What Food To Pair With Champagne?

The wonderful world of food pairings is vast, with countless combinations, from the various different dishes with thousands of different bottles of Champagne. Let’s break down the way to pair Champagne and Food in a simple and easy-to-understand way, which you’ll be able to refer to later when finding your perfect pairing. Champagne Let’s quickly…

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What is Blanc de Meunier Champagne?

What is Blanc de Meunier Champagne

Many of us will be familiar with Blanc de Noir (white of black) on a bottle of Champagne, though somewhat a little rarer is the term Blanc de Meunier (white of Meunier). I am sure wine experts and many wine lovers will either know or have guessed it already, but the term of Blanc de…

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Pinot Meunier Lovers I give you Champagne H.Blin

“Champagne H.Blin strives to capture a sense of place by focusing on the unique characteristics of the Pinot Meunier indigenous grape varietal.“ I was particularly pleased to receive an invitation to a Champagne and food pairing lunch by a label that I am not too familiar with, Champagne H.Blin – I never tire of experiencing…

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Santa Barbara County has First Pinot Meunier Harvest

The first planting of Pinot Meunier in Santa Barbara County was harvested in August at Riverbench Vineyard & Winery. Pinot Meunier is known to add body and depth to sparkling wines so Riverbench planted an acre of the grape. It produced 1.75 tons and is expected to produce 3 tons by next year, according to…

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