At the height of the Summer, Apero partners with La Grande Dame on select Wednesdays in August to celebrate the bounty of farm and gardens of surrounding Washington, D.C. The evening commences on the terrace of Apero with a glass of La Grande Dame 2012 followed by a tour of the Rose Park Farmers Market curated by Apero owner, Elli Benchimol. The evening commences with a glass of La Grande Dame 2012 on the Apero Garden Gastronomy terrace with Apero owner Elli Benchimol. Immerse yourself in the garden while shopping the pop up Farmer’s Market featuring local produce followed by a unique Garden Gastronomy 3 course tasting menu celebrating peaches on 8/17, cherries on 8/24 and tomatoes on 8/31 paired with library vintage of La Grande Dame champagne.

Apéro Celebrates Garden Gastronomy with Peaches

August 17, 2022 6pm

$159 per person

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Apéro Celebrates Garden Gastronomy with Cherries

August 24, 2022 6pm

$159 per person

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Apéro Celebrates Garden Gastronomy with Tomatoes

August 31, 2022 6pm

$159 per person

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ABOUT:

LA GRANDE DAME IS A TRIBUTE TO MADAME CLICQUOT AND TO THE CREATIVE AND ELEGANT SOULS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED IN HER FOOTSTEPS

A wine to reflect the image of La Grande Dame herself. Madame Clicquot used her determination, intuition and vision to choose and acquire exceptional grand crus parcels with exceptional grapes.

Madame Clicquot knew she needed the best grapes to produce the best champagne. Thanks to her extraordinary intuition, she identified a few parcels which turned out to be some of the best in the region. She then acquired prestigious parcels like Verzenay, Verzy and Bouzy, now all classified as Grand Cru, and used in the blend of La Grande Dame.

From this constant quest for excellence comes Garden Gastronomy – a new, gastronomic experience inspired by La Grande Dame. Each La Grande Dame vintage is crafted from grapes harvested mainly from historical Grands Crus vineyards selected by Madame Clicquot herself.