Showing posts with label Champagne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Champagne. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

A Great Find in Champagne


The Greatest Find in Champagne

Totus Tuus is the greatest quality/price sparkling wine in the world. This is the first Spanish "traditionnelle methode" that I have tasted over the last three decades that is reminiscent of a well balanced Champagne. From the density of its bubbles to the depth and clarity of the nose to the weight and gentleness of the taste. Pure, clean and refined. A true find.

About $22 a bottle

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Live The Newport Life... Pretty in Pink



Cantine Riondo "Pink" Prosecco Raboso ($11.00)
Or
Veuve Clicquot Rose Champagne ($50.00)

Your budget your palette.

I like bolth of them!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Will you serve Champagne at your Wedding or a Sparkling Aperitif?



Perseco Unlike champagne is fermented in its own bottle,
Prosecco is produced using the Charmat method, in which the secondary fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, making the wine less expensive to produce. Starting at $10.00 a Bottle

I found a pink Perseco called Riondo Pink Prosecco Raboso.
It's been a big hit with all my friends

The Local Vineyard Westport Rivers just over the R.I. Mass Border offers wonderful American Sparklers produced in the champagne method under $30 a bottle. www.westportrivers.com

Monday, May 4, 2009

10 Worst Wedding Toasts Ever from The Knot.com

1. "At a friend's wedding a few years ago, the best man made it apparent that he wasn't such a fan of the bride. The speech went something like this: '(Groom's name), man I love ya, you know I do. I hope you thought about this and that this is what you really, really, really want.' Then he said the bride's name, hit his fist against his chest twice, and pointed at her."

2. "A friend of mine from college got married, and his best man said in his speech: 'Finally John has found someone with low enough self-esteem to marry him.'"

3. "The maid of honor (the bride's sister) not only talked about herself during the whole speech, she also mentioned the possibility of an affair between herself and her sister's new husband."

4. "At my cousin's wedding, the best man ended his toast by saying he wanted the groom to know that he'd be there for him at his next wedding when this one didn't work out."

5. "The best man at a wedding I was in said during his toast, 'Congratulations to the new parents!' No one except a select few knew the bride was pregnant -- not even her parents!"

6. "I was a bridesmaid in a wedding where the best man gave a toast about how cheap the groom was and how they'd been friends all their lives but the wedding was the first free meal he's ever been offered by the 'cheapskate.'"

7. "The father of the bride stood up and said, 'I'm Jill's dad. I just want to say that I met David before Jill did because of my other daughter.' And he sat down."

8. "My cousin gave a horrible toast at her younger sister's wedding a few years ago. She began by saying that she never liked her sister's new husband throughout high school and that 'today he's still at the level of slightly below the scum on the bottom of a dirty waste pond.'"

9. "I attended a wedding where the best man commented on how the bride used to work at Hooters (which her family didn't know about) and how he was jealous of the groom for 'bagging her.'"

10. "During the toast the groom's dad (after many drinks) said that he was so happy for his son and his beautiful wife Sara. But his wife's name wasn't Sara, his ex-girlfriend's was."

-- Miles Stiverson

10 Worst Wedding Toasts Ever from The Knot.com

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Pam this one is for you!


See you this week end. Grooms cake by Creative Cake Company www.newportcakes.com

Coup de Mariage

In France the bride and bridegroom toast each other from an engraved, two-handled cup (the coup de mariage), which is passed on to future generations.

Does any one still do this?


CHEERS!

Friday, January 25, 2008

Bubbles any one?

I love champagne. But with the rising cost of French champagne getting out of hand,
here is a Californian option for you to try.









www.barefootwine.com
Barefoot Bubbly Chardonnay Premium Extra Dry Champagne and Barefoot Bubbly Brut Cuvée are delicious and both a exceptional great value for under $10.00 a bottle.
They will help you stay on track with your budget, as well as keep that "City by the Sea" theme going!

Did you know most catering company's in Newport will let you BYOW (bring your own wine) to your wedding ?

Ask for it at your local liquor store Or It can be ordered on line at:
http://www.thebarrelroom.com