An evening with Carole Doyard-Mahé in Victoria

Opimian Wine Club de Vin is delighted to welcome Carole Doyard-Mahe to Canada! Come meet Carole & mingle with your Opimian friends and taste wonderful Champagne!

Carole is a 4th generation winemaker in Champagne. Her own grandfather Maurice Doyard co-founded the Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), one of the first ever regional wine committees created in France. She joined the family business in 2005 while studying viticulture. Carole is now in charge of the vines, the wines and exports. Doyard-Mahe has eliminated herbicides in the vineyard the past two years and works with compost to protect the soils. Carole uses parcel based vinification to create more precise wines for her upcoming cuves. All of the Champagnes she produces come from her Chardonnay vineyards in Vertus at the southern end of the Cotes des Blancs. All are classified as Premier Cru.

Please join us for a wonderful tasting series event at the Victoria Golf Club, Todd Room. The Todd Room, is located on the main floor and features a cozy fireplace and large picture windows overlooking old fir trees and the entrance gardens. It is the perfect setting for this private gathering of Opimian friends. The culinary team led by Executive Chef Cameron Ballendine have created the following appetizers to complement the featured champagnes:

TASTING MENU:

Red Pepper & Olive Crostini, Crumbled Feta Cheese

Foraged Mushroom Tartlet, RIcotta Salata

Ahi Tuna Poke Spoon, Asian Pear, Tasted Sesame

Dungeness Crab Cakes, Chipotle Aioli

Dark Chocolate Dessert - Chef's Choice

FEATURED CHAMPAGNES:

Cellar 254 Lot 1117 DM EMPREINTE, DOYARD-MAHE CHAMPAGNE, CHARDONNAY BLANC, DE BLANCS, VERTUS PREMIER CRU

Cellar 254 Lot 1119 DM ROSE, DOYARD-MAHE CHAMPAGNE, VERTUS PREMIER CRU

Cellar 254 Lot 1120 EB CUVEE DESIR, EXTRA BRUT, DOYARD_MAHE CHAMPAGNE< CHARDONNAY BLANC DE BLANCS, VERTUS PREMIER CRU