Ruinart Blanc de Blancs brut NV

I decided to start the champagne reviews with my most favorite:

Ruinart Blanc de Blancs brut NV.

5 stars/ Price range $ 75.00 - 130.00.

The most fancy-schmancy of them all!

Ruinart blanc de blancs really captures the bubbly, light, crisp, elegance of Champagne I've come to love. Subtle citrus blossom notes of fresh lemons and the fragrance of flowers.

Champagne doesn't travel well and i have serious concerns for this being
light struck - Please remember to keep clear bottles in a dark room or protected by dark bag.
Why would this champagne house bottle this delicate and delicious wine in a light bottle?
Ugh, who knows.

I stepped into Cucina Enoteca in Del Mar and saw the bottles sitting out in the front lobby, under
bright light and i cringed.

On a positive note, Cucina enoteca sells this for around $80.00 plus corkage fee.
Encore Champagne in downtown sells a bottle for around $ 140.00 and Bevmo seems to be
the least expensive for around $75.00.

Ruinart blanc de blancs continues to hemorridge my savings, I can't get enough of it.
It captures the lightness of chardonnay and it smells like NO OTHER Champagne I've come across,
the most fragrant in all the right ways.
My last bottle was consumed yesterday while i geeked out and finished my comic books.

the finest fizz on earth

I love Champagne!

I am rating sparkling wine in this blog- A SUPREMELY cocky thing to do in the comfort of my sunny San Diego deck.

There's a dazzling world of sparkling wine to be discovered and I am up to the task.

 

Champagne offers a variety of styles to add to ANY occasion, your food, your mood and your taste.

I find this to be a thrilling chase, to find the right bottle for every taste.

 

I am not talking epic drunkness but honestly tasting and learning about sparkling wine.

 

I love wine but SPARKLING wine (to me) is in a class of its own!

BUBBLES lift champagne off the two-dimensional page of aroma and flavor into texture and feeling.

I am creating an archive of every champagne /sparkling wine I've ever tasted into this blog!!

 

Every sparkling wine featured in this blog was tasted recently, early 2014.
~CHEERS~

 

A letter to Loui

I have not updated my blog in months.
Loui passed away July 5th and life has not been the same... Here is my letter to Loui:
i lost you much too soon.

I still can't put away your harness and keep your toys in a safe place near my bed. Tim called Frank while we were 'celebrating' our anniversary in Napa and something told me there was something wrong; i answered the phone and knew there was a problem.

Tim told me you were dead and my concern quickly shifted to Tim and his broken heart and pain.

All i could tell him was "its okay, we will catch the earliest flight back home".

I lied, i hung up the phone and my heart was broken.

We left the winery in tears and I threw up in our hotel as i cried uncontrollably.

ONLY eight years with me seemed so short, I felt so upset and so angry, i thought life wasn't fair.

I still remember driving to fall brook with a check and hating myself for not 'rescuing' and buying from a breeder but i saw your photo online and fell in love with you instantly!

i couldn't stop thinking about the expensive dog i shouldn't buy, i heard a song that afternoon

'WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD" by Louis Armstrong and i knew what your name would be.

Loui.

My Loui, what a wonderful world.

I have never met a more loving dog, you actually kissed me when i asked, smiled at me, loved me and slept next to me every night.

You loved the squeaky ball, i have your last one in my bra drawer. . .

I still hate walking in the door each day, our house will never be the same. Orielle keeps me going but i still cry in my car some days and hate to walk inside the house.

I am so sorry i was not there for you when you left this world, I find a bit of comfort in knowing Orielle was there for you to see you go and Tim did all he could.

Your absence leaves a GIANT hole in my life, you are in my heart forever. i will always love you and  never forget you. I love you Loui, thank you for your love and affection.

Mama cries for you and misses you so so so so so so so so much.

I still can't believe you are gone.

i love you.