Haut-Bailly ($121)The chГўteau unveiled its fabulous eco-friendly cellar during en primeur. Dark, structured, and velvety, it has cassis and cedar aromas В deep, rich fruit В and plenty of energy. Christophe, as always, is a good bargain at $33.Дucru-Beaucaillou (no price yet)This brilliant Saint-Julien is an ode to cabernet sauvignon, which makes up 98% of the blend. At $603 per bottle, Lafite is well-priced, cheaper than other available vintages. The first growths and Pomerol and Saint-Emilion stars such as Lafleur ($945) and Cheval Blanc ($530 a bottle) are good bets. My 2021 advice: Stay with chГўteaux that have a track record, and buy the grand vin-not second wines. ItвЂ™s offering a wider range, and its allocation of Cheval Blanc is already sold out. The bigger market for en primeur is the UK, says Giles Cooper of London-based Bordeaux Index, which has offices in several global locations, including the US.

For a broader selection in the US, check out Zachys and Millesima-USA. Retailer Clyde Beffa of the Bay AreaвЂ™s K&L Wine Merchants is offering just a handful of wines, while JJ BuckleyвЂ™sВ Bishop is snapping up only one-third of the names he bought in 20. Still, in the US thereвЂ™s not a lot of interest in buying at the moment. (This association of the most important chГўteaux is behind the weeklong event.)В Clearly everyone who came was craving normality, eager to resume attending the fabulous lunches and dinners that chГўteaux put on to woo buyers and the press. At the end of April about 4,000 of them flew in for the first in-person edition in three years, according to Ronan Laborde, the president of the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux. Merchants decide which bottles to offer their wine-loving customers during en primeur, the regionвЂ™s annual spring barrel tasting ritual.

The 2017s are 7% cheaper now than they were on release, according to global wine marketplace Liv-ex. The idea of futures is to buy at the very lowest price by putting money down for wine still in barrel, then receive bottles of it in a couple of years, when, presumably, it will cost more.

Now futures prices for the wines, still quietly aging in barrel, are starting to trickle out from retailers. For Parmesan, I prefer Organic ValleyвЂ™s Shredded Parmesan or BelGiosiosoвЂ™s Vegetarian Parmesan.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. You should be able to find vegetarian cheese at any large grocery store or organic focused market (such as Luckys, Wholefoods, Fresh Thyme, etc). To find vegetarian cheese, read the label carefully and look for brands that specifically advertise it. Not all cheese is vegetarian because some cheese is made with animal rennet (enzymes produced in the the stomach lining of certain animals). It has a lot going on all while perfectly balancing the irresistibly addicting sweet and savory flavor weвЂ™ve all come to crave (or maybe thatвЂ™s just me craving it?).ДЄs a reminder for all you strict vegetarians (*raises hand*), not all cheese is vegetarian so youвЂ™ll want to seek out specific cheese when making this Potato Grape and Rosemary Pizza. ItвЂ™s all garnished with more rosemary, a hint of heat from red pepper flakes, and the tiniest bit of sweet from a drizzle of honey.

That brings me to this gem IвЂ™m sharing today this Potato Grape and Rosemary pizza skips the heavy tomato sauce for a light rosemary-infused olive oil spread over a crispy crust that is then topped with thinly sliced boiled tomatoes, juicy tart grapes, savory provolone, and salty Parmesan. IвЂ™m trying to give winter itвЂ™s one last hurrah while I (not so) patiently wait by incorporating winter ingredients into things that my taste buds just cannot resist, no matter how much they are over winter: pizza, pasta, and wellвЂ¦more pizza. The weather feels like spring and my body is begging for a crisp spring salad but my garden is still all soil. This homemade Sweet and Savory Vegetarian Potato Grape and Rosemary Pizza Recipe is the perfect meat-free weeknight dinner!ДЄnyone else beyond excited for spring produce? I feel like a little kid anxiously waiting for their birthday that is still weeks away. In a hurry? Click here to JUMP TO RECIPE!

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