TK9-SEAFOOD-Nov13-BOOK.pdf

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How does Krug maintain consistent
quality every year?
We keep a library of beautiful vintages
and blend them together to make the
most stunning liquid, ensuring that when
a particular vintage is disappointing, Krug
lovers will still have the chance to drink
a wonderful Champagne. The blending
is an art – there can be over a hundred
individual wines in a blend and it is
completely driven by taste. The blend will
be changed and altered until it is perfect.
How should Champagne be served to
appreciate it fully?
Champagne is about joy, so its flavor should
not be stifled. I don’t like flute glasses as
they hide the flavor of the wine. And it is
not good to serve Champagne too cold – it
restrains the subtle notes. Riedel designed
us a special glass, which is wider and allows
blending the senses
库克香槟如何保持品质上乘?
我们对于葡萄丰收年份均有详细记载,精
心挑选、混酿制作令人惊艳的好酒,即便
某一特定年份的酒液不尽人意,我们的忠
实客户仍不乏特极香槟可享用。混酿真的
是门艺术,动辄就要混搭上百种酒液,箇
中拿捏完全取决于所要的味道。达到完美
品质前,混酿需要不断修整及微调。
香槟的最佳享用方式是?
香槟为欣悦而生,天性使然。一般细长酒
杯会掩盖香槟风味,对此我个人并不欣赏。
此外香槟不宜过冷,否则细致的味道会被
压抑。 Riedel 特别为我们设计了以创办人
all the aspects of the Champagne to show
themselves. They call it “The Joseph” after
our founder. But you could also serve Krug
in a white wine glass to give it a chance to
reveal its flavors. As the wine warms up
when you drink it, you will notice more and
more aromas and flavors coming to the
fore – it’s a journey, down to the last sip!
It’s really about activating all the senses.
Champagne is a drink that delights all
the senses. When you take a sip of
Champagne the first thing you do is smell
it – this opens your palate and allows you
to fully savor the wine. But there is more
to wine than just those two senses. It
looks beautiful, with the bubbles rising in
the golden liquid. And there is an aural
quality too – the pop of the cork, the
sound as the wine is poured into a glass,
and the sound of the bubbles dancing.
「Joseph」为名的宽颈酒杯,能完整体现香
槟的各种特色。用白酒杯也是一种选择,
可以让我们品牌的香槟散发独有的气味。
入口后香槟渐暖,会逐渐引发内蕴的多种
香气及味道。在最后一口前,味蕾都能徜
徉在各式绝妙的美味中。
喝香槟就是要让人五感舒畅是吧?
香槟能启动全身感官,让人通体舒畅。喝香
槟第一件事就是「闻」,有助打开味觉,品
味好酒。但除了嗅觉及味觉,视觉也是关键
所在,气泡不断从金黄色泽的香槟中冒出,
着实赏心悦目。加上开瓶、倒酒及泡沫喷流
起舞的声音,不斥也是一场听觉飨宴。
tasting notes
You have recently been exploring the
realm of sound with your Champagne –
tell us a little more about that.
Every Champagne sounds different, but I
think Krug has the most beautiful sound
of all. Everyone appreciates the beauty
in the sound of the sea, and as children
we hold seashells to our ears to hear the
roar and whoosh of the waves. I was
inspired to bring that dimension – the
sense of sound – to the experience of
tasting Champagne, so Krug has created
a beautiful conch-like shell, which fits on
top of the Riedel glass. If you put your ear
to the shell, it amplifies the sound of the
bubbles.
When you agitate the liquid, the
sound becomes louder and more intense.
I love to watch people’s faces when they
listen to Champagne for the first time –
they are so beautiful!
Joseph Krug founded the Krug Champagne House in 1843 with a vision: to produce
Champagne of superlative quality and to do it every year, again and again. With
a background in the commercial wine trade, he felt that he owed his customers a wonderful wine regardless of the vagaries of
that year’s harvest. Current Krug CEO Margareth Henriquez spoke with TK about blending vintages and senses. • 早在 1843 年,
Joseph Krug 创立库克香槟酒庄 (Krug Champagne) 时就惦记着一件事 :每年都要制作出品质无可挑剔的香槟,循环往复。因
为出身酒水贸易背景,他总觉得不管每年收成好坏,都应让顾客拥有绝佳的美酒享受。库克香
混酿之最 感官之旅
槟总裁 Margareth Henriquez 近日特别接受 TK 访问,分享混酿酒及品酒感官享受的经验谈。
您最近一直钻研香槟的声音,其中故事能
否和我们分享一下?
每支香槟听起来都不一样,但我敢说库克
声音之美,绝对数一数二。海洋之声,大
家都非常推崇,小时候我们也喜欢把贝壳
放耳边,聆听浪潮的翻覆呼啸。所以我就想,
何不加强听觉的享受,让品尝香槟的体验
更加丰富。库克因此在特制 Riedel 酒杯上
加缀看似贝壳的响螺,造型相当别致。喝
香槟时附耳到响螺边,泡沫声可听得一清
二楚。摇晃酒杯,声音会愈加集中继而更
响亮。我喜欢看大家第一次听到香槟声音
的表情,真是太美好了!
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