Happy Hour Wine Tasting Featuring Philippe Gonet Champagne with Special Guest Chantal Gonet Thursday, November 6th 6pm
“Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right.”
Mark Twain
All sparkling wines are not created equal and Champagne along with some of the finer examples of sparkling wines made with this same method established over the last few hundred years in France's northernmost wine region.
Champagne is the name of a region and therefore anything inside the boundaries of Champagne can use this name on their label, everything else is just sparkling wine. The important thing to look for on the label when it comes to sparkling wines outside of the Champagne region is the method of production and if the words, methode champenoise are there were in business, this means that the sparkling wine in the bottle is made with the same standards that are used in the great wines from the Champagne region of France.
We drink Champagne and sparkling wines made with the methode champenoise here at Wine Watch every night as scientists have found evidence that they are good for your brain’s cognitive functions. Seriously check out the article at the end of this offering for the dirt on how these tiny bubbles benefit your brain.
Discover one of the hidden secrets of Champagne as we welcome Chantal Gonet back to South Florida for an incredible tasting featuring the entire line-up of Philippe Gonet Champagne. The fee for this tasting is $95 + tax, for reservations call 954-523-9463.
Happy Hour Wine Tasting Featuring Philippe Gonet Champagne
with Special Guest Chantal Gonet
Thursday, November 6th
6pm
NV Philippe Gonet Signature Blanc De Blancs, Brut Champagne, France
NV Philippe Gonet 3210 Blanc De Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne, France
NV Philippe Gonet Roy Soleil Grand Cru, Brut Champagne, France
2018 Philippe Gonet Blanc de Blancs Millesime, Champagne, France
NV Philippe Gonet Brut Rose, Champagne, France
Menu
American Sturgeon Caviar stuffed potatoes
Crispy Pork Belly bites drizzled with orange marmalade
Arctic Char in Wonton with Hoisin BBQ
Bang Bang Chicken
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
The fee for this event is $95 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463 or e-mail andy@winewatch.com.
A bit about Champagne Philippe Gonet:
Founded in 1830, Champagne Philippe Gonet is located in the heart of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, literally a stone’s throw away from Champagne Salon and a few steps away from Clos du Mesnil. The 23 hectares of family vineyards are divided among 47 parcels. Chardonnay is the Gonet’s select grape variety comprising 19 hectares planted in 11 different villages. One-third of their Chardonnay sites are in Le Mesnil, with one historical parcel located near the village entrance that was planted in 1929. In the early 1970s parcels in La Chapelle-Mothodon and Le Breuil were acquired for Pinot Noir. In 1990, the seventh-generation brother and sister team of Pierre and Chantal Gonet took control of their family estate when they were only 22 and 23 years old after the sudden death of their father.
They have succeeded in continuing to elevate the house as a reference for Chardonnay from Le Mesnil through wines of marked character, minerality and structure that express the rich, pure, nuanced terroir of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. For the past 100 years, the house has built its reputation on Blanc de Blancs. While technically a negociant, the Gonet family is among the largest family growers in Champagne and the majority of their production is from estate grown fruit. Pierre and Chantal are committed to espousing the terroir of Le Mesnil through their distinct Blanc de Blancs cuvees.
Scientific proof that Champagne is good for your brain
New research shows that drinking one to three glasses of champagne a week may counteract the memory loss associated with ageing, and could help delay the onset of degenerative brain disorders, such as dementia.
Scientists at the University of Reading have shown that the phenolic compounds found in champagne can improve spatial memory, which is responsible for recording information about one's environment, and storing the information for future navigation.
The compounds work by modulating signals in the hippocampus and cortex, which control memory and learning. The compounds were found to favourably alter a number of proteins linked to the effective storage of memories in the brain. Many of these are known to be depleted with age, making memory storage less efficient, and leading to poorer memory in old age and conditions such as dementia. Champagne slows these loses and therefore may help prevent the cognitive losses that occur during typical and atypical brain ageing.
Champagne has relatively high levels of phenolics compared to white wine, deriving predominantly from the two red grapes, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, which are used in its production along with the white grape Chardonnay. It is these phenolic compounds which are believed to be responsible for the beneficial effects of champagne on the brain.
Professor Jeremy Spencer, Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences, University of Reading, said: "These exciting results illustrate for the first time that the moderate consumption of champagne has the potential to influence cognitive functioning, such as memory. Such observations have previously been reported with red wine, through the actions of flavonoids contained within it.
"However, our research shows that champagne, which lacks flavonoids, is also capable of influencing brain function through the actions of smaller phenolic compounds, previously thought to lack biological activity. We encourage a responsible approach to alcohol consumption, and our results suggest that a very low intake of one to two glasses a week can be effective."
Dr. David Vauzour, the researcher on the study, added: "in the near future we will be looking to translate these findings into humans. This has been achieved successfully with other polyphenol-rich foods, such as blueberry and cocoa, and we predict similar outcomes for moderate Champagne intake on cognition in humans."
Previous research from the University of Reading revealed that two glasses of champagne a day may be good for your heart and circulation and could reduce the risks of suffering from cardiovascular disease and stroke.
The paper is published in Antioxidants and Redox Signalling.
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Notes for editors:
The University of Reading is ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world (THE World University Rankings 2012) and is one of the UK's top research-intensive universities
The Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences is the largest University department of its kind in the UK, combining state of the art teaching facilities, clinical nutrition unit, labs and the largest pilot processing plant in the UK. The Department is internationally recognised for the quality of its research and enjoys a high public profile both domestically and internationally.
The department continues to work with the food industry over a wide range of industrially funded research projects and contracts under our Food Chain and Health research theme. This includes one-to-one funding from multi-national companies through to small and medium sized enterprises.
NV Philippe Gonet Blanc de Blancs Brut Signature Nebuchadnezzar 15 Liter
Price: $3285.00 Your Price: $2890.80 Quantity in Stock: 3
Nv Philippe Gonet Blanc De Blancs Brut Signature Methuselah (6 Liter)
Price: $995.00 Your Price: $875.60
NV Philippe Gonet Blancs De Blancs Signature Champagne (Magnum)
Price: $141.00 Your Price: $124.08
NV Philippe Gonet Signature Blanc de Blancs, Brut Champagne, France
Price: $55.50 Your Price: $48.84
Brought to life with the Chardonnays from our terroirs on the Côte des Blancs, the Côte de Sézanne and Montgueux, this wine is characterized by its supple freshness. Our house’s emblematic cuvée is a champagne for all occasions and reflects the style of the winemaker : mineral focused. Marrying structure and freshness, this wine develops aromas of fresh butter and brioche. Characterized by its Chardonnay fruit flavor and straightforwardness, it is both a vivacious and generous Blanc de Blancs champagne.
Nv Philippe Gonet 3210 Blanc De Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne, France Magnum
Price: $150.00 Your Price: $132.00
NV Philippe Gonet 3210 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Champagne, France
Price: $67.50 Your Price: $59.40 Quantity in Stock: 3
(94 Points) Gonet's NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs 3210 is striking in its beauty. A layered, beautifully textured wine, the 3210 stands out for its pure class. The classic Mesnil Chardonnay and chalk notes are totally alive in a broad, large-scaled Champagne loaded with class and pedigree. The no dosage style works beautifully here. The 3210 is a blend of fruit from Mesnil and Montgueux (in the Aube), two very different but highly complementary terroirs. (AG) Vinous, Review Date: 11/2013
NV PHILIPPE GONET ROY SOLEIL GRAND CRU, BRUT CHAMPAGNE, FRANCE MAGNUM
Price: $195.00 Your Price: $171.60
NV Philippe Gonet Roy Soleil Grand Cru, Brut Champagne, France
Price: $81.00 Your Price: $71.28
In honour of Louis XIV, who fostered champagne’s worldwide popularity, the cuvée Roy Soleil, born in 2003, is the fruit of the imagination of a young team, who had begun to harness their talents. Made from 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay parcels of the family vineyard in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, this cuvée is aged for 6 months in oak barrels and then bottled and cellared for at least 3 years.
The delicate and elegant nose opens up to candied fruit (citrus, apricot) and gingerbread. Its woody forest bouquet develops with finesse unveiling a multitude of remarkable aromas. Its attack is mouth-filling, dominated by ripe citrus. This champagne offers a lovely freshness and a lasting finish worthy of the best wines.
2016 Champagne Philippe Gonet Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Millesime
Price: $105.00 Your Price: $92.40 Quantity in Stock: 9
(92 Points) The 2016 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Millésime from Philippe Gonet is more autolytic and reductive than the Signature Brut Blanc de Blancs, evoking aromas of pastry, baked bread, white peach and citrus oil. Medium to full-bodied, enveloping and delicate, it’s charming with a fleshy core of fruit and a versatile open-knit character on the finish. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
2018 Philippe Gonet Blanc de Blancs Millesime, Champagne, France
Price: $117.00 Your Price: $102.96
On the nose, there are toasted nut (hazelnut) aromas supported by aromas of white flowers. The powerful and fleshy palate reveals brioche and fresh butter notes completed by a strong and citrusy minerality. The finish is long and shows the origin of its great terroir. This wine has an aging potential of 10 years.
2009 Philippe Gonet Belemnita Blanc de Blancs Brut Millesime, Champagne, France
Price: $295.00 Your Price: $259.60 Quantity in Stock: 3
The colour is gold brilliant, the foam goes regularly. The nose is with honey, nuts, grilled almond, toasted aromas. The mouth is long and reveals more maturity then vertical citrus fruits notes. This looks like a young wine and you can age it in your cellar. It has the potential to surprise you if you decant it and pour it at 12°C. It will show the richness of its mineral terroir
NV Philippe Gonet Brut Rose, Champagne, France Magnum
Price: $149.00 Your Price: $131.12 Quantity in Stock: 1
NV Philippe Gonet Brut Rose, Champagne, France
Price: $66.00 Your Price: $58.08 Quantity in Stock: 8
The house’s Rosé is composed of 90% Chardonnay, paired with 10% Pinot Noir from the village of Vertus on the Côte des Blancs. The cellar master chose to make this cuvée a blended Rosé, bringing together all the freshness and fi nesse of a Chardonnay with the structure and fruit of a Pinot Noir. Cellar aging lasts at least 3 years in order to develop its aromatic excellence.
Tasting: A profound robe with soft, silky pink tones. Its nose is intense and complex presenting a wonderful harmony of tangy, floral and spicy red fruits. Its finish is delicate and silky with a gorgeous mineral cut.
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