Bubbly Girl Drink of the Week: Bagrationi 1882- From Russia with Love
While the first bubbly we think of may be champagne from France or California brut, actually bubbly is made all over the world. The other day I was telling a PR friend named Debbie about tasting a great sparkling wine from Virginia called Thibaut-Janisson. I met winemaker and owner Claude Thibaut at Le Grand Champagne in Washington DC. A few weeks later, Thibaut Janisson Blanc de Chardonnay was featured at the Obama’s first state dinner honoring India’s prime minister, as this Washington Post story “Drinking Local at the White House” details. “Well, I have a sparkling wine from Georgia,” Debbie said. Georgia — why not? — I thought. Wine is now made in all 50 states. But when the bottle of Bagratioini 1882 arrived, I realized my mistake. This wine was from the Georgia back in the former USSR. According to the company’s web site, Ivane Bagrationi –Mukhraneli is descended…
January 15, 2010