It is five to twelve ...... and the big question is: What will the Netherlands choose on Wednesday 12 September? I am definitely not going to reveal my political thoughts and preferences in this column because I like to stick to the wine facts. I do make a comparison with label drinkers and the party leader voters.
A smile, a badger, barking, one-liners, fingers, nodding and nodding… an image of a frog, Chateau, cat, Jip and Janneke, flower, bicycle: pfff let's talk about content. A carton of yogurt can look fresh on the outside but be quite sour inside! Fucking up a nice wine like Champagne (sorry but I don't know another word) with ice and fruit because it's so delicious? That has to do with appearance, I heard someone say, then you belong. Yes, but not at that price: that's madness. Let's abolish the bubble tax once and for all and recover the lost money by selling someone who has their brand name Champagne topped up with ICE. Then every connoisseur (read: content drinker) can drink bubbles for a normal fair price. If the Netherlands chooses content tomorrow, I will open a bottle of cooled bubbles without ice and fruit because that fruit is already in the nose; smell and aftertaste. Erick de Sousa is one of the leading smaller producers of top quality champagne. His wines are described as particularly good in the international wine press.
Unlike the well-known brand champagnes, the Sousa only a small production. This Brut Tradition is made from Chardonnay (50%), Pinot Noir (40%) and Pinot Meunier grapes from the municipality of Avize. On the back of the bottle, the Sousa states the date de dégorgement. That is the day on which the wine is finally bottled. Important to know because this way you can keep an eye on the freshness of the wine (just like we have to keep an eye on the political leaders after September 12, 2012).
Author: W. Snaak / www.josbeeres.nl / HG