Bubbly

This evening I went to another class at the Insitute of Culinary Education. This time it was in their wine department. The class itself was called Sparkling Wines for Summer. This was another part of the multi-part birthday gift from my wife. Here's a list of what we had (in order - and in the way they are written on our sheet):
1. Prosecco di Conegliano Brut, Zardetto, Treviso, Italy
2. Cremant de Loire, Sauvion, Loire Valley, France
3. Cremant de Bourgogne Grand Reserve Brut, Louis Bouillot, Burgundy, France
4. Cremant de Bourgogne Rose "Perle d'Aurore", Louis Bouillot, Burgundy, France
5. Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs, Napa Valley, California, 2001
6. Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut, Champagne, France
7. Blanc de Noirs, Mumm Napa, Napa California
8. Louis Roederer Rose, Reims, Champagne, France, 1999
9. Asti Spumante, Martini and Rossi, Piedmont, Italy
10. Rosa Regale, Brachetto D'Acqui, Castello Banfi, Piedmont Italy, 2001
It was a very fun class - well run and the instructor was very well informed. They also supplied us with some nice cheese, bread and nuts as snacks. Overall, I liked just about everything except for the Asti Spumante, which was just too syrupy sweet for me. My favorite may have had to be the Louis Roederer Rose. I just really enjoyed it (although the instructor said it really should have been aged a little longer in the bottle). I also thought the Bollinger was terrific (which is good since we have a bottle of it), the Zardetto Prosecco was great, and surprisingly, I really liked the Rosa Regale.

NP: Epistrophy (Take 1), Thelonious Monk