SOLD OUT: Champagne and Caviar

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Join us for an epicurean experience organized in collaboration with the Ballets Russes Arts Initiative, marrying the most luxurious treats from France and Russia. The tasting lineup includes five different champagnes and crémants and three different caviars.

The tasting will be led by a sommelier and Anna Winestein from Ballets Russes Arts Initiative.

Tsar Experience (only 10 seats available)

$135

For Members

$70

For Non-members

$85

About this Event

During this sit-down, guided tasting, you will experience the distinctive qualities of fine sparkling wines and champagnes from France, Georgia, and the United States. You will also learn how to pair these wines with caviar, and compare how the taste of the wine changes when combined with different types of caviar. At the end of this in-depth comparison, you will have an understanding of the tasting nuances of champagne and caviar individually and together.

About the Tsar Experience

The Tsar Experience Tasting will be held from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM. Guests who register for this limited-seating experience will enjoy an additional tasting of Bollinger Grande Année vintage, Balinoff Vodka, Ossetra (White Sturgeon) Caviar, and other Russian delicacies.

The wines for the evening will include:

Bagrationi 1882, Classic Brut, Republic of Georgia
Domaine des Baumard Crémant de Loire - Extra Brut Rosé, France
Roederer Estate, Brut, California
Piper Heidsieck, Brut Magnum, Champagne, France, Limited Edition
Bollinger, Brut, Champagne, France

The wines will be paired with what Russians call red caviar (fine salmon roe), and two types of black caviar, Kaluga Malossol (low salt) Caviar and Siberian Sturgeon Caviar, as well as a few other surprises.

About the Ballets Russes Arts Initiative

The Ballets Russes Arts Initiative is a non-profit cultural organization based in Boston and devoted to supporting cultural exchange and creative collaboration between the United States and post-Soviet countries through the visual and performing arts.

More about the Ballets Russes Arts Initiative

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