A sparkler is haunting China
You’d think a wine named “Karl Marx” would be a red, but not so with this one I found haunting the shelves of Jinkelong supermarket in downtown Beijing during the Chinese New Year. The label says it is a semi-dry sparkling, though I have yet to confirm it with a taste test. It might be time to create a page for, uh, atypical labels found in China. See also:
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By the way, I realize it has been quite a while since my last post, but some stuff is in the queue, including notes from a recent lunch with Jancis Robinson, an interview with one of the top Champagne distributors in China, quite a few tastings, and more.
Prepare for some glass struggle.
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This is a sparkler from Trier, in the Mosel valley, where Karl Marx was borne, to honor the great son of the city. In Germany, it is quite popular in the former East Germany.
http://www.schiller-wine.blogspot.com/2009/10/german-wine-bascis-sekt.html
And if you drink too much Karl Marx wine, you can sober up with a cup of Marxism coffee!
http://liuzhou.blog-city.com/coffee.htm