Rock Bar Krug

Blackberry Farm and Krug Champagne Have Actually Made Summer Better - AFAR

"A seasonal, artfully rustic pop-up garden bar created in collaboration with the Champagne house Krug, offering guests nightly alfresco effervescence and guest lunches and dinners. Krug’s cellar master, Eric Lebel, assembles each numbered Grand Cuvée by blending selections from up to 120 reserve wines spanning a decade, producing harmonious champagnes (including the 168th edition released in spring 2019) meant to pair gracefully with food. Each year Krug spotlights a single ingredient as a pairing theme; in 2019 pepper was the focus, and the garden staff planted seven pepper varieties—from Appalachian Doe Hill to Hungarian fehérédes paprika, Oaxacan chile de agua, and Kosovo’s sarit gat—to supply menus at the bar. The resulting dishes emphasize contrast and balance, showcasing pickled and fresh peppers alongside buttered grits, wilted greens, grilled pork shoulder, chili oil and yogurt, all intended to be enjoyed with Krug’s complex bubbles. The pop-up was available to resort guests for happy hour and meals through mid-September 2019." - Ann Shields