“The best Champagne tasting in Boston!”

by katrin on December 2, 2009

With the holidays upon us, wine shops are promoting their selections of sparkling wines for the festivities by hosting lots of in-store tastings.  Fellow blogger Glenn and I were fortunate to go to one of the most extensive and interesting of these: the Annual Champagne Tastings hosted by Federal Wine and Spirits.

The event was held over two evenings at Cafe Marliave, with the first evening featuring primarily Champagne Houses and the second Estate Champagnes.  We went to the latter, at which 14 sparklers (all but two were Champagne) ranging in price from $13.99 to $57.99 were served.  It was an incredible selection of Champagnes that are not commonly found in your average wine shop.

My highlights:

As we left, Glenn stopped to express his praise and thanks to Federal Wine’s owner Len Rothenberg.  As Glenn said, it is indeed the best Champagne tasting in the city.  And yes, Len, you may quote us on that!

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  • jakeskakun

    I'd like to try the Camille Saves Carte Blanche Brut 1er Cru. I had the Rose NV the other night and really enjoyed it.

    My synopsis of a Champagne tasting in San Francisco here:
    http://www.cherriesandclay.com/2009/12/04/lesso...

    Cheers,
    Jake

    • katrin

      Hi Jake,

      Thanks for your comment. The Camille Saves tied with the Vanniere-Fanniere as my favorite; it really stood out and I am looking forward to having it again. I enjoyed your write-up of the Champagne tasting in San Francisco, and agree with you that the Henriot is a great value.

      Katrin

  • jakeskakun

    I'd like to try the Camille Saves Carte Blanche Brut 1er Cru. I had the Rose NV the other night and really enjoyed it.

    My synopsis of a Champagne tasting in San Francisco here:
    http://www.cherriesandclay.com/2009/12/04/lesso...

    Cheers,
    Jake

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