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GiraMondo Wine Adventures invites you to the Second Annual Summer Champagne and Other Bubbles Festival July 22, 2009, at the French Embassy! The festival is complete with tastings of 15+ champagnes and sparkling wines from around the world, classes to introduce you to the uniqueness of sparkling wines, buffet style appetizers, and more!

Don’t know the difference between Spumante and Prosecco, Cava and Champagne? Want to know the specificities of brut versus demi-sec, or blanc de noirs versus blanc de blancs? Then be one of the first to purchase tickets and early birds can reserve a spot in a 45 minute class taught by leading wine expert Laurent Guinand and champagne master Claude Thibault, with tastings of special wines only available in the seminar!

During the festival, taste champagne, other brut sparkling wines, rosé and sweet sparklers, and sparkling red at our wine stations while meeting fellow bubbly amateurs. It is a perfect evening to beat the summer heat, learn about and enjoy great sparkling wines, eat delicious food, and enjoy good company at the French Embassy.

The Summer Champagne and Other Bubbles Festival will take place from 6:30 pm to 9:00pm. During the festival, two champagne classes will take place but seats are limited. For those who sign up first, you can choose to attend, for the same price, the festival only or attend the festival + a champagne class:

Class 1: 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm: Champagne and Other bubble class with Laurent Guinand
Class 2: 7:30 pm to 8:15 pm: Champagne and Other Bubbles class with Claude Thibaut

Festival Menu:
Pasta Station (Penne pasta with alfredo or marinara sauce)
Tea Sandwiches (smoke salmon & chives, cucumber & dill mayonnaise, brie and tomato, ham & butter, duck liver pate, watercress with cream cheese)
Chocolate fondue with fresh fruits
Mignardises (assortment of miniature French pastries)

For more information and to purchase tickets go to GiraMondo Wine Adventures website

Limited parking at the Embassy. Off Street Parking when Embassy Parking is full

Come join local and out-of town wine enthusiasts to celebrate the new president in the White House. What a great way to start this historic Inauguration Celebration Weekend: Champagne, Méthode Champenoise, Sparkling Wines, Spumante, Blanc de Blancs, Blanc de Noirs, etc… what is the difference and how do they compare? We will taste a selection of 10 Champagne and Sparklers from France, Italy, Spain and of course the United States of America.

Red, White and Blue Appetizers and Desserts:

· Red Strawberries accompanied by chocolate fondue

· Platter of International White Cheeses

· Blue-Sky’s the Limit Cake

· Savory hors d’oeuvres to be passed

Champagne and Sparkling Wines:

· Veuve Clicquot

· François de Rozay

· Perle de Rose

· Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noirs

· Gruet Brut

· Prosecco

· Cava

· Lambrusco

· Thibault Jannison Blanc de Chardonnay

· Moscato d’ Asti

Be ready to let the bubbles tickle your nose while you try a very interesting selection of 10 Champagne and other bubbly treasures. These wines will be paired with a selection of red white and blue appetizers and hors d’oeuvres.