Vintage Champagne Tasting Friday, December 27th 7:30pm
An artist is somebody who produces things that people don't need to have.
Andy Warhol
And you don’t need to have Champagne, but scientists have just proven that Champagne is good for your cognitive functions- IE your brain. Check out the scientists’ evidence at the end of this e-mail and get your Champagne here!!
Champagne is the name of a region and therefore anything inside the boundaries of Champagne can use this name on their label, everything else is just sparkling wine. The important thing to look for on the label when it comes to sparkling wines outside of the Champagne region is the method of production and if the words, methode champenoise are there then we’re in business !
This means that the sparkling wine in the bottle is made with the same standards that are used in the great sparkling wines from the Champagne region of France and that the secondary fermentation that makes the bubbles happens in that same bottle that you have in front of you.
Vintage Champagne in the past was made only 3-5 times in a decade but thanks to climate change or global warming we are seeing vintage Champagne produced 9 out of 10 years in a decade ! This tasting contains some of the greatest Champagne houses with Chamapgnes going back to the 1996 vintage.
This tasting is limited to 14 tasters, the fee for this event is $295 + tax and that includes dinner! For reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accomodate you.
Vintage Champagne Tasting back to 2007
Friday, December 27th
7:30pm
2007 Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut Stradivarius
2008 Henriot Brut Champagne Millesime Magnum
2009 Philippe Gonet Belemnita Blanc de Blancs Brut Millesime, Champagne
2012 Champagne Tribaut L'authentique Extra Brut
2013 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne
2013 Taittinger Comtes De Champagne Blanc de Blanc
2014 Champagne Jacquart Blanc De Blanc Brut
2014 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne
2015 Bollinger Grande Annee Brut Champagne
2015 Champagne Jacquart Blanc de Blancs Brut
2016 Champagne Tribaut L'Authentique Rose Extra Brut
Menu
Selection of Cheese and Charcuterie
Roasted Carrot and Goat Cheese Soup with Cinnamon Toast Crunch Crostinis
Potato Pancakes topped with Smoked Salmon and Italian Sturgeon Caviar
Aussie A-5 Filet Mignon Sashimi served with Sushi Rice and Citrus Ponzu Syrup
Bittersweet Dark Chocolate Tart with Espresso Foam and blue cheese ice cream
The fee for this tasting which includes dinner is $295 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com. Please let us know when you make your reservations if you have any food allergies or aversions and chefs Toni and Dani will be happy to accommodate you.
Scientists find evidence that Champagne is good for your brain !
New research shows that drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with ageing, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia.
Scientists at the University of Reading have shown that the phenolic compounds found in champagne can improve spatial memory, which is responsible for recording information about one's environment, and storing the information for future navigation.
The compounds work by modulating signals in the hippocampus and cortex, which control memory and learning. The compounds were found to favourably alter a number of proteins linked to the effective storage of memories in the brain. Many of these are known to be depleted with age, making memory storage less efficient, and leading to poorer memory in old age and conditions such as dementia. Champagne slows these loses and therefore may help prevent the cognitive losses that occur during typical and atypical brain ageing.
Champagne has relatively high levels of phenolics compared to white wine, deriving predominantly from the two red grapes, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, which are used in its production along with the white grape Chardonnay. It is these phenolic compounds which are believed to be responsible for the beneficial effects of champagne on the brain.
Professor Jeremy Spencer, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, said: "These exciting results illustrate for the first time that the moderate consumption of champagne has the potential to influence cognitive functioning, such as memory. Such observations have previously been reported with red wine, through the actions of flavonoids contained within it.
"However, our research shows that champagne, which lacks flavonoids, is also capable of influencing brain function through the actions of smaller phenolic compounds, previously thought to lack biological activity. We encourage a responsible approach to alcohol consumption, and our results suggest that a very low intake of one to two glasses a week can be effective."
Dr. David Vauzour, the researcher on the study, added: "in the near future we will be looking to translate these findings into humans. This has been achieved successfully with other polyphenol-rich foods, such as blueberry and cocoa, and we predict similar outcomes for moderate Champagne intake on cognition in humans."
Previous research from the University of Reading revealed that two glasses of champagne a day may be good for your heart and circulation and could reduce the risks of suffering from cardiovascular disease and stroke.
The paper is published in Antioxidants and Redox Signalling.
For all media enquiries please contact Alex Brannen 07834 006 243 or James Barr 07788 714376
Notes for editors:
The University of Reading is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world (THE World University Rankings 2012) and is one of the UK's top research-intensive universities
The Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences is the largest University department of its kind in the UK, combining state of the art teaching facilities, clinical nutrition unit, labs and the largest pilot processing plant in the UK. The Department is internationally recognised for the quality of its research and enjoys a high public profile both domestically and internationally.
The department continues to work with the food industry over a wide range of industrially funded research projects and contracts under our Food Chain and Health research theme. This includes one-to-one funding from multi-national companies through to small and medium sized enterprises.
There is nothing that says party like a big bottle and in case you have not heard as of July 1st it will be legal to sell bottles up to 15 liters in the state of Florida! Thanks to our good friend Chip Lamarca who is the state representative that has been working on the bill to make this happen over the last five years and Governor Ron Desantis was here at Wine Watch to sign the bill into law! We have one of the largest collections of big bottles in the world and we have plenty of really big bottles for any occaision on SALE for the next two weeks until the end of the year!
All the Champagne from these great producers in the store on SALE !
NV Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise Nebuchadnezzar (15 Liter)
Price: $2565.00 Your Price: $2257.20 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise Balthazar (12 Liter)
Price: $1957.50 Your Price: $1722.60 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise Salamazar (9 Liter)
Price: $1350.00 Your Price: $1188.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV Taittinger Champagne Brut La Francaise Methuselah (6 Liter)
Price: $760.00 Your Price: $668.80 Quantity in Stock: 2
NV Taittinger Brut La Francaise Champagne NV MAGNUM
Price: $157.50 Your Price: $138.60
NV Taittinger Brut La Francaise Champagne
Price: $57.00 Your Price: $50.16 Quantity in Stock: 3
NV Taittinger Cuvee Prestige Rose Brut Champagne 3 Liter
Price: $465.00 Your Price: $409.20
NV Taittinger Prestige Rose Brut Champagne
Price: $77.25 Your Price: $67.98
Taittinger Prelude Brut NV
Price: $115.50 Your Price: $101.64 Quantity in Stock: 4
2012 Taittinger Comtes De Champagne Blanc de Blancs
Price: $265.00 Your Price: $233.20 Quantity in Stock: 1
2013 Taittinger Comtes De Champagne Blanc de Blanc
Price: $275.00 Your Price: $242.00 Quantity in Stock: 9
2013 Taittinger Millesime Brut Champagne
Price: $95.75 Your Price: $84.26 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV Taittinger Nocturne Rose Sec Champagne
Price: $97.50 Your Price: $85.80
NV Philippe Gonet Blanc de Blancs Brut Signature Nebuchadnezzar 15 Liter
Price: $3500.00 Your Price: $3080.00
Quantity in Stock: 3
NV PHILIPPE GONET BLANC DE BLANCS BRUT SIGNATURE Methuselah (6 Liter)
Price: $995.00 Your Price: $875.60
Quantity in Stock: 2
NV Philippe Gonet Blancs De Blancs Signature Champagne 3 Liter
Price: $395.00 Your Price: $347.60
NV Philippe Gonet Blancs De Blancs Signature Champagne (Magnum)
Price: $139.00 Your Price: $122.32
Quantity in Stock: 6
NV Philippe Gonet Roy Soleil Grand Cru, Brut Champagne, France
Price: $81.00 Your Price: $71.28
Quantity in Stock: 2
NV PHILIPPE GONET ROY SOLEIL GRAND CRU, BRUT CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE MAGNUM
Price: $195.00 Your Price: $171.60
Quantity in Stock: 5
NV Philippe Gonet Signature Blanc de Blancs, Brut Champagne, France
Price: $55.50 Your Price: $48.84
Quantity in Stock: 11
2011 Philippe Gonet Blanc de Blancs Millesime, Champagne, France
Price: $90.00 Your Price: $79.20
Quantity in Stock: 6
2016 Champagne Philippe Gonet Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Millesime
Price: $105.00 Your Price: $92.40
Quantity in Stock: 12
NV Philippe Gonet 3210 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne, France
Price: $67.50 Your Price: $59.40
Quantity in Stock: 5
2009 Philippe Gonet Belemnita Blanc de Blancs Brut Millesime, Champagne, France
Price: $295.00 Your Price: $259.60
Quantity in Stock: 10
NV PHILIPPE GONET 3210 BLANC DE BLANCS EXTRA BRUT, CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE MAGNUM
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $132.00
Quantity in Stock: 3
NV Philippe Gonet Brut Rose, Champagne, France Magnum
Price: $149.00 Your Price: $131.12
Quantity in Stock: 6
NV Philippe Gonet Brut Rose, Champagne, France
Price: $66.00 Your Price: $58.08
Quantity in Stock: 12
NV Champagne Tribaut Le Brut Origine 3 Liter
Price: $343.50 Your Price: $302.28 Quantity in Stock: 2
NV Champagne Tribaut Le Brut Origine Magnum
Price: $119.00 Your Price: $104.72 Quantity in Stock: 3
NV Champagne Tribaut Le Brut Origine 8 Terroirs
Price: $45.00 Your Price: $39.60 Quantity in Stock: 62
NV Champagne Tribaut Rose Brut 8 Terroirs
Price: $60.00 Your Price: $52.80 Quantity in Stock: 2
MV Champagne Tribaut Le Blanc de Chardonnay Extra Brut
Price: $60.00 Your Price: $52.80 Quantity in Stock: 9
NV Champagne Tribaut Cuvee Rene Extra Brut Champagne
Price: $110.00 Your Price: $96.80 Quantity in Stock: 3
NV Champagne Tribaut Brut Nature Blanc De Noirs
Price: $58.00 Your Price: $51.04 Quantity in Stock: 8
2015 Champagne Tribaut Millesime Brut Champagne
Price: $80.00 Your Price: $70.40 Quantity in Stock: 4
2016 Champagne Tribaut L'Authentique Rose Extra Brut
Price: $149.00 Your Price: $131.12 Quantity in Stock: 56
2012 Champagne Tribaut L'authentique Extra Brut
Price: $149.00 Your Price: $131.12 Quantity in Stock: 50
NV Champagne Jacquart Mosaique Brut
Price: $51.00 Your Price: $44.88 Quantity in Stock: 26
Nv Jacquart Mosaique Rose Brut Champagne
Price: $60.00 Your Price: $52.80 Quantity in Stock: 7
2016 Jacquart Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Villers-Marmery Brut Millesime
Price: $156.00 Your Price: $137.28 Quantity in Stock: 4
2015 Champagne Jacquart Blanc de Blancs Brut, France
Price: $79.50 Your Price: $69.96 Quantity in Stock: 8
2014 Champagne Jacquart Chouilly Blanc de Blancs grand Cru
Price: $156.00 Your Price: $137.28 Quantity in Stock: 11
2014 Champagne Jacquart Blanc De Blanc Brut
Price: $87.00 Your Price: $76.56 Quantity in Stock: 9
2010 Champagne Jacquart Cuvee Alpha Brut
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $132.00 Quantity in Stock: 2
1996 Jacquart Brut de Nominee Champagne, France
Price: $247.50 Your Price: $217.80 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne Brut
Price: $65.00 Your Price: $57.20 Quantity in Stock: 9
NV Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne Brut Magnum
Price: $279.00 Your Price: $245.52
NV Bollinger Special Cuvee Champagne Brut 3 Liter
List Price: $631.50 Your Price: $555.72
2008 Bollinger Champagne RD Extra Brut
Price: $436.50 Your Price: $384.12 Quantity in Stock: 3
2008 Bollinger Champagne RD Brut Magnum 1.5 Liter
Price: $1215.75 Your Price: $1069.86
2014 Bollinger Grande Annee Brut Champagne
Price: $234.00 Your Price: $205.92
NV Bollinger Brut Blanc de Noirs PN AYC18 Magnum 1.5 Liter
Price: $133.25 Your Price: $117.26
2005 Bollinger La Grande Annee Brut, Champagne, France
Price: $250.00 Your Price: $220.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2014 Bollinger Grande Annee Brut Champagne Magnum
Price: $486.00 Your Price: $427.68
2014 BOLLINGER GRANDE ANNEE BRUT CHAMPAGNE 3 LITER
Price: $1215.00 Your Price: $1069.20
2015 Bollinger Grande Annee Brut Champagne Magnum
Price: $522.00 Your Price: $459.36
2015 Bollinger Grande Annee Brut Champagne
Price: $263.25 Your Price: $231.66 Quantity in Stock: 10
1996 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Rose Millesime Champagne MAGNUM
Price: $2250.00 Your Price: $1980.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
2007 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Rose Champagne
Price: $775.00 Your Price: $682.00 Quantity in Stock: 4
2008 LOUIS ROEDERER CRISTAL BRUT CHAMPAGNE 1.5L Magnum
Price: $1295.00 Your Price: $1139.60 Quantity in Stock: 1
2013 Louis Roederer Cristal Rose Brut Champagne
Price: $795.00 Your Price: $699.60
2014 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne
Price: $395.00 Your Price: $347.60 Quantity in Stock: 27
2015 Louis Roederer Vintage Brut Champagne
Price: $87.00 Your Price: $76.56
2015 Louis Roederer Rose Brut Champagne
Price: $105.25 Your Price: $92.62 Quantity in Stock: 3
2015 Louis Roederer Blanc De Blancs Brut Champagne
Price: $105.00 Your Price: $92.40 Quantity in Stock: 9
2015 Louis Roederer Brut Nature Rose Philippe Starck Champagne
Price: $105.25 Your Price: $92.62 Quantity in Stock: 2
2015 Louis Roederer et Philippe Starck Brut Nature Millesime Champagne
Price: $99.00 Your Price: $87.12
2016 Louis Roederer Brut Rose Champagne
Price: $97.50 Your Price: $85.80
2015 Louis Roederer Cristal Brut Champagne
Price: $395.00 Your Price: $347.60 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV CHAMPAGNE LOUIS ROEDERER COLLECTION 244
Price: $57.00 Your Price: $50.16
2015 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne
Price: $292.50 Your Price: $257.40
Quantity in Stock: 24
2013 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne
Price: $341.00 Your Price: $300.08
Quantity in Stock: 10
2012 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne 3 Liter
Price: $3375.00 Your Price: $2970.00
Quantity in Stock: 1
2010 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne MAGNUM
Price: $775.50 Your Price: $682.44
Quantity in Stock: 3
2008 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne Luminous
Price: $450.00 Your Price: $396.00
Quantity in Stock: 2
2008 Dom Perignon Rose Brut Champagne
Price: $587.00 Your Price: $516.56
Quantity in Stock: 4
2006 Dom Perignon Brut Champagne
Price: $350.00 Your Price: $308.00
Quantity in Stock: 1
2003 Dom Perignon Oenotheque P2 Brut Champagne
Price: $602.25 Your Price: $529.98
Quantity in Stock: 2
2008 Dom Perignon Rose Brut Champagne Lady Gaga Edition
Price: $529.00 Your Price: $465.52
Quantity in Stock: 4
2003 Dom Perignon Luminous Collection Brut Millesime, Champagne, France 3 Liter
Price: $3000.00 Your Price: $2640.00 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV Henriot Champagne Blanc de Blancs Cuvee 38 MAGNUM
Price: $795.00 Your Price: $699.60
Quantity in Stock: 3
2006 Henriot Cuvee Hemera Brut Champagne
Price: $210.00 Your Price: $184.80
Quantity in Stock: 5
2008 Henriot Brut Champagne Millesime Magnum
Price: $245.00 Your Price: $215.60
Quantity in Stock: 2
2012 Henriot Brut Rose Millesime Chammpagne
Price: $127.50 Your Price: $112.20
Quantity in Stock: 7
2012 Henriot Brut Millesime Champagne
Price: $127.50 Your Price: $112.20
Quantity in Stock: 8
2016 Henriot l'Inattendue Grand Cru, Champagne, France
Price: $135.00 Your Price: $118.80
Quantity in Stock: 2
NV Henriot Blanc De Blanc Champagne
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00
Quantity in Stock: 10
NV Henriot Rose Brut Champagne
Price: $75.00 Your Price: $66.00
NV Henriot Souverain Brut Champagne
Price: $52.50 Your Price: $46.20
Quantity in Stock: 6
2007 Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut Stradivarius
Price: $65.00 Your Price: $57.20
Quantity in Stock: 19
NV Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut Tete de Cuvee 1.5L Magnum
Price: $80.50 Your Price: $70.84
Quantity in Stock: 9
NV Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut 1er Cru
Price: $45.00 Your Price: $39.60
Quantity in Stock: 12
NV Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut Rose
Price: $43.25 Your Price: $38.06
Quantity in Stock: 12
NV Charles de Cazanove Champagne Brut Tete de Cuvee
Price: $37.50 Your Price: $33.00
Quantity in Stock: 23
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