Yes, I freely admit that I have been sulking.
Well I have been a tad more concerned with ‘something to say’ for French A level students rather than wine bloggers, but here I am raising my Tawney head again. And I can only state that I am tickled pink to have read not one, but TWO posts from Screwtop. Chapeau, mon vieux! Et bonne continuation. Would that I had been able to partake of a little Brazilian Mumm myself – quel bonheur!
Whitherto henceforth?
Currently sipping Chateau Bonnet Réserve 2003 and whilst I couldn’t go so far as to agree with the label’s billing – ‘culture d’exception’ – I could assert that those bastards have done it again and it’s ‘alreet’ as they say in the North East of England, particularly as it was an unsolicited gift from the babysitter…
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
The Brazilian
A quick entry regarding an experience from a couple weeks ago...
Me and some buddies headed down to Rio for a few days. We found ourselves dining at "00", an industrial-chic restaurant which morphed into a club 'round midnite.
Seeking refuge from cairpirina rain, I offered to order up some bubbly for us. Vino in Brazil is generally expensive--import duties, I presume. But I spied a "Mumm" sparkling for a reasonable price (if I remember correctly, something like 50 Real--about $30 US).
I couldn't really understand the bottle as it was, for the most part, in Portuguese, but the bubbly was decent, especially for the price. It was fruity, and although it was a "Brut", it was definitely sweeter than the French equivalent.
The next day I realized that the Mumm we had was actually produced in Brazil. A very pleasant surprise: when one thinks of South American wines, Chile and Argentina spring to mind. But given Brazil's vast range of topographies, soils and micro-climates, not to mention its world-renowned agricultural prowess, it is safe to say that this is one to watch. Hey, the more countries making reasonably-priced, quaffable bubbly (and claret, and chardonnay...), the better!
Me and some buddies headed down to Rio for a few days. We found ourselves dining at "00", an industrial-chic restaurant which morphed into a club 'round midnite.
Seeking refuge from cairpirina rain, I offered to order up some bubbly for us. Vino in Brazil is generally expensive--import duties, I presume. But I spied a "Mumm" sparkling for a reasonable price (if I remember correctly, something like 50 Real--about $30 US).
I couldn't really understand the bottle as it was, for the most part, in Portuguese, but the bubbly was decent, especially for the price. It was fruity, and although it was a "Brut", it was definitely sweeter than the French equivalent.
The next day I realized that the Mumm we had was actually produced in Brazil. A very pleasant surprise: when one thinks of South American wines, Chile and Argentina spring to mind. But given Brazil's vast range of topographies, soils and micro-climates, not to mention its world-renowned agricultural prowess, it is safe to say that this is one to watch. Hey, the more countries making reasonably-priced, quaffable bubbly (and claret, and chardonnay...), the better!
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