Just In Time For Wine & Bubbly Season… Expert Offers Tips For Every Budget

Dec. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- More Champagne and wine is sold in December than any other month primarily due to gift giving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve soirees, office parties, family gatherings and other seasonal events.  Just in time for the holiday rush, one top Southland sommelier, Cameron Tyler of The Cellar, an elegant restaurant in Fullerton, has compiled a list of the best wines and Champagnes for every budget.  The following are his top picks in five different categories:

•   Money is no object
-   Red -- Harlan Estates Cabernet Oakville 2005           $550
-   White -- Chateau d'yquem 2001                $800
-   Champagne -- Veuve Clicquot la Grande Dame 1999       $450

•   Gift for major client or boss
-   Red -- Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2nd growth 2005       $225
-   White -- Puligny- Montrachet 1er Cru 2005             $200
-   Champagne -- Salon, Les Mesnil, Blanc de Blanc Brut 1999    $250

•   Formal gathering/dinner party
-   Red -- Lucy Pinot Noir 2006                   $70
-   White -- Kistler, Les Noisetires, Chardonnay Sonoma       $90
-   Champagne -- Pol Roger Cuvee de Reserve N.V.          $65

•   More casual sit-down meal
-   Red – Ridge Lytton Springs 2006                $30
-   White -- Cardinal Cusanus, Riesling Spatlese Mosele 2007       $45
-   Champagne -- Roederer Estate Brut Rose N.V.          $40

•   Large scale party
-   Red -- Three Doves Cabernet Napa Valley 2005          $15
-   White -- Martin Codax albarino Rias Baixas 2007          $15
-   Sparkling -- Dom des Roches Cremant de Bourgogne N.V.       $35

Tyler holds the distinction of being one of Southern California's youngest Certified Sommeliers.  He possesses an expert palate and nearly encyclopedic knowledge of wines and the wine-making process. His interest in oenology can be traced to his teens when he snuck a sip of his father’s haut-brion. Since then he has thrived to learn as much as he can about wines.  He studied his craft at the International Guild of Sommeliers and The Courts of Sommeliers.
The Cellar has been an Orange County institution since it opened its doors in 1970.  Its Old World charm as realized by the craftsmen who built Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean sets the perfect backdrop to a world class dining experience emphasizing the finest in classical French cuisine.  The reinterpretations of classic French recipes and attention to detail have earned the restaurant critical acclaim.  The Cellar is located at 305 North Harbor Blvd, Fullerton; (714) 525-5682; visit www.cellardining.com.

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