Bollinger Special Cuvee
In any cadre of aficionados the question when conversation dries up "what one book, one recording, one companion would you chose to take if you knew you'd be stranded on a desert island?" When folks know you're a wine geek that question is what one wine would you take to a desert isle. For me the situation needn't be so desperate to illicit an answer of Champagne; for me a deserted aisle would do. Champagne is from the eponymous region of France an hour or so east of Paris. Here the finest sparkling wines in the world are made. They vary in the proportional blend of grapes, Chardonnay and the two red grapes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, and what the soil is like. That said for the purposes of this blurp what you will expect is a delicacy and precision that lifts you to poetics; I feel so James, James Bond ala Sean Connory when I'm enjoying a glass of Champagne. Total disclosure here... there is no such thing as a glass of Champagne.
Food Pairings
Roasted birds are a preternatural match but Pinot Noir goes with any number of dishes ranging from those incorporating wild game and foraged mushrooms to veal stews or grilled fleshy fish. For a classic cheese pairing hunt down some Epoisse...
Where to find this wine
Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage
Beehive Liquors
Bemidji
218-333-3767
Top Ten Liquors - Blaine
Blaine
763-754-3231
Mgm - West Bloomington
Bloomington
952-888-9421
Total Wine & More #1601 - Bloomington
Bloomington
952-835-6063
Costco - Burnsville
Burnsville
952-229-6480
Total Wine & More #1603 - Burnsville
Burnsville
952-835-6063
Lunds & Byerlys - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
952-474-1298
Total Wine & More #1606 - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
952-934-6484
Total Wine & More #1609 - Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids
Fitger's Wine Cellars
Duluth
218-733-0792
Costco - Eagan
Eagan
612-439-8060
Total Wine & More #1607 - Eagan
Eagan
651-452-0499
Eden Prairie #1
Eden Prairie
952-949-8423
Eden Prairie #3
Eden Prairie
952-934-0067
Edina # 3 - Vernon/grandview
Edina
952-903-5740
Edina # 2 - York/southdale
Edina
952-903-5730
Liquor Barn
Long Lake
952-473-1817
Costco - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-494-8050
Total Wine & More #1605 - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-488-3300
Haskell's - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-400-7888
Party Time Liquors
Maplewood
651-770-1447
Whole Foods - Mpls
Minneapolis
612-313-7100
Lake Wine & Cheese
Minneapolis
612-242-0073
North Loop Wine & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-338-5393
Lunds & Byerlys - Mpls
Minneapolis
952-927-3663
Surdyk's
Minneapolis
612-379-3232
1010 Washington Wine & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-339-4040
Underground Leaf And Vine
Minneapolis
612-213-2975
Falls Liquor
Minneapolis
612-729-5498
France 44
Minneapolis
612-925-3252
Total Wine & More #1608 - Minnetonka
Minnetonka
952-545-2754
The Wine Shop
Minnetonka
952-988-9463
Jack's Bottle Shop
Rochester
507-993-6692
Andy's Liquor
Rochester
507-289-0777
Total Wine & More #1602 - Roseville
Roseville
301-795-1000
Costco - St Cloud
Saint Cloud
Total Wine & More #1610 - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park
Liquor Boy
Saint Louis Park
952-512-2200
Costco - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park
763-582-9615
First Grand Liquors
Saint Paul
651-227-7039
International Wines & Liquors
Saint Paul
651-690-5471
Solo Vino
Saint Paul
651-602-9515
Haskell's - St Paul
Saint Paul
651-698-8844
Thomas Liquor
Saint Paul
651-699-1860
Jim's Liquor - Shorewood
Shorewood
507-304-2897
Wayzata Wines & Spirits
Wayzata
952-473-7191
Jerry's Wine & Spirits
Woodbury
651-414-4870
Costco - Woodbury
Woodbury
425-427-7582
Total Wine & More #1604 - Woodbury
Woodbury
301-795-1000
Cub Liquor - Woodbury
Woodbury
Top Ten Liquors - Woodbury
Woodbury
651-501-1199