BARRAMUNDAYS WINE & VINYLA classic grape two ways.. blind!
Two themes pop up at Wine & Vinyl time and time again: Terroir, and "Taste".
CHABLIS
Simply described, terroir is the sense of place expressed through the wine as a result of where the grapes are grown- the soil, the air (sea breezes, for example), and the other flora grown in the area,(eucalyptus, mint, different types of flowers, etc). These influences sometimes combine to create a wine with its own signature, so to speak, and that's how the French like it!
CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY
Theme number two is all about "Taste": not as in who is classy/who is trashy! More like flavor profile, as in what do Americans like to drink? Do we prefer big fruit bombs with high alcohol, and lower acidity/tannin as so many in the wine industry believe? And so what if we do?! Here we will be looking for the influence of oak, (the chablis has none), and the difference in style overall.
Both 100% Chardonnay, tonight it's a Blind Battle between France's flinty Chablis and our creamy, oaky Californian.
But if you think you can call this one, think again..
Tonight, with tunes by DJ Ilmo,.cheese by Saxelby's
At Barramundi
67 Clinton St
NYC
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