Frizzante Wine Bar Champagne Class II

This past week, we attended the Frizzante Wine Bar and Speakeasy Champagne Class Part II. Every Wednesday, Steven, the owner teaches a class about wine. This was the second week that featured champagne. We went to the First Class where Jason Starkey stepped in to help Steven. Part II featured the following champagnes:

Steven began the class by grabbing our attention saying that Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and Champagne have something in common...the end of the dinosaurs and the creation of the chalk layer in Champagne that is critical to making this bubbly wine. Steven explained about the 5 regions in Champagne that make the bubbly stuff, taught us about grand cru (great growth) vineyards, and about grower producers. One of the interesting champagnes that we tasted was the Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne. Initially, this champagne was the vision of Nicolas Feuillatte, however, in 1986, Feuillatte relinquished the brand to the Centre Vinicole de la Champagne (CVC), which would later become the iconic Centre Vinicole – Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte. This move by Feuillatte united 82 cooperatives in Champagne giving the brand access to 2,250 hectares of vineyards. We have had this champagne before and my husband knew that it was made by a commune. It is available locally and sells for approximately $35.00, a very good value. We enjoyed the evening, sitting in the company of 6 other people, as well as our friend Barry. Every Wednesday, The Frizzante Wine Bar and Speakeasy conducts a wine appreciation class, the next class is about the red wines of the Old World.