Comparative Tasting of Five Styles of Champagne and Sparkling Wines
Prosecco,
Cava,
Sekt,
Loire Saumur
23rd September, 2010
Thursday 5:30 – 10:30pm
(Upper East Restaurant, Salcedo Village, Makati)
Admission is p1,900 but tickets can be purchased in advance for p1,500
Inclusive of a wine-friendly buffet served by Upper East Restaurant
For tickets and inquiries,
Wine@Yats-International.com
(632) 637-5019 and ask for Rea or Chay
Format of YATS Wine Experience – YWE – Session
YATS Wine Cellars regularly hold non-commercial wine tasting to help wine enthusiasts expand their knowledge of wine in a most enjoyable and affordable way. These tastings are different from other commercial tastings. The wines from these tastings are not sponsored by a wine merchant and there are no salesmen. You are in the company of people from all ages and all walks with one common interest – wine.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at a discount. Each ticket comes with five tasting stubs. The wines are lined up at a wine service station. Present a ticket at this station to surrender the stubs to redeem a tasting pours (roughly 55-60ml per pour) of five wines on the line-up.
Someone will always be available to answer questions or discuss topics pertinent to the theme of the wines in the event. Otherwise the event is a self-paced tasting exercise that is the most structured and economical way to sample interesting wines.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-c1pIozfAY
Wines of this YWE session
For this event, we re-visit some interesting and some up-and-coming wine regions in France. Fine vintage wines are being discovered much to the (pleasant) surprise of the more adventurous wine enthusiasts who took the trouble to seek out new and exciting wine regions within the geographical areas commonly referred to as “the old world”. For this particular Yats Wine Experience session, we visit these wine regions:
- Champagne – A great deal has been said and written about Champagne which is the most successful example of market branding in wine. Exclusivity of the brand name Champagne is as heavily defended as that of Coke and Pepsi. Is Champagne all about brand or is it really distinct from the rest of the field. The answer is clearly “yes” as this comparative tasting will surely show. Champagne is an impossible combination of complexity with a sense of levity. It is our choice on how seriously we want to approach it. But let’s not be distracted by the bubbles. There is some seriously attractive (white) wine behind the fizz.
- Italy – Italy’s top-of-the-line sparkling wines are called Prosecco which confusingly as usual, also happens the name of the grape that is used in the sparkling wine. Prosecco is made in Veneto. Many of us have tasted it in the famous cocktail drink called Bellini. Prosecco sparkling wine is generally dry but a bit more fruity than French Champagne, making it a friendlier entry point to the world of sparkling wines.
- Germany – Sparkling wines in Germany are called Sekt which comes in many styles from dry to something sweeter called “doux”. This MUMM Elegant Extra Trocken Sekt is a classic-styled sparkling wine, dry and vigorous, a worthy example of German Sekt. Consistent with German tastes for lighter wines, alcohol levels of most Sekt’s are a bit lower than other sparkling wine. This MUMM weighs in at a modest 11.5%, about 0.5% lower than most champagne for example.
- Spain – Long been dubbed, a bit unfairly perhaps, the poor man’s Champagne, Spanish sparkling wine called Cava has risen from mediocrity into a venerable sparkling wine. One of the most significant breakthroughs is the switch over to the French Champagne production method which is referred to in Span as “Method Tradicional”, a most costly process but one that adds so much more complexity to the wine.
- France Loire Saumur – Saumur Rosé Sec from the Loire Valley is famous for its full-bodied Rosé but also makes very attractive sparkling wine like this Sparkling Rosé that is aromatic, fruity and quite full and powerful, an excellent food wine, a great choice of sparkling for brunch also.
About the Venue
We are delighted to hold this session of YATS Wine Experience in the charming Upper East Restaurant which is a part of the AHA culinary school. F&B Director Sharlene Golding will be organizing the food for this event.
Address:
Ground Floor, NDC Building
116 Tordesillas Street
Salcedo Village, Makati City
Ticket Price
Ticket price is p1,900 at the gate. Participants may purchase tickets in advance and pay just p1,500 per ticket. Every ticket includes five (tasting) stubs each redeemable for a tasting pour of roughly 70ml. Ticket price also includes food prepared and served by Upper East Restaurant of AHA Culinary School.
WINE LINEUP
Piper Heidseck NV Brut Champagne
F2-214-NV-R
Italy
Prosecco Extra Dry Sacchetto
F3-007-NV-R
Spain
Cava Brut Arte Latino Method Tradicional
F3-014-NV-R
France – Saumur, Loire
Chateau de Montgueret Sparkling Rosé Sec
F2-322-NV-R
Germany
MUMM Elegant Extra Trocken Sekt
F2-257-NV-R
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