Some Champagne bubbles race each other up and over the sides of the glass.Some gurgle up like water just coming to a simmer.
Others, more subtle, sigh with the relief of smoldering lava.
Such is the mystery of Champagne.
So many variations, and textures, and reasons to keep experimenting.
Normally we drink Champagne to celebrate -- a birthday, a new year, an anniversary -- but Saturday night, at the Tour de Champagne Boston 2010 in the Charles Hotel, we're turning the tables.
Instead of using Champagne to celebrate, we'll be celebrating Champagne.
We'll be celebrating Champagne's variety by tasting samples from 20 different houses.
And we'll be celebrating its versatility, as chefs from all over Boston offer food samples to pair with Champagnes ranging in style from delicate to robust. (Click here to see the list of Featured Champagnes.)
All of which makes it unlikely that this event will resolve any of Champagne's mystery for you.
But that is a risk we think you're willing to take.
WHAT: Tour de Champagne Boston 2010
WHERE: Charles Hotel, One Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge
WHEN: Saturday, January 30 from 7 to 10 p.m. Fin de soirée afterward at Regatta Bar.
COST: $115 general admission, $150 VIP admission
PURCHASE TICKETS: Click here.
DAILY TIDBIT:
"Champagne! In victory one deserves it. In defeat one needs it." -- Napoleon Bonaparte
"Too much of anything is bad, but too much Champagne is just right." -- Mark Twain
"There comes a time in every woman's life when the only thing that helps is a glass of Champagne." -- Bette Davis
