Carmel Café Hosting Champagne Tasting

Sample dozens of rare to renowned sparkling wines from around the world during a Saturday afternoon champagne and sparkling wine tasting event from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. on Dec. 17 at both Tampa Bay area Carmel Café & Wine Bars. The Carrollwood restaurant is at 14306 N. Dale Mabry Highway.

Space is limited and reservations are requested for the Saturday afternoon Holiday Champagne Tasting.

The cost is $35 per person to sip some of the world’s finest bubbly and to enjoy a pairing menu featuring Mod Med cuisine, which represents a modern interpretation of foods and flavors traditionally associated with Mediterranean countries like Italy, Spain, France, Greece and Morocco.

Carmel Café & Wine Bar has partnered with Ed’s Fine Wine to feature the following champagnes:

• Perrier Jouet
• Roederer Brut Premier
• Mumm Cordon Rouge Brut
• Gosset Brut Excellence
• Pommery Brut Royal
• Billecart Salmon Brut
• Schramsberg Blanc De Blanc
• Piper Heidsieck Brut
• Duval Leroy Brut
• Domaine Carneros by Taittinger
• Grower’s Champagne

The tasting event features a selection of Mod Med cuisine that includes melon prosciutto, fried feta bites, champagne-infused goat cheese crostini with garlic chutney, cheese charcuterie, caprese salad, flatbreads topped with smoked bacon, spinach and artichokes and a cappuccino truffle for a sweet finish.

In addition to the tasting, guests will also be able to purchase select champagnes at special prices available exclusively at this holiday event.

For reservations at the Carrollwood Carmel Café, call 813-265-1415.