The Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut Champagne and the Animal Cuisine in Bubbles and the Beast
Recently, my close buddy Jaclyn traveled to Los Angeles. We enjoyed some delicious meals together, including a highly anticipated trip to Animal, the epicenter of snout-to-tail dining, with our friend Jeff. I pondered what type of alcohol to choose as the meals practically exclusively have an animal-based component. I could have safely chosen a Bolinger Special Cuvee Brut Champagne instead of a Bollinger Burgundy or Beaujolais. The underutilization of Champagne and other sparkling wines as meal pairing partners has been highlighted by many experts. This is unfortunate because Brut Champagne is perhaps one of the most adaptable wines. For example, the mineral notes may pair perfectly with oysters, and the effervescence can awaken the tongue after a thick piece of ribeye. Their baseline non-vintage offering, the Bollinger Special Cuvee , is primarily made of Pinot Noir, followed by Chardonnay and a little amount of Pinot Meunier. Bolinger ages its Champagne in oak barrels ...