Dear Feastlings,
None of us being scholars of the Napoleonic Era, we at least knew that Napoleon lived a peripatetic life, and it was with this hope that we conceived of a Last Saturday wine tasting that revolved laregly around Napoleon Bonaparte’s biography. Turns out, ten of his residences were within a forty-mile radius or so of Paris, which is not exactly wine country, unless you count consuming wine. We were just excited that we had a little something from Corsica, but if we really wanted to tell Napoleon’s story through wine, we’d have to find wine from Milan, Malta, Elba, and Saint Helena (no, not the Saint Helena in Napa Valley, but the one he was exiled to in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.)
And thus we encountered our own Waterloo, stuck with that wine from Corsica, two from Burgundy, and one from Bordeaux, only one of which was ever lived in by Napoleon, and only as a babe in arms. We met our defeat, but our loss is your gain, as the wines are really quite delicious, and we’ll be making food to go with them for the tasting. Our pal Rob joins us with four really delicious wines that are already stateside and therefore unaffacted by any last-minute tariffs, so they’re not out of reach, physically or metaphorically. If you’re up for some wine and accompanying appetizers, you might consider joining us this Saturday, March 29, at 2:00 pm. Call us at (520) 326-9363 and make your reservation and we’ll save you a seat and a glass and multiple plates. Then show up on the 29th with $45 plus tax and tip and be ready for a treat, or a series of them.
Our Waterloo
You can see the tasting order, the food pairings, and the pricing of the wines here.
2022 Domaine Albert Joly Bourgogne Côte-D’Or (Chardonnay,) Bourgogne Côte-D’Or AOC
2020 Domaine Michel Ecard “Les Gravains” (Pinot Noir,) Savigny-Lès-Beaune 1er Cru AOC
2022 Clos Venturi “1769” (Niellucciu, Sciaccarellu,) Corse AOC
2018 Le Haut-Médoc d’Issan (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,) Haut-Médoc AOC