spent a week in Epernay, the hub city of the region. Everywhere I went, Champagne was being enjoyed. Lunch, dinner, aperitif... you name it, it was always being enjoyed. While I understand it was the Champagne region, the fact remained that it paired perfectly with many types of foods.

I dedicated this month's Wine Ed Index to Champagne, featuring its uniqueness of place, special flavor attributes, and its many styles. I urge you to move beyond thinking of Champagne as a celebratory wine but a wine to enhance the season's cuisine. A Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, No Dosage, Tete de Cuvee or simply an amazing non-vintage Brut.

I hope you become a believer in Champagne. You deserve it!

Cheers,

George

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May wine discovery

a monthly feature of a wine we're excited about

2021 Pierre Sparr Gewurztraminer Grande Reserve

Gewurztraminer is a wine that is not typically on my short list, but I discovered this wine while hosting our last Wide World of Wine class about floral wines. While often Gewurztraminer can be a bit flabby and ripe, this wine has lift, vibrancy, acidity, and its benchmark spiciness with a subtle expression of floral and lychee. The grapes from Maison Pierre Sparr come from carefully selected plots, spread over the Alsatian vineyard between Sigolsheim and Obernai. The wine is fermented in stainless steel which accentuates the bright fruit. It is wonderfully vibrant, with rose, passion fruit, mango, lychee. It is very expressive and perfect for the Spring season. Enjoy with fish tacos with ginger infused slaw and a mango-apple salsa.

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