Bastille Day in NYC - Clos Poggiale & Corsica what a great story
Happy Bastille Day!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yesterday all the French people celebrated the French Independence Day. We call it Bastille Day: do you know why? In 1789 we had a big revolution in France. At this time we were under a Monarchy and the King was Louis XVI. One of the symbol of the French Monarchy was “La Bastille”; famous prison located in Paris.
During the French revolution, the people took “La Bastille” to the King and it was the end of the Monarchy. The revolution gave the power to the people and the 1st Republic has been created!! In July 14th 1789 is borned the French Republic and we celebrate since this Bastille Day.
This year I wanted to make something original for Bastille Day. In collaboration with the restaurant Le Bateau Ivre, located on 51st Street between 2nd & 3rd in NYC, we decided to celebrate Bastille Day under the Corsican specialities!!! Where is Corsica? Small Island in the South of France located in the Mediterranean Sea. The most famous person from Corsica is…….. Napoleon Bonaparte.
The Skalli family owns a Vineyard , 550 acres, in the North East of the Island. Robert Skalli and his family developed the vineyard year after year since the 60′ in repecting their environment (biodiveristy & land). It is such a beautiful island.
25 acres of the vineyard is reserved for the production of one of the finest Corsican wines: “Clos Poggiale” white and red. I poured these 2 wines yesterday at Le Bateau Ivre and it was a great success.
The Clos Poggiale white is a 100% Vermentino, elegant, well balanced with a nice acidity and minerality. It goes perfectly with all kind of sea food…. excellent we had Oysters yesterday 
The Clos Poggiale red is a blend of Syrah and Niellucio; 50/50. Niellucio is known in Italie as Sangiovese. We actually can find some similarities between my Clos Poggiale red and some famous red Italian wine as Chianti: nice fruits and spice, supple and elegant. The Syrah gives a very nice colour to the wine and a beautiful spiceness. A great pairing would be lamb or some prosciutto ;)
I had the chance yesterday to share my Clos Poggiale white and red with friends, coworker, clients o the restaurant, managers and sales people from my NY distributor. We had such a great time for Bastille Day! To continue on the Corsican specialities we shared some cheeses and charcuterie, Mhmmmmm delicious. We also had the chance to taste few beers from Corsica and it was a great surprise. The Colombar and Pietra were very yumi: nice flavors, refreshing. I recommend them.
Bastille Day at Le Bateau Ivre was excellent!!! Another great event in NYC. When is the next one?
