What’s in a Blend?
Posted: Mar 19, 2009 12:10pm ET
For a Champagne house, the chef de cave is an important position. Like a quarterback in football, he (or she) runs the team. In Champagne, this includes both the vineyard and cellar workers, overseeing the grape contracts with growers, guarding the house philosophy and responsibility for replicating the house style each year in blending the non-vintage wines.
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