Hosted at The American Club by Australian official #ChampagneDay Ambassador and Australia’s leading consumer champagne expert Jayne Powell (aka Champagne Jayne), author of “Champagnes – Behind The Bubbles”, on Friday 28th October 2011, a select group of Australian lifestyle media will gather in Sydney to officially start the global celebrations, raising their glasses to toast ‘Sunrise On Global Champagne Day’ as the sun gets ready to set in Australian skies.
‘Sunrise On Champagne Day’ will feature twitter tastings of eight exclusive champagnes – from artisan grower to prestige cuvee.
Effervescent MC Champagne Jayne will be joined onstage by special guest Ed Carr, Australia’s most awarded sparkling winemaker (creator of Arras) and Gourmet Traveller WINE magazine Winemaker of the Year 2011.
SYDNEY SUNRISE ON CHAMPAGNE DAY TASTING MENU
Champagne Pierre Gimonnet Blanc de Blancs
Variety: 1er cru chardonnay
Green gold in colour and wonderfully fresh and fruity on the palate this is a delicate lacy style of blanc de blancs champagne with classic citrus notes and a lingering finish that leaves you wanting more. Match with oysters, whitebait or even lemon meringue pudding! Learn more about Champagne Pierre Gimonnet
Champagne Paul Bara Grand Cru Rose
Variety: Grand Cru pinot noir
This magnificent well balanced bright pink champagne, made by talented female winemaker Chantale Bara from a grand cru village called “Bouzy”, just oozes red fruits and minerality with amazing palate length. The perfect champagne for lazy summer days and nights – match this with peking duck, roast lamb or strawberry cheesecake! Learn more about Champagne Paul Bara
Champagne Taittinger Brut Reserve
Variety: 40% chardonnay, 60% pinot noir
This is one of the best value Grand Marque champagnes on the market. Family owned Taittinger blend a higher proportion of chardonnay into their brut reserve than standard non-vintage champagnes, which results in elegant, pure and creamy fruit flavours in this rich yet mineral aperitif style very approachable champagne. Learn more about Champagne Taittinger
Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve
Variety: 40% pinot noir, 35% pinot meunier, 25% chardonnay
Just like a fresh oven baked brioche this marvellously textured crisp and nutty multi-award winning gastronomic champagne represents excellent value/quality. Divine on the nose and delicious in the mouth! Learn more about Champagne Charles Heidsieck
Champagne Duval Leroy Rose
Variety: pinot noir & chardonnay
Crafted from 1er cru pinot noir, with a dash of grand cru chardonnay to lift the palate, this salmon coloured rose champagne shows wild cherries on the nose and well balanced mature vinosity on the palate with strawberries and hints of fig and even ginger – yummy! Learn more about Champagne Duval Leroy
Champagne Pommery Cuvee Louise
Variety 60% chardonnay/40% pinot noir
A very stylish prestige cuvee to honour the founder of the house Veuve Pommery. Made from grand cru material sourced from Avize, Cramant and Ay, this champagne is wonderfully fresh and persistent, oozing tropical citrus flavours combined with almond brioche for a marvellous toasty mouthfeel. Learn more about Champagne Pommery
Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 1999
Pol Roger vintage champagnes are usually a 60% pinot noir/40% chardonnay blend but “WC” is a secret recipe made in the full-bodied pre World War II style that Churchill preferred. Exceptionally robust yet discreet fruit flavours and incredible depth of palate – what an exceptionally well-rounded champagne fit for a war hero! Learn more about Champagne Pol Roger
Armand de Brignac
Variety: 40% chardonnay/40% pinot noir/20% pinot meunier
Voted No1 champagne in the world by Fine Champagne magazine, this gold-plated incredibly rich, powerful and bold champagne style, based on a multi-vintage, is aged on lees for a minimum of 5 years before release. I found this exotic yet approachable champagne to be peachy with a touch of spice – reminiscent of Krug but softer and sweeter on the palate. Learn more about Champagne Armand de Brignac
USEFUL LINKS
Learn more about 2nd annual Global Champagne Day on Friday October 28th 2011
Watch Champagne Jayne on The Kerri-Anne Show on Channel 9
Hire CJ as a speaker MC for your next special event
About the author Jayne Powell (AKA Champagne Jayne)
Considered a friend to family members of many of the top champagne houses in France and a great ambassador for champagne internationally, Jayne Powell (known as Champagne Jayne) is a respected Australian independent reviewer and expert in champagne.She holds a BA honours degree with distinction in French language, the globally recognised WSET Intermediate and Advanced Certificates in wines and spirits and has studied champagne at the Institut International des Vins de Champagne in France. Jayne particularly enjoys facilitating nights of champagne ‘edu-tainment’ for her enterprise and private clients.
Limited edition signed copies of Jayne’s new book “Champagnes Behind The Bubbles” can be ordered from the website. To find out more, visit www.champagnejayne.com or follow Champagne Jayne on twitter – @champagnejayne
Jayne Have a wonderful Champagne Day! and Save the capsules/plaques from the bottles you pop open, it would be my pleasure to make you a bracelet as a remembrance of the day. My Compliments, Gwenn Lund Champagne Baubles~Champagne Cap Couture
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