Recently we attended our first meeting of The French Food & Wine Club. After recently picking up a business card from the Beaumartin Deli on Great Western road, we decided to tag along.
The tasting evening was arranged to taste two fantastic French products, the first, Crémant de Bourgogne, a fine sparkling Burgundy and Crottin De Chavignol, a goats cheese produced in the Loire Valley.
The Crémant de Bourgogne was smooth, light and crisp on the palate. The light acidity of the wine gave it a tasteful length, that complimented the goats cheese perfectly. Due to the appellation not been based in the Champagne region, the price is not as high as its established cousins. Meaning this delicately produced wine comes in at an affordable price.
The Crottin de Chavignol was served to us in two ways; fresh and dried. The fresh cheese was subtle, and unobtrusive when paired with the wine. A beautiful smooth texture that was popular with all. The older, drier wheel was, understandably a more powerful version of the fresh cheese. Firmer and more dough like, the dried cheese proved more of a hit with the group.
The relaxed and free flowing atmosphere of the group meeting made this an enjoyable evening, and we were even given the chance to win a bottle of the fantastic Crémant, sadly it wasn’t us this time, but we’ll be back to try again.
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