Louis Roederer Champagne Tasting

To kick off the 36th Annual Champagne Festival, Geja’s Café will host a special Louis Roederer Champagne Tasting open to the public on Sunday, December 6th at 1 p.m. The tasting will feature 7 uniquely delicious Champagnes from Louis Roederer Cost is $30 per person; space is limited.

Known for celebrating the finest wine and champagne, Chicago’s legendary fondue establishment will once again treat guests to a one-of-a-kind Champagne experience this holiday season

Recently voted as the nation’s Most Romantic Restaurant by USA TODAY, legendary Chicago destination, Geja’s Café, 340 W. Armitage, will kick off the holiday season with the 36th Annual Champagne Festival, featuring champagnes and sparkling wines from France and California. The three-month festival offers guests a chance to sample the entire Roederer Estates portfolio, beginning Tuesday, December 1 through February 29, 2016.

Some of the featured wines will be:

Glass / Bottle

• Scharffenberger Brut Rosé, Ca........................................................................12.00 / 58.00
• Scharffenberger Brut, Ca…...............................…………………………………10.00 / 48.00
• Roederer Estate Brut Non-vintage, Ca.............................................................12.00 / 58.00
• Louis Roederer Brut Premier, Reims , France..................................................20.00 / 98.00
• Louis Roederer Carte Blanche, Reims , France………………………….…..….20.00 / 98.00
• 2008 Louis Roederer Brut Rose Reims , France………………………………….N/A / 150.00
• 2006 Louis Roederer Brut Nature Reims , France…......................................... N/A / 225.00
• 2008 Louis Roederer Cristal, Reims, France………………..………………….....N/A / 285.00

To kick off the champagne festival, Geja’s will host a special tasting open to the public featuring the uniquely delicious Champagnes from Louis Roederer on Sunday, December 6th at 1 p.m. Cost is $30 per person; space is limited.

When he inherited the Champagne House in 1833, the entrepreneur Louis Roederer took a visionary approach to enriching his vines, aiming to master every stage of the wine’s creation. He forged the wine’s unique style, character, and taste. In the mid-nineteenth century, Louis Roederer acquired some of Champagne’s grand cru vineyards—an approach that contrasted sharply with contemporary practices.

“We’ve featured Louis Roederer in the past and it was so successful that we couldn’t wait to feature them again”, states Blake Farnsworth, Geja’s Café Wine Buyer. “The Champagne dinners are already the most popular of the year and sell out faster than any other but because it’s Roederer, it’ll fill up in the blink of an eye.”

To this day, the cuvées of the House of Louis Roederer are the fruit of patient work with fundamental ingredients, the collaboration of experts, a quest for the perfect balance, and hardy and generous grapes, cultivated in the Champagne soil, producing a wine with a summery character and crystalline elegance.

Known for romantic fondue dining – food one prepares and shares – and an extensive list of fine, moderately priced wines, Geja’s Café features over 20 different types of fondue entrees including cheese fondue and chocolate dessert fondue. An enchanting wine cellar atmosphere, private booths, and subdued lighting contribute to its intimate surroundings. Geja’s Café was recently voted the #1 audience winner for Best Romantic Dining in Chicago on www.CitySearch.com. The Chicago institution has been the site of 135,356 first dates and 16,266 engagements and diners have enjoyed over 321 tons of cheese fondue and over 1,072,046 bottles of wine.

Hours for Geja’s Café are Monday through Thursday, 5p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; Friday, 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturday, 4:00 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; Sunday, 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Valet parking is available. For information on the Milbrandt Vineyards Winemaker Dinner, please call 773.281.9101, or visit Geja’s online at www.gejascafe.com.