Word: blancs
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...Krug of the Krug in terms of size," explains Olivier Krug, whose family has been making champagne for six generations. If you can't get hold of it, try Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises, made from the fruit of hand-cultivated Pinot Noir vines, or Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs, a 100% Chardonnay champagne only produced when the conditions are perfect. "Winemakers are over the moon to be able to showcase the individual nuances within their vineyards," says Hong Kong-based wine retailer Michael Robertson. And so will you be when you try the results. Here...
...Krug of the Krug in terms of size," explains Olivier Krug, whose family has been making champagne for six generations. If you can't get hold of it, try Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Francaises, made from the fruit of hand-cultivated Pinot Noir vines, or Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs, a 100% Chardonnay champagne only produced when the conditions are perfect. "Winemakers are over the moon to be able to showcase the individual nuances within their vineyards," says Hong Kong-based wine retailer Michael Robertson. And so will you be when you try the results. Here's to a fizzy...
...Glace, which are chocolate shells filled with ultrarich vanilla, coffee or chocolate ice cream. An ice cream and sorbet maker in Dallas called Out of a Flower uses herbs, teas and edible flowers to create its exotic flavors, which include Tequila & Cilantro, Rosemary & Black Peppercorn and Texas Goat Fromage Blanc & Roasted Hazelnuts...
...Long Island--which includes the North Fork and South Fork (better known as the Hamptons)--is now a burgeoning community of vintners and wine sellers. It's home to about 30 wineries, producing more than 20 European varietals, mostly Merlot, Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Compared with Napa Valley, Calif., the East End is a blip in terms of wine production--500,000 cases annually, a small fraction of California's 155 million cases, most of it from Northern California. But for a summertime excursion, Long Island offers visitors fine wines and a unique blend of East...
...southerly vineyards in Africa, near Cape Agulhas at the tip of the continent. The best among their discoveries included the Chardonnay Barrique of Morocco ("the finest white wine in North Africa"), Algeria's Domaine Ouzeva 96 (cabernet sauvigon) from Medea ("an area too dangerous to visit"), the Moelleux (chenin blanc) from Réunion, and Richard Leakey's Kenyan Ol Choro Onyore Pinot Noir 2001. Having had a go at uncorking Africa, they have now set their sights on South America. "We hear we might find some of the highest vineyards in the world in Ecuador," says John...