Vins & Spriritueux Flashcards
Name French Champagne houses in brand
Ruinart (only uses Chardonnay grapes, est. 1729)
Dom Perignon (est. 1668)
Krug (est. 1843 - first & only Champagne house to create only prestige Champagnes)
Moët & Chandon (Benoît Gouez, Cellar Master, since 2005 - signature bottle contains a blend of over 200 wines!)
Mercier (est. 1858 - “a Champagne for all occasions”)
Veuve Cliquot (est. 1772, taken over by Madame Cliquot in 1805 as a young widow; first blend rosé in 1818)
French winerys (non-Champagne) in brand
Clos de Lambrays (Burgundy, grand cru)
Château d’Yquem (Bordeaux, premier cru)
Château Cheval Blanc (Bordeaux, grand cru)
Hand-crafted, small batch spirits.
Best Straight Bourbon - Double Gold Medal (2020)
Woodinville Whiskey
This distillery is revered by connoisseurs around the world as the peatiest, smokiest and most complex of all the Islay malts, while being renowned for its delicious sweetness, a phenomenon known as “the peaty paradox”.
Ardbeg
Name Spirits in Brand
Woodinville Whiskey
Hennessy (cognac)
Ardbeg (scotch - Islay island)
Glenmorangie (scottish highlands)
Belvedere (vodka - Poland)
Volcan de mi Tierra (Tequila - Jalisco)
Eminente (Cuban Rum)
Established in 1843 - first & only Champagne house to create only prestige Champagnes
Krug
Name the additional Chandon variety/locations
Argentina (Mendoza - first “daughter” house founded overseasin 1950s)
Australia (Victoria)
California (Napa)
China (Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region)
Brazil (Garibaldi in southern Brazil)
India (Dindori, Nashik)
Bordeaux winery - Raised to the ranks of Premier Cru Supérieur appellation in 1855. Producing wine since 1593.
CHÂTEAU D’YQUEM
Non-French winerys (Chandon houses excluded) in brand
Cloudy Bay (Marlborough, NZ)
Cape Mentelle (Cab Sauv, Australia)
Newton (Napa Valley)
Terrazas de los Andes (Mendoza, Argentina)
Cheval des Andes (“Andes Grand cru”, Mendoza, Argentina)
Bodega Numanthia (Spain - Toro region)
Ao Yun (China, Himalyan region)
New Zealand winery, in production for over 30 years in the Marlborough region
Cloudy Bay
Their signature bottle contains a blend of over 200 wines
Moët & Chandon
One of Burgundy’s oldest and most prestigious vineyards, dating back to 1365. One of 5 grand crus in Morey-Saint-Denis
This brand guides consumers for their wine & spririts purchases with custom tailored recommendations, along with guidance for the event itself with advice on everything from food pairings and cocktail recipes to glassware and event staff.
Clos19
Each wine that is produced is only done as a vintage; and if the quality is not up to par, no vintage will be produced for that year.
Dom Perignon, est. 1668
