Ep 91: The incredible story of Madame Clicquot and the Champagne Region’s Grand Crus

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04/11/22 • 27 min

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After a whole month of talking with inspiring wine women I wasn't quite ready to stop, so this is a podcast about Champagne and the women who made remarkable changes to this region and the product that we all so famously love. The first part is all about the story of Madame Clicquot. You will learn the techniques and styles that she created, alongside explanations of the sweetness levels in sparkling wines, and what the riddling method is alongside other techniques used in Champagne winemaking. Then we will jump across to the Champagne region itself, covering all 5 of the sub-regions and talking about all of the Grand Crus within them.

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1.50: The story of Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot

5.48: Her invention of the riddling process

9.03: Her invention of blending red wine to white to produce Champagne Rosé

10.35: Talking about the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne £49 Most supermarkets

13.07: Tasting the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne

14.49: Food pairings for Rosé Champagne

15.33: Other women in Champagne who were inspired by Madame Clicquot and the invention of Brut Champagne

17.00: Advise from Madame Clicquot

18.11: Looking at the 3 most premium sub-regions of Champagne that house all the Grand Crus

20.38: The creation of the échelle des crus

22.22: Listing the Grand Crus in Montagne de Reims

23.36: Listing the Grand Crus in the Valle de la Marne

24.05: Listing the Grand Crus in the Côte des Blancs

24.39: Looking at the last 2 sub-regions in Champagne

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Until next time, Cheers to you!

To download the transcript CLICK HERE

If you want to skip ahead:

1.50: The story of Madame Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin Clicquot

5.48: Her invention of the riddling process

9.03: Her invention of blending red wine to white to produce Champagne Rosé

10.35: Talking about the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne £49 Most supermarkets

13.07: Tasting the Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé NV Champagne

14.49: Food pairings for Rosé Champagne

15.33: Other women in Champagne who were inspired by Madame Clicquot and the invention of Brut Champagne

17.00: Advise from Madame Clicquot

18.11: Looking at the 3 most premium sub-regions of Champagne that house all the Grand Crus

20.38: The creation of the échelle des crus

22.22: Listing the Grand Crus in Montagne de Reims

23.36: Listing the Grand Crus in the Valle de la Marne

24.05: Listing the Grand Crus in the Côte des Blancs

24.39: Looking at the last 2 sub-regions in Champagne

Fancy watching some videos on my youtube channel: Eat Sleep Wine Repeat

Or come say hi at www.eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk

Or contact me on Instagram @eatsleep_winerepeat or on email: [email protected]

Until next time, Cheers to you!

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Ep 90: Wines of Moldova with Victoria Daskal

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This is Part 2 with Victoria Daskal, a second stage MW candidate and founder of Mummy Wine Club. She was born in Moldova and finally got to go back several years ago. Victoria tells us about this trip, giving us great oversight of the wine industry there; past, present and future. The regions, the grapes and what to see and eat when you are there.

If you want to skip ahead:

1.22: My Winery of the week: Sălcuța

3.30: Tasting the Eno Tămâioasa de Sălcuța 2020 £15 moldovawine.co.uk

*also one of the Moldovan wines included in the April Subscription box at Mummy Wine Club

7.21: Chat with Victoria

9.35: The history of Moldovan wine

11.03: Everyone grows their own wine

13.10: Are the more commercial wineries doing things naturally?

14.00: Grape varieties in Moldova

16.15: The native varieties of Moldova

18.13: Location of Moldova and affect from Black Sea

20.03: The three IGPs of Moldova

21.15: Hectares planted

21.59: The wine routes of Moldova

26.32: Eating Moldovan food

27.56: The different styles of wine made in Moldova

29.47: Recommended producers to try

34.06: The Wines in Aprils Mummy Wine Club Subscription Box

Fancy watching some videos on my youtube channel: Eat Sleep Wine Repeat

Or come say hi at www.eatsleepwinerepeat.co.uk

Or contact me on Instagram @eatsleep_winerepeat or on email: [email protected]

Until next time, Cheers to you!

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Ep 92: Cider is Wine (Part 1) with Alistair Morrell

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This is a slightly different type of episode where I am talking with Alistair Morrell from Cider is Wine, where he is going to convince us of just that. So much of the bad reputation is the fact that many ciders you have tried are made from fruit concentrate. Well Alistair, who has spent his whole career making wine, selling wine, working with wine, is going to explain why he has now got so excited for ciders, perrys and fruit wines. Get ready to see how the cider processes compare to wine... spoiler alert: they are very similar!

If you want to skip ahead:

2.38: Chat with Alistair

4.00: The definition of wine

6.48: Why cider has got such a bad name for itself

8.33: Discussing production methods and tasting Able Methode Cider 2017 50cl £16*, and do vintages matter?

11.18: Tannin in cider

12.06: Ageing cider

17.19: Why cider is so good with food

19.05: Special cider and food pairing dinner at Michelin Star restaurant Cowarth Park

26.50: Discussing and tasting Guzman Riestra Cidra Brut Nature 75cl £10.99* and fermenting down to dryness

31.59: IWSC now adding in a cider and perry category for blind tasting and awards

34.31 Talking about Perry and tasting the Templar's Choice Perry 75cl £8.50*