tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post6973306188569257246..comments2023-10-10T14:43:29.795-04:00Comments on Brooklynguy's Wine and Food Blog: Friday Night BubblesBrooklynguyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-88829115834915445272008-11-15T04:47:00.000-05:002008-11-15T04:47:00.000-05:00It is great to read comments from champagne lovers...It is great to read comments from champagne lovers like yourselves. Joe is correct on the blend, and the grapes come from a small group of excellent growers who are friends. The winemaking methods used are modeled on Rene Collard, in my opinion the finest of all champagne producers -- no malo-lactic fermentation, no cold filtrationion, no sterile filtration, 50%+ fermented and aged in French oak (average age 10 years, which is why the wood isn't dominant). Wines are distributed in new York by Willette Wines.<BR/>Dan GinsburgDan Ginsburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12845002354974272188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-31429757886007569472008-08-31T19:30:00.000-04:002008-08-31T19:30:00.000-04:00thanks for these comments fellas. any comments on ...thanks for these comments fellas. any comments on the wine (or the others in the De Meric portfolio)? Do you like them?Brooklynguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16321573602782343974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-63706533530056090242008-08-30T03:29:00.000-04:002008-08-30T03:29:00.000-04:00De Meric produces negociant bottlings. They have ...De Meric produces negociant bottlings. They have long-term contracts with their growers, but do not grow any fruit of their own, which makes sense as it is a house owned by outsiders to Champagne (including American Dan Ginsburg, as mentioned in the comment above) as well as German and French champagne fans.<BR/><BR/>Here is the blend for the bottling you tasted:<BR/><BR/>80% pinot noir from Ay, Mareuil-Sur-Ay and Mutigny<BR/>15% chardonnay from Cramant, Avize and Oger, <BR/>5% meunier from Cumieres.Joe Manekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068036914891682416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3799854524070158890.post-1187293096551351772008-08-29T16:18:00.000-04:002008-08-29T16:18:00.000-04:00If I recall correctly, Zachy's had the initial...If I recall correctly, Zachy's had the initial exclusive on DeMeric when Daniel Ginsberg (I think a former Advertising Exec who lives in California... who, incidentally is a big political supporter of Louisiana's Mary Landrieu) bought the brand. They then dropped it when the began importing the Champagne et Villages wines. It can be found a Beacon & Appellation in Manhattan and a few places up in Westchester like Suburban. I think it is only in CA, CT, NY, & NJ.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03086926389135610995noreply@blogger.com