On Wednesday 8th June, The Ritz will continue this tradition of fine dining and exquisite drinking with a five-course Pol Roger dinner at the renowned William Kent House. This will be combined with stunning surroundings – the house is 18th Century and a true mark of craftsmanship – and will be preceeded by a champagne reception in the “Mary Antoinette Suite”.

And if you’re no bubbly expert then there’s no need to feel concerned: comandeering the event and lending advice on champagne styles will be Pol Roger’s Director.
For more information, such as prices and directions, please contact Natalie Jones at The Ritz Events Department via email or telephone at 020 7300 2233.

Champagne, as was always expected, played a large part in the nuptials. And it was Pol Roger who secured this prestigious contract, with some 300 guests settling down to see history being made in very fitting style.

Available also in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland to name but a few places, sales of Pol Roger look to go through the roof in the coming days, as people all over the world continue the celebrations in style over the Bank Holiday weekend and beyond.

And, rumour has it, there’s a signature champagne coming out. Now that should really turn a few heads.

In attendance that day, along with British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, was none other than the stunning Odette Pol-Roger, and so a lasting friendship was born – one that would stand the test of time, forming a network of connections that remain strong to this day. Many notable meetings can be named, none less famous than when the Prime Minister’s favourite race horse “Pol Roger” reigned victorious at the Black Prince Stakes at Kempton Park. Throughout history, much has been made of the fact that this very day marked the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Pol roger champagne

Valentine’s Day is almost there and to follow the tradition, the prestigious champagne house Pol roger chose to set the Lovers day milestone with sophistication and elegance.

February 14^th, you will be able to talk about love around a good meal and an incredible Pol roger champagne such as “la Cuvee brut reserve de pol roger” .

A non vintage champagne with substance yet subtlety with a strong multisensory power .

To finish off offer your loved one a heart shaped handbag engraved with with Pol roger initials in silver.

This handbag offer is only available when you order a brut reserve Pol roger in restaurants in France participating to this “Pol roger Valentine’s Day” operation

THIS OFFER IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON VALENTINE’S DAY SUNDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2010 .

Alternatively you can taste different Champagne from the Pol roger range such as Pol roger “Pure”, “Rich”, “Vintage Brut”, vintage “Blancs de blanc”, vintage “Rosé”, “sir Winston Churchill cuvee”.

]]> http://welovechampagne.com/pol-roger/feed/ 0 http://welovechampagne.com/a-blind-tasting-experience-sponsored-by-pol-roger-champagne-house/ http://welovechampagne.com/a-blind-tasting-experience-sponsored-by-pol-roger-champagne-house/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:17:00 +0000 admin http://www.welovechampagne.com/?p=33 Before me stand six unidentified red wines numbered 7 to 12.

Fortunately my flight from London was late so I have missed the whites, which I later find out were excruciatingly difficult, but still, the prospect of identifying each wine as closely as possible sends me into a mild panic.

Marks are awarded for the ability to identify grape varieties and to place the wines as close as possible to their origins. Additional marks are given for an intelligent explanation of how the tasters reached their conclusions.

Champagne Pol Roger

I’m late and time is short, so I run through the reds making shorthand mental notes: Burgundy, possibly Beaujolais, claret, Californian shiraz etc…In the end my performance isn’t bad but it’s hardly up to scratch. Blind tasting is, of course, the most terrifying and humbling experience any professional wine journalist can put themselves through. Success depends on having a startingly good palate memory or an encyclopaedic knowledge of the world’s wine-growing regions. It is, of course, preferable to have both.

But more often than not blind tasting is a humiliation waiting to happen. If there isn’t instant recognition, a laborious process of elimination is carried out which, in my case, usually leads to the wrong conclusion.

This particular match, sponsored by Pol Roger, has been held every year since 2005, inspired by a similar one between Oxford and Cambridge, which began in 1953. The format is simple. Each team has six students, plus a reserve whose score counts only if there’s a tie. Twelve unknown wines (six white and six red) have to be identified by their predominant grape variety, country of origin, main viticultural region and vintage, with comments required on how the answers are arrived at. There are 40 minutes on whites, a break, then 40 minutes on reds. Scores are judged by St Andrews alumni (Edinburgh).