It uses chardonnay (30 percent) pinot noir (45 percent) and pinot meunier and is toasty, rich, and sumptuous. and now we try the Cuvee Lalou 1999, which is 50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. So after visiting the three champagne festivals, I was lucky enough to get a VIP tour of Champagne G.H. Mumm in Reims. years.

They use mostly pinot meunier which gives fruit in this region. Their village is mostly pinot noir (pn) and I liked their 2005 brut prestige with pn and chard. Wow it is so exciting to be here and meet the growers. am in Epernay at the Terroirs & Talents de Champagne tasting at the Au Restuarante Theatre.  pours the wine.

Unlike the grapes of Champagne, the primary grapes for Franciacorta is Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier. Very excited to visit Brescia, Italy for the wine blogger's conference! have been reading a lot about Bellavista and hope to visit the winery. Vintage Franciacorta must spend a minimum of 30 months on the lees.

With the oysters I drank a relatively unknown but incredibly delicious and interesting wine, the 2004 Michel Loriot Pinot Meunier Vieilles Vignes Brut , $75. Meunier does very well in this part of the Marne, and Michel Loriot makes several Meunier-based wines. Champagne and fried food do somehow go together very well.

The next morning I thought of this again with Vincent Laval in the cellars at Champagne Georges Laval, as Vincent told us about the conditions in Les Chênes and Les Hautes-Chèvres, the vineyards that produce his single-vineyard Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Champagne houses, in general, followed a different path. If it is, in fact, a trend.

Pinot Noir-heavy wines. This is always based on a single vintage, and is usually about 90% Pinot Noir. About 90% Pinot from the village of Bouzy. Pinot Meunier-heavy wines. About 80% Meunier, slow to unwind, quite rich, made in a slightly oxidative style, lots of soil. Well, I want to add my.02 cents.

The champagne in your glass likely is made from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and/or Pinot Meunier grapes. For an artisanal Champagne, try the Camille Saves, Carte Blanche ($45), a blend of mostly pinot noir that makes for a delicious aperitif. Does champagne go to your head faster because of the bubbles? Does Pellegrino?

Pinot Meunier does very well in this area and Bedel's wines are mostly Meunier. It is 100% Meunier, mostly from the ripe and forward 2000 vintage, with about 10% reserve wines. 2007 Claux Delorme Valençay , about $16, is a delicious blend of Malbec, Gamay, Cabernet Franc, and Pinot Noir. Silly me.

As reported in ChampagneGuide.net , Franck Pascal is a rising star in the northern part of the Marne, in the village of Baslieux-sur-Châtillon where the soil is especially friendly to Pinot Meunier. This rosé is mainly Meunier, based on the regular NV cuvée with still red wine (both Pinot Noir and Meunier) blended in.

An even third of the classic Champagne grapes of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier, this was a terrific value and incredibly delicious. Champagne Lunch at the Wine Media Guild. Curious about some favorite Champagnes? Speaking at the event - an annual event - was Ed McCarthy, author of Champagne for Dummies.

Champagne almost always comes from Chardonnay and/or Pinot Noir and/or Pinot Meunier grapes. Dear Dr. Vino, I just discovered that champagne grapes are really tasty. bet they would pair well with champagne… Do they make Champagne or is that a marketing thing? It’s a marketing thing.

2006 By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir, Geelong. NV Pirie Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, Tasmania. 2001 Bass Phillip Reserve Pinot Noir, South Gippsland. 2001 Yarrabank Late Disgorged Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley. 2008 Henschke Littlehampton Innes Vineyard Pinot Gris, Adelaide Hills. Pinot (4B).

This wine is Cabernet Franc, Pinot Meunier (yes, you read that right), and a third mystery grape which the producer will not reveal. Perhaps the most memorable wine for me was the final wine of the night, a sweet wine, a rosé of Pinot Noir. "I drank a few of your wines recently and I really like them. Let me get back to you."

Though he produces lovely Blanc de Blancs, José (pronounced Zho-say) is best known as one of the true - and few - champions of Pinot Meunier. His current Spécial Club release, 1998, is a 50/50 blend of Meunier and Chardonnay from vines of up to 70 years in age. Would you like to write a guest post for Friday Night Bubbles?

This wine is unusual in that it is 100% Pinot Meunier, a grape that is more often part of the blend in Champagne and only very rarely appears on its own. I've tasted and enjoyed their Brut Tradition wine before, a blend of about 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay. I've been meaning to try this wine for a while now.

love the entry level wine, called Expression, an interesting blend that is mostly Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, with a touch of Chardonnay thrown in for good measure. 60% Chardonnay and the rest Pinot Noir, this had a gorgeous nose of white flowers, I'm talking big Brooklyn Botanic Garden hothouse acacia flowers.

Still wine is made from one of or some combination of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and possibly but very rarely Pinot Blanc and the obscure Arbane and Petit Meslier. If you're anything like me then you've been thinking recently about non-dosage Champagne. mean, who wouldn't be - it's such an interesting issue.

At 50% Pinot Meunier, this wine is deep, nutty, and juicy, and at the same time elegant and crackling with bright minerality and acidity. Geoffroy uses lots of Meunier, and the wines were all long and intense. Brooklynguy is in love with Champagne. mean seriously, it's just so good, I can hardly stand it. What an opportunity!