For my first An Outfit and a Glass of Wine post I wanted to start with this set of photos. Each September my family and I take a big trip to celebrate our anniversary and birthdays for one big party.
For the past two years we’ve found ourselves in Cabo at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton Reserve Resort called Zadun. And each visit, we’ve celebrated one big night with a private dinner on the beach. It truly is a treat that I’ve began to look forward to all year. The day we celebrate US, in a very big way.
Typically when I visit new places, I like to drink local wines and go with recommendations and selections from the sommelier. Sommeliers are very important because they know their menus very well, as well as their cuisine. In fact, most food and wine menus are in sync and designed for one another.
But for our anniversary, I wanted to open a bottle that I hadn’t had in more than a decade, Krug Champagne.
WINE
One cannot obtain a good wine without using good elements and good “terroirs”. It’s possible to obtain seemingly good cuvées through the use of unremarkable or even mediocre elements and wines, but these are exceptions on which we must never rely. Otherwise, there is a risk that our process will fail or our reputation will be ruined.”
Joseph Krug, founder of Krug champagne
Each week I want to highlight a wine with 5 special things + an outfit! So below I’m listing some things about Krug that I sourced from The London Wine Cellar. These specific things I had enjoyed learning and I thought you might too!
There have been 6 generations of Krugs since it was established in 1843
Krug Champagnes have special ID codes that can be use to look up the wine on their website and it will tell you the story of the wine
Every Krug Champagne is a vintage, except for two: Krug’s Grand Cuvée, I was shocked to learn, is not a vintage (vintage meaning all grapes used to make the wine in your bottle came from one harvest year), the other non-vintage is their rosé
Krug ages its vintage Champagne varieties for a few extra years than most. They sit in the Krug cellars for an average of 10 years, which is notably longer than the legal requirement of 3 years for ageing Champagnes
Krug still uses small oak casks and is the only estate to still produce champagne this way. Most people think this is the reason Krug is so special — as the casks contribute the oat + honey aromas and the long finish.
I hope you enjoyed learning a little more about the very fancy Krug Champagne!
OUTFIT
This beautiful linen dress is reminiscent of my wedding year and I found it perfect to celebrate my wedding anniversary on the beach. I buy most of my linen from DISSH. This particular look is linked HERE.
