GWO introduces this Master Class of sparkling wines, all made in the traditional Methode Traditionelle.
We are joined tonight by Andrew Steel who started his wine career in the Champagne region and followed it up by being the Bollinger representative here in the UK. Our other guests include Graham, who runs the family business, Woodchurch Winery, celebrating 10 years this year of producing award winning English Sparkling wine, and Laurent Autréau, the 3rd generation wine maker at Autréau.
We answer the questions that you may have (and the ones you wish to ask) of the 2 wine makers.
We have 2 different case options for this tasting:
One contains one bottle of each of the following all made in the traditional Methode Traditionnelle (bottle fermentation):
The second case has 6 bottles and includes one each of the wines above, plus a bottle of Gauchezco Sparkling Pinot Noir, a Di Maria Prosecco and a Di Maria Prosecco Rosato.
We include a sparkling wine bottle stopper if you are joining our tasting so you can keep an open bottle in the fridge overnight.
Steve The Cheese Parker will be bringing his inimitable whit and advice about food to eat with bubbles…as he says ” everything is better with bubbles” His selection of cheeses for this tasting include
Cremet
This soft white rinded cheese is made by Sharpham in Totnes, Devon.
Delicious, decadent, creamy cheese made from goat’s milk enriched with cow’s cream.
Petit Langres
Aromatic soft cheese from the village of the same name in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France.
Washed in Marc de Bourgogne to give a distinctive wrinkled soft orange rind, with a gently pungent flavour
Mont de Cats
A trappist abbey cheese made in Northern France close to the Belgian border.
A semi-hard cow’s milk cheese with a creamy texture and great depth of flavour.
A Cheese pairing case is available too from our Cheese partners at Teddington Cheese. (contains 250g of each of the cheeses mentioned above)
We are joined tonight by Andrew Steel who started his wine career in the Champagne region and followed it up by being the Bollinger representative here in the UK.