Friday, November 16, 2012

Join me for a prestige Champagne tasting


Imagine tasting Dom Pérignon and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne in the same night. Dream on? OK, let’s add Bollinger La Grande Année, Gosset Grande Réserve and Laurent-Perrier Rosé to the line-up. Cloud cuckoo land? No, The Wine Gang’s Prestige Champagne Tasting on Tuesday
11th December in central London. It’s from 6–9pm, giving the five of us time to present 10 great Champagnes, two from each of the five houses, and time to break for canapés and a chat with our select group of attendees. There’s even a goodie bag to take home which includes a bottle of Champagne from one of these five great houses.

Drool over the detailed programme and then the full tasting list below, but don’t spend too long because the event is strictly limited to 30 participants, however many ticket applications. 

Nitty gritty: tickets cost £130 per person, to include all of the above (see full list of Champagnes below). Send an email to fizz@thewinegang.com telling us how many tickets you require. We will hold the tickets and issue BACS or cheque payment instructions. Alternatively you may pay instantly, using credit or debit card http://www.thewinegang.com/about/fizz

Programme
6.00pm    Champagne and canapés on arrival
6.30pm    Introductions, overview of Champagne, the region, soils, styles…
6.45pm    Champagne Bollinger
7.05pm    Champagne Laurent-Perrier
7.25pm    Champagne Dom Pérignon
7.45pm    Break and canapés, chance to talk with The Gang
8.05pm    Champagne Gosset
8.25pm    Champagne Taittinger
8.45pm    The Wine Gang's Tips on buying for Christmas, New Year & special occasions
9.00pm    Close (and head off with goodie bag!).

Champagnes to be tasted
1. Gosset Grande Réserve
2. Gosset Grand Rosé
3. Dom Perignon Vintage 2003 Blanc
4. Dom Perignon Vintage 2000 Rosé
5. Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année 2004
6. Champagne Bollinger La Grande Année Rosé 2004
7. Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc des Blancs 2000
8. Taittinger Prélude Grands Cru NV
9. Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé
10. Champagne Laurent-Perrier Vintage 2004