Bastille Day at Vino: Celebrate with Kir Royale!

France’s most elegant aperitif returns to Vino this week: join us this Thursday for our Kir Royale Tasting!

Made from crème de cassis topped up with white wine, the Kir was originally called blanc-cassis. The drink is now named after Félix Kir (1876-1968), mayor of Dijon in Burgundy. Kir pioneered the town twinning movement in the aftermath of World War II and would regularly offer the drink at receptions for visiting delegations, in doing so promoting two vital local products of the region. Some put the reinvention of blanc-cassis down to the Germans’ confiscation of all local red Burgundy during the war: faced with an excess of white wine, Kir resurrected a drink that had previously been made primarily with red.

KIR ROYALE TASTING
Thursday, July 14
5:30-7:30pm

For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.

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One Response to “Bastille Day at Vino: Celebrate with Kir Royale!”

  1. Vive la France, vive le weekend! | Vino says:
    July 12, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    [...] Vino goes Gallic this weekend as we celebrate Bastille Day with three free tastings! Enjoy the classic cassis aperitif Kir Royale on Thursday, followed by French wine tastings on Friday and Saturday! Drop by and toast with us to [...]

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