Octopus meat is uniquely textured — smooth, but with a firm-to-chewy “bite.” The animal's diet of high-quality shellfish gives it a mild, sweet flavor. The edible skin is purplish-black and covers milky white meat. - Seafood Source
Pairs With: Intercept Chardonnay 750ml, Idaia Winery ‘Ocean’ Thrapsathiri White PGI Crete 750ml, Michele Capdepon ‘Revelation’ Brut Cremant De Limoux 750 mL
When making Intercept Chardonnay we target bright acidity with a rich mid-palate created by the extended sur lie aging. Made from a single vineyard, our Chardonnay was brought in in the early morning hours and gently pressed. The juice fermented in barrels (a blend of French and Eastern European, 25% new) and stainless steel. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation and aged sur lie for 6 months.
Our Thrapsathiri is one of the first single-varietal expressions of this emerging Cretan grape and our winery was among the first to recognize its potential. The high altitude of the fruit’s origin and the careful winemaking process result in a highly expressive wine that blends richness and roundness with freshness and acidity, as well as the exoticism with ‘greener’ elements. This wine seems to unite two worlds, the old with the new, much like Crete’s geographical position, which...
Located in Villelongue-d'Aude, a small, typical village in the heart of Cathar Country, our vineyard stretches across hillsides between oak forests and scrubland. The climate is Mediterranean with an oceanic tendency. With the southern sun and the coolness of the hills' altitude, the ideal conditions are met for the perfect ripening of the grapes used to make our sparkling wines.
Our great-grandparents were already making blanquette to awaken the taste buds of their family members and...
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