Add this to the list of ‘not-to-miss’ things that happen once a year! It’s Suthap’s birthday, almost 2018, and we are going to celebrate! We’ll be opening and tasting wines like the ultra classy, Parigot Blanc de Blancs and Caroline Léstime’s “Grand Lys” Crémant de Bourgogne. Don’t be mislead by the classification, these are both Crémants that surpass their category in jaw-dropping glory.

The Parigot Blanc de Blancs incorporates Aligote to their Chardonnay dominant cépage, it is sur-latte for 18-36 months, and hand-riddled. Caroline Léstime is the daughter of famed Jean-Noël Gagnard and has been the steward of the estate since 1989. Under her watchful eye and deft touch, the estate marries power and grace, minerality and subtlety. Her ‘Grand Lys’ comes from vineyards right above her Chassagne-Montrachet holdings, and holy wow, it’s not to be missed.

In addition to those two, we’ll be opening Champagne (!!) and finishing the night with wine to cure all ills. Let us present the magical Domaine Berthaut-Gerbet Fixin 2015. Amélie Berthaut recently took over the seven generation domain in 2013, and her influence is breathtaking. She takes the labor-intensive approach of vineyard care first and foremost, and as a result, her wines are divine. This especially is a must-get, must-experience wine while we can. I’m pretty sure she’ll be famous soon and her wines out of (at least my wallet’s) price range. Prepare yourself for a seductive Burgundy that’s not going to break your wallet. All the bells and whistles of the wines that’ll make your toes curl, and mind whirl.