Wine Appreciation / Oenophiles

I work in N19, is there a convenient place to meet up to grab a bottle?

good short series of wine programmes on radio 4 this week
some italian red today sassicaia
yesterday was about a bottle of wine from the best year in the last millenium, 1540, a steinwein

Question someone here may be able to help with. When I was in South America the main sparking wine was Chandon.

I'm looking for a bottle - ideally from Mendoza. When I Google there also seems to be a brand called Chandon.

What exactly is Chandon?

Type of grape? protected region? Method?

Any info would be appreciated.

Cheers

Set up by Moet et Chandon almost 60 years ago in Argentina to make wines based around the Champagne wine making model, I'd guess - ie grape varieties and méthode champenoise.
https://www.lvmh.com/houses/wines-spirits/chandon-argentina/

I remember my youth backpacking I once bought a large bottle in night club in BA for what was then £5 I polite declined the offer of glasses. Good times. Felt like a fake rock star.

Stunning bottle. Do you have Website or any more info on your wines and what you do?

We are a small family vineyard producing grower Champagne in a natural park within the Marne Valley. We are certified "haute valeur environmentale" with allows us to enter organic markets, without being fully bio. Our production circa 15,000 bottles per year and mainly 100% Pinot Meunier.

We have a website with more information about our range
http://www.lasseaux.com

Our Instagram is quite popular and has good photos of our work through the year
http://www.instagram.com/ChampagneLasseaux

AWRS / VAT registered in the UK, I import our range personally and do all the London based deliveries.

Thanks for the interest!

Cheers!

Enjoyed sending this text from work today:

Keep it in the family, innit.

Does that mean Vince has no more champagne right now?

A lot of love for @Jingle_Jangle who enjoys a bit of Brut Non Vintage.

I might temporarily but out of Brut NV but there's always more on the way!

Otherwise I have all the rest of the range in stock @ChasnotRobert if you need some this weekend!

Hi Vince,

No hurry, I will be in touch for some vintage and NV, before Christmas.

Down to my last bottle!

https://www.thewinesociety.com/shop/ProductDetail.aspx?pd=PW6311

Had this yesterday at a tasting and for £7.50 it’s a bit of a belter. If you’re still looking for something to settle down with over Christmas, you could do worse than this

I was given a 6-bottle case of 2005 Chateau Beychevelle some years ago as a present, cellared at Berry Bros. & Rudd.

Should be coming to its prime now, so will be thinking about selling. Is listing it on their broking exchange, BBX, going to be the best way to go about this, or can I get a better return on such a small amount elsewhere?

If I can make enough on 5, would certainly be nice to keep one for myself.

Recommendations for decent but not too pricey wine glasses?

Stemmed, and good for tasting rather than ridiculous goldfish bowl style.

TK Max and fill yer boots

I think BBX only allows you to sell by the case so selling 5 and keeping 1 would not be an option. Otherwise it's a pretty convenient way to buy and sell things cellared at BBR. Don't forget that you pay a commission of 10%, which seems to be pretty standard for wine but seems pretty steep compared to other things

If you can find them, the Dartington "Cellar" range red wine glasses are as close as I've come to the always-recommended Reidel Overture Magnum glasses, have picked up loads in TK Maxx over the last year.

Ah, yes, I had wondered about that. So are there really any good options for selling individually & privately?

Anyone here want some £80 bordeaux?

Riedel Chianti are my favourite general purpose crystal - not cheap but not ridiculous, either:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Riedel-6416-15-Chianti-Riesling/dp/B00099E0HQ

i'd be interested in a couple of bottles

Try the classifieds here: https://wine-pages.com/community/ (need to be a member to see it I think)

Views from our Pinot Meunier vineyards this morning, the highest in the Marne Valley!

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frevd glasses are nice, modern designs and stuff
their champagne flutes are great

I thought this might be of interest for Champagne lovers on here.

We have just released :
-2011 "Millésime" Vintage - 50% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Meunier; and
-2011 "Blanc de Blancs" Vintage - 100% Chardonnay.

I have 12 magnums of 2008 "Millésime" for those after something special.

All I have in London stock ready to despatch