We’re sure we’re not the only people thankful for the recent start of daylight savings time and the extended evening hours we’ve all received. Things have even warmed up recently in our fair city of San Francisco, leaving us with many nights to open the windows, feel the cool Pacific breeze, and enjoy the many blessings we have in our comfy little apartment. And walk around with no pants. (Did we say that?)
Nights like these make us want to celebrate everything, from successfully unclogging a drain (take that, hairball) to finding that elusive foreign film (Takeshis’ is ours!). Long evenings and lots of little victories can only mean one thing – more champagne.
This one is actually a sparkling wine. And while we were too distracted marveling at the fantastic Bay weather to take a picture of our bottle, you will still have to trust our review is genuine. This time it was the Chandon Extra-Dry Riche ($19). While we’ve been disappointed by Chandon’s wines before, we gave this one a try mostly because it came as a gift at no cost to us, so we had little to lose besides our thirst. True to its promise of extra-dry flavor, it had a very bitter front note that was the most aggressive we’ve experienced. This wine wrestled you into drinking it. Like many less expensive sparkling wines, it was a little too bubbly, tickling your nose in all the wrong ways. The taste was better and smoother on the finish, but left our mouths feeling dry, making us feel like we needed a sip of water after every taste. While the wine was a bit one-note in flavor, it did have buttery after taste that was a pleasant contrast with its sharp initial flavor. The evening was so nice, we managed to finish the entire bottle without complaint. Sometimes, it’s all about the ambience.
Score: She gave it a 2, he let the evening carry him away and gave it a 3.
Recommended: It could be good with spicy food as a way to cut the heat and have something else to complain about, but would be overpowering otherwise.
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