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Lauren King, Senior Manager of Wine Education for Ste Michelle Wine Estates, joins us today to tell us why Fried Chicken and Champagne (specifically, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte) go together like Peanut Butter & Jelly!

Join us this episode as we put 3 Fried Chickens to the test: Publix Chicken Tendies, Chic-fil-a Chicken biscuit, and Bojangles Cajun Chicken Filet biscuit! We'll reveal our winning pairing #ChickenOff

Why the Pairing Works:  The great news for Champagne lovers: Champagne pretty much pairs with anything. Bubbles will specifically cleanse your palate of the juicy and fatty fried chicken and get you ready for the next bite. Champagne has these three pairing principles working for it:

• Bubbles - cleanse the palate for another bite
• Acid - cuts through fat and makes food seem brighter
• Autolytic notes - These toasty, brioche-like flavors come from aging wine on the lees (dead yeast cells) and complement many flavors in fried chicken and other fares.

What Makes this Champagne Special: 

• Nicolas Feuillatte is a co-op winery, meaning it's a union of small grape growers that all get shares of the revenues. The better the growers do, the better the wines will be! Contrast this to big Champagne houses that solely purchase grapes.
• Feuillatte Champagnes tend to lead with the red grapes (Pinot Noir and Meunier) for a bit more body, fruitiness, and brightness.
• Feuillatte uses up to 35-40% of their reserve wines in their Non-Vintage Brut, which is significantly higher than most Champagne houses. Impressive for the #1 wine in France!

Nicolas Feuillatte Brut, in Emoji's: 🍐 🍋 🌼 🍑 🥐 🧀 😋 😛

Netflix Pairing: The White Lotus

Learn more here: https://www.nicolas-feuillatte.com/us/

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