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: https://www.instagram.com/andrehmack/ 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/collections/billion-oyster-project/products/one-in-a-billion-for-billion-oyster-project 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! _________ Don't forget to subscribe, ya turkeys 🦃 - null https://www.instagram.com/brad_leone/ https://www.tiktok.com/@brad_leone www.bradleone.com _________ Shot by: Ian Deveau & Hobson Feltus https://www.instagram.com/iandeveau/ Production Assistant: Phoebe Blessing Edited by: Hobson Feltus Produced by: Brad Leone, Carolyn Gagnon, Ian Deveau, and Hobson Feltus _________ Local Legends and Makin' It Theme Music | Harrison Menzel https://www.instagram.com/wanderbust/ Logo Design | Dylan Schmitz https://www.instagram.com/dylanschmitz/ MB01AFI3AYF6GAQ