TIS THE SEASON FOR BIVALVES & BUBBLY! Join us on Makin’ It! With a Friend for a special holiday episode with our favorite sommelier and all around good guy André Mack. We’re gonna walk you through 6 types of sparkling wines - lots of options and price points - and 6 types of oysters that will guarantee you’re hosting the best party on the block.

Andre on Instagram:
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Andre's winery: https://maisonnoirwines.com/
Oh and make sure you get Andre’s wine key... it's the best : https://craighill.co/pages/best-wine-key

Oysters are nature’s vacuum cleaner, they filter out a lot of stuff that we dump in the ocean. Give Billion Oyster Project a Christmas gift this season: https://www.billionoysterproject.org
Or give someone a sickkkk shirt to help the cause: https://tombolocompany.com/collection...

PAIRINGS:
🍾 Gaston Chiquet "Brut Tradition" Premier Cru Champagne
🦪 Ninigret Nectars ( Eastern Oysters ) from Behan Family Farms
Charlestown, Rhode Island
https://www.ninigretnectars.com

🍾 Schramsberg Blanc de Noirs 2020
🦪 Pacific Gold Oysters from Morro Bay Oyster Company
Morro Bay, California
https://www.morrobayoysters.com/

🍾 Champagne Michel Gonet, Champagne Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Les Compères Hautes Mottes 2016
🦪 Eastern Oysters from Mere Point Oysters
Maquoit Bay, Brunswick, Maine
https://www.merepointoyster.com/

🍾 Indigenous Prosecco Brut DOC
🦪 Ichiban Oysters from Skagit Bay Shellfish Farms
Skagit Bay, Washington
https://skagitshellfish.com/

🍾 Conquilla Cava Brut NV
🦪 Eastern Oysters from Sixpenny Oyster Farm
At the mouth of the Mystic River in Noank, Connecticut
https://www.sixpennyoysterfarm.com/

🍾 Raventós i Blanc, "de Nit" Brut Rosé 2021
🦪 Littleneck Clams from Behan Family Farms
Charlestown, Rhode Island
https://www.ninigretnectars.com

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:15 Bivalves & Bubbly
2:07 Who is André Mack!
3:19 How to Shuck an Oyster
7:39 Pairing #1
14:00 Oyster Pairing #2
19:02 Oyster Pairing #3
25:39 Oyster Pairing #4
29:10 Oyster Pairing #5
34:31 Bonus Clam Pairing!
40:19 Mignonette Sauce
41:39 Happy Holidays!

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Produced by: Brad Leone, Carolyn Gagnon, Ian Deveau, and Hobson Feltus

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