Types & Methods
Referring to a wine in which all of the grapes came from the same harvest year.
What is vintage?
What are the three flavors included in the popcorn trio?
What are rosemary parmesan, spicy espelette, and garlic confit?
The name of our Caviar purveyor, based in Red Hook, Brooklyn.
What is Pearl Street Caviar?
Before joining the family business of winemaking, this wine maker had signed a contract with State de Reims to play professional soccer.
Who is Frederic Savart?
The term seen on wine labels which signifies that the wine is blended from different years. Most Champagne and sparkling wine is this.
What is non-vintage?
Sparkling wine from France that is made in the exact same method as champagne but is not from the champagne region.
What is Cremant?
What are the three cheeses included in a large charcuterie plate?
What are French Raclette, French Bleu, & Aged Gouda
Aged only 0-2 months, this caviar is used for all of our caviar 'add-ons.'
What is Siberian Select?
This bottle features a signature yellow label which was originally created in 1835 to help distinguish "dry" bottles from the usual sweeter ones.
What is Veuve Clicquot?
White wine produced entirely from dark-skinned grapes.
What is blanc de noir?
The method for a sparkling wine which undergoes the secondary fermentation process in the bottle, rather than large tanks. All Champagne is made this way.
What is method champenoise?
The type of bread we source from Balthazar and use for our toasts.
What is Pain de Campagne?
Recommended as a caviar "great for new caviar eaters," this caviar has a buttery flavor, with a hit of umami.
What is Ossetra?
At only 29 years old, this wine maker converted his families entire estate of vineyards to entirely organic farming practices.
Who is Adrien Renoir?
A popular sweetness level of the sparkling wines & Champagnes made today, with no more than 12 grams of sugar per liter permitted.
What is Brut?
A method of wine making that involves bottling a wine before it has finished its primary fermentation.
What is Petillant Naturel (Pet-Nat)?
The type of oyster we sell from the Peconic Bay in Long Island, characterized by their medium sized shell and mild salinity.
What are Peeko Oysters?
This caviar is harvested from some of the oldest Sturgeon (16-20 years old). This extra time allows for large, olive-colored eggs.
What is Ossetra Supreme?
Founded in 1729, this winemaker established the first champagne house in France.
Who is [Nicolas] Ruinart?
Processing some of this in with the wine is what provides rose sparkling wines their pink color.
What are the skins of the grapes?
A type of sparkling wine normally made from Glera and Moscato grapes.
What is Prosecco?
Line caught, cleaned by hand, and packed in olive oil, this high quality tuna is used in which of our dishes?
What is Ortiz Tuna used in our Tuna Niçoise salad and sandwich?
During the 1800s, this river was one of the world's largest producers of caviar.
What is the Hudson River?
Founded after WWI, this female founded winery produces its grapes on the banks of the Marne in a corner of Champagne France known as Cote sud d'Epernay.
What is Gamet?
Researcher Gerard Liger-Belair found there are about this number of bubbles in one glass of Champagne.
What is one million?