I had already
blogged previously that the Italians used the pomace left over from wine making
into a spirit; the Champenois also do this just as other regions also do it in
France (Burgundy for example). Grappa is Italian for pomace, whilst the French
is marc (both for the waste produce as well as for the spirit). The only marc I
had tasted before was from Chateauneuf, so this is the second marc for me,
which was offered at the end of a wine dinner featuring Moutard Champagnes and
the wines of La Conseillante. Golden yellow in colour with a smooth wam
slightly woody nose, it was however quite "hot" alcoholically on the
tongue even though it was generally warm and fragrant on the palate, going onto
a woody finish. Having been poured a little glass of that, I then asked about
ratafia, which was how got invited to their stand in Vinexpo.
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