I know it’s odd that I’m actually posting a holiday related item on the holiday itself since I never do that, but do yourself a favor and go pick up this wine and make some cookies tonight!
Rating: 5/5
Orange-Cardamom sugar cookies!
Wine: Domaine Hubert Clavelin “Brut-Comté” Cremant du Jura NV
Notes:
This is about as close to Champagne as you can get without actually getting Champagne. Names or “brands” in wine are something I’m kind of a stickler for. So Champagne only comes from Champagne, France and is made in the traditional method. Champagne is a white-sparkling wine. Not all white-sparkling wines are Champagne. Got it? Calling all white-sparkling wines Champagne is like calling all sports cars Ferraris. [Stepping off soap box now.] This wine comes from Côte du Jura (not in Champagne) and is an excellent value. Champagne can get quite expensive and this ran about $20. Pairing this with orange-cardamom cookies was a fantastic idea even though it would be just fine alone or with a number of other things. I’m a bit of a cookie monger (not to be confused with monster), so one could say a way to my heart is through cookies. I’m even eating one right now. How did that touch of pink get in the frosting you might ask? Food coloring? No! I found a 3 year old box of wild strawberry JELL-O hidden in a cabinet and added a dash of that. Who knew? This is how I contribute to other people’s projects.
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