2014 Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc Wine Paired With White Sturgeon Caviar

Background

The wine is made form 100% Sauvignon Blanc. The grapes come from vineyards in Wairau and

Atwater Valley in Marlborough New Zealand.

The wine has a pale straw color with green tints. There are aromas of sweet white flowers and gooseberry with herbal touches. These flow onto the palate as well. The finish is crisp and refreshing.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): The 2014 Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc cleanses the palate. A good wine and caviar pairing.

2012 Martinsancho Vineyard Verdejo Wine Paired with Kaluga Caviar

Background

The wine is made of 100% Verdejo from the Reuda region in Spain.

The wine has a pale straw color with green tints. There are aromas of grapefruit pith,orange, peach and soft minerals. On the palate it is medium bodied with minerality, grapefruit and citrus. On the finish the fruits pickup a tropical note. The soft minerals follow through with a high acidic pleasant finish.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

The 8th Pearl Caviar (Kaluga Hybrid Sturgeon): As the wine coats your tongue the wine becomes more gentle and softer while cleansing the palate. A great Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

Ayala Brut Majeur NV Champagne paired with3 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

Ayala Brut Majeur NV Champagne

Background

The champagne is a blend of 40% Pinot Noir 40%, Chardonnay and 20% Pinot Meunier. The champagne ages on its lees for an average of three years. It has a dosage of 7g/l with 12% ABV.

Wine Notes

The champagne has a golden straw color with tiny streaming bubbles creating a multi strand pearl necklace at the top of the glass. There are aromas of fresh pear, lemon, biscuit and salty minerals. On the palate it is floral with some coconut sweetness and nuttiness showing. The finish has a minerally driven softness and is dry.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon):As the Ayala Brut Majeur NV champagne covers the palate there is a soft mouth feel with increased nuttiness. A great caviar and champagne pairing.




O My Setra Caviar (Russian Sturgeon Osetra): As the Ayala Brut Majeur NV champagne covers the palate there are highlights of nuttiness with a palate cleansing finish. A great caviar and champagne pairing.



 
The 8th Pearl Caviar (Kaluga Hybrid):The Ayala Brut Majeur NV champagne covers the palate with some of the sweetness of the champagne and cleanses the palate. A great caviar and champagne pairing.

Bastille Day 2015 Celebration

2013 Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris Paired with 2 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

2013 Ponzi Vineyards Pinot Gris

Background

The 2013 Pinot Gris is produced from certified sustainable Ponzi Aurora, Avellana and Estate Vineyards, Linda Vista, Gemini, Dion, Walnut Ridge, Ridge Road, Kraemer and Zenith Vineyards. The wine was fermented in temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks. Malolactic fermentation was prevented. The choice of closure was the Stelvin screwcap.  Alcohol is 12.8% with a residual sugar level of 5.7g/ resulting in a dry wine.

Wine Notes

The wine is made from 100% Pinot Gris and has a pale straw color. There are aromas of pears, fresh honeydew melon with apples. On the palate the wine has a medium bodied feel with the pear skin and apple. There is also some white pepper with an herbal mint note. On the dry finish the fruits coat your tongue and is followed by mouth watering acidity. Easy drinking.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

The 8th Pearl (Kaluga Hybrid): As the wine coats your tongue the herbal minty pear flavors are given a lift followed by a palate cleansing mouth watering acidity. A great Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): As the wine coats your tongue the pear flavors from the wine compliment the softened caviar flavors.This is followed by palate cleansing mouth watering acidity. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

2013 Boundary Breaks Riesling #239 Paired with 2 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

2013 Boundary Breaks Riesling #239 

Background

Boundary Breaks Riesling wines are from the Finger Lakes region of New York. Boundary Breaks only focus is on the vineyards and planted their first vines in 2009. Also, they only focus on the Riesling grape variety with four different Riesling clones being grown in separate vineyards.The wine making process is carried out by local Finger Lake wineries.

The wine tasted today is their Riesling from clone #239. 11.6 ABV with .9% residual sugar. 

Wine Notes

The wine has a pale straw color with green tints. There are aromas of stony minerals with lime and sweet apricot. On the palate it is lively with its biting acidity. There is a touch of sweetness here but balanced with the soft minerality. The finish is dry and minerally soft while filled with lime and mouth watering acidity. There is the right amount of sweetness to show some fruit in the wine while keeping the wine a dry Riesling.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

The 8th Pearl (Kaluga Hybrid):The wine covers the palate with its

softened fruit flavors and then cleanses the palate with a bone dry finish. A great Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.


O My Setra Caviar (Russian Sturgeon Osetra): The wine covers the palate and gives a clean follow through resulting in a cleansed palate and a bone dry finish. A good Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

1990 Gosset Celebris Champagne Paired with 2 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

1990 Gosset Celebris Champagne

Background:

The blend is 33% Pinot Noir and 67% Chardonnay.

Wine Notes:

The champagne has a dark golden color and there are little to none tiny bubbles. There are aromas of sweet honey caramel and citrus with some mushroom. On the palate minerality pops through the caramel. There is brioche and sweet coconut with quince. The tiny bubbles appear so gently on the palate. The finish is filled with a burst of soft fruit with caramel and citrus. Other than the decrease in bubbles, the wine is standing strong.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

O My Setra Caviar (Russian Sturgeon Osetra): At first the flavors of the champagne just flow over the caviar and then all is neutralized with a clean finish. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

The 8th Pearl (Kaluga Hybrid): Honey and caramel flavors are released as the champagne glides over your tongue and finishes with slight dryness. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Henriot Enchanteleurs Champagne Paired With 3 Caviars from Lady Elena Caviar

1996 Henriot Enchanteleurs Champagne

Background:

The blend is 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay.

Wine Notes:

The champagne has a golden color and is filled with non stop streaming tiny bubbles. There is a creamy yeasty caramel aroma with notes of sweet fruit and soft minerality. This flows through to the palate in another layer with lemon curd and some nuttiness. The finish is long with caramel and notes of some black fruit.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing:

 O My Setra Caviar (Russian Sturgeon Osetra): The 1996 Henriot Enchanteleurs champagne.covers over the caviar and finishes with a caramel creaminess. A great Lady Elena Caviar pairing.


Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon):The 1996 Henriot Enchanteleurs champagne cleanses the palate with some remaining dryness. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.


The 8th Pearl Caviar (Kaluga Hybrid): The 1996 Henriot Enchanteluers champagne covers over the caviar with softened sweetened caramel lingering on the finish with some dryness. A good Lady Elena Caviar pairing.

Happy 4th of July

Happy Birthday America

2009 Weingut Knoll Loibner Federspiel Gruner Veltliner Paired with White Sturgeon Caviar

This wine is from the Wachau region of Austria and is 100% Gruner Veltliner. The name of this wine includes the term-Federspiel. This  is the second highest quality level specific to the Wachau region.

The wine has a pale gold color. There are aromas of white flower, orange rind, apricot and peppery herbs. On the medium bodied palate the peppery herbs become more pronounced. The wine has a medium length mouth watering finish with the pepperiness showing thorough.

Lady Elena Caviar Pairing

Americana Caviar (White Sturgeon): The wine covers over the caviar and clears the creaminess and cleanses the palate. A good Lady Elena Caviar and wine pairing.

Canada Day 2015

Happy Birthday Canada!

 

Canada Day celebrates the anniversary of the July 1,1867, enactment of the British North America Act of 1867, which united three colonies into a single country called Canada within the British Empire.