{"id":7413,"date":"2020-06-19T11:42:13","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T16:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/?p=7413"},"modified":"2020-07-17T23:35:24","modified_gmt":"2020-07-18T04:35:24","slug":"seven-charm-laherte-freres-champagne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecorkscrewconcierge.com\/2020\/06\/seven-charm-laherte-freres-champagne\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven is a Charm with Laherte Freres Les 7 Champagne #Winophiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Maybe it\u2019s quarantine madness or just the realization that we need to celebrate each moment as it comes, but I seem to have had a lot of bubbly in my glass of late. So when I saw that the June #Winophiles topic was \u201cUnexpected Pleasures in Champagne,\u201d I knew I had just the thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Almost all of us that drink champagne know that Chardonnay and Pinot Noir are the primary grapes from which it is made. And many also realize that Pinot Meunier is quite prevalent in Champagne. But what a lot of folks do not realize is that Champagne law permits seven different grape<\/span>1<\/sup><\/a><\/span> varieties to be used in Champagne production. In addition to the well-known Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier varieties, Arbanne, Petit Meslier, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Gris are also permitted to be used in champagne. Admittedly they make up a small percentage of total paintings at 0.3%<\/span>2<\/sup><\/a><\/span> but they are out there nonetheless. And given the small plantings, it is indeed special to be able to find these varietals in champagne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I came across the NV Laherte Freres Les 7 Extra Brut Champagne at a local shop here in Houston<\/span>3<\/sup><\/a><\/span> and learned what it was, I was intrigued and had to get a bottle. <\/p>\n\n\n\nNV Laherte Freres Les 7 Extra Brut, Champagne, France<\/h4>\n\n\n\n