Champagne Palmer Brut Reserve

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

Lunds & Byerlys - Golden Valley
Golden Valley
763-544-8846

Lincoln Square Liquor Barrel
Mahtomedi
651-770-0692

North Loop Wine & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-338-5393

Surdyk's
Minneapolis
612-379-3232

Stinson Wine, Beer & Spirits
Minneapolis
612-789-0678

Andy's Liquor
Rochester
507-289-0777

Target - Slp #2189
Saint Louis Park
952-935-6941

Solo Vino
Saint Paul
651-602-9515

Scandia Olde Towne Liquor
Scandia

Target - Woodbury #2406
Woodbury
651-239-1874

Lunds & Byerlys - Woodbury
Woodbury
651-738-1974