One goal of mine during quarantine was to learn more about wine and expand my palate. I’ve always loved red wine, but never understood the difference to detect the proper way to taste a glass, or even the endless notes it could have. I’m excited to collab with Le Grand Verre Wines to share my wine adventure.
If you’re hesitant about purchasing regular-sized bottles to sample, Le Grand Verre or LGV offers you a tasting menu of different type of wines in portions. The company—a French Artisanal wine company— prides itself upon introducing people to a variety of wine grapes and styles with notecards indicating the flavor notes.
They offer sets varying from white wine, red wine, and rosé. I decided on the red wine set that includes 100% pinot noir grapes and one that is a mixture of Pinot Noir and Syrah.
To Drink
Cards indicating their flavor notes
Each set includes:
4 bottles of your choice of wine
Informational note cards with flavor notes
Information on the grape varietal and the distinctive winemaker
The wine bottles are the perfect size for a picnic in the park (as we did) or even small get togethers. The bottles can be recycled or reused. I’ve seen others use them as cute vases for their flowers as well.
The wines included in the Pinot Noir set:
Bourgogne La Pascerette: 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine des Hautes Vallées: 100% Pinot Noir
Le Temps de Cerises: 100% Pinot Noir
Tandem Pinot-Syrah: 60% Pinot, 40% Syrah
All the wines were delicious, but between the four my favorites were Le Temps de Cerises and Tandem, the Pinot/Syrah blend. Even though they all were made with the Pinot Noir varietal, depending on the region the grape is grown in and if there’s any aging effects everything from the smell, color, and especially taste.
Red wine, especially Pinot Noir is a great pairing for meat dishes and we decided to pair our wine tasting with a brick oven pizza from my favorite place in Queens, Nick’s Pizza.
To Eat
To complete our wine tasting, we ordered a pie from Nick’s Pizza in Forest Hills. They specialize in brick over pizza made-to-order and everything is made in-house from the dough to their Italian sausage. Every pie comes with their homemade sauce, basil, and mozzarella. You can add or subtract as many toppings you would like. We ordered the Large pie with Italian sausage and ricotta.
This is the pizza I’ve grown up with and it’s the perfect blend of light and hearty.
I’m happy to be partnering with Le Grand Verre wines to share an at home wine experience straight to your doorstep. For more information about the brand, click here.
As a partner I’m happy to share my referral link to anyone who is interested in trying wine, or even adding a few bottles to your dinner rotation. Click here
A big thank you to Le Grand Verre for all the delicious wine, and thank you to Nick’s pizza for the mouthwatering pizza. To order online or pick-up from Nick’s click here.
Hope you all enjoy the wine, I’d love to hear what you guys order and especially would love to hear if you decide to pick up an impromptu pie from Nick’s. :)
x Yzabelle