Since the wine bar will be swimming with fish and other sea dwelling brethren on March 13th I thought I would discuss a wine varietal that is seafood’s dream date: Muscadet. You can find the best Muscadet in France, specifically in the Loire Valley. The grape itself buds early and needs a long growing season to develop its varietal characteristics. This wine is light bodied, pleasant and slightly fruity and the best are crisp and bone dry. It is an excellent choice to accompany oysters, clams, mussels and almost anything that used to live in the sea. In a unique process some Muscadet is left to age on its yeast sediment (called “lees”) and creates flavors akin to “crushed sea shells”. Wines made thus are called “sur lies” (“on the lees”). And of course, we will be pouring a lovely Ragotiere Sevre-et-Maine 2007Muscadet (Sevre-et-Maine, named after the two tributaries of the Loire, produces the most complex Muscadet in the Loire Valley) on the 13th. The Ragotiere is a lively blend of honey and lemon with salty minerality on the finish. So come on down and try out this famous pairing at Wine on the Waterfront! Joel
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Since the wine bar will be swimming with fish and other sea dwelling brethren on March 13th I thought I would discuss a wine varietal that is seafood’s dream date: Muscadet. You can find the best Muscadet in France, specifically in the Loire Valley. The grape itself buds early and needs a long growing season to develop its varietal characteristics. This wine is light bodied, pleasant and slightly fruity and the best are crisp and bone dry. It is an excellent choice to accompany oysters, clams, mussels and almost anything that used to live in the sea. In a unique process some Muscadet is left to age on its yeast sediment (called “lees”) and creates flavors akin to “crushed sea shells”. Wines made thus are called “sur lies” (“on the lees”). And of course, we will be pouring a lovely Ragotiere Sevre-et-Maine 2007Muscadet (Sevre-et-Maine, named after the two tributaries of the Loire, produces the most complex Muscadet in the Loire Valley) on the 13th. The Ragotiere is a lively blend of honey and lemon with salty minerality on the finish. So come on down and try out this famous pairing at Wine on the Waterfront!
Joel
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