Comments on: New Year’s Sparkling Wine Recommendations

By: Healthy Juices

Healthy Juices — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 21:19:30 +0000

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By: liphttam1

liphttam1 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:47:44 +0000

Sorry I am too young.

By: mike_nc

mike_nc — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 20:31:16 +0000

Domaine St. Michelle Extra Dry (has a blue label). Around $9-$12 at different stores.

By: ChardonnayMiner

ChardonnayMiner — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:09:22 +0000

These are good bubbli-wubbli. But can also be substituted by hand squeezing some grapes into a sock, putting it into the microwave for three hours and mixing with paint-thinner.
I was born a Salon Delamotte man and I’ll die a Salon Delamotte man:
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By: Dixon

Dixon — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:21:35 +0000

Christophe does indeed speak the truth, for me my favourite champagnes (within reason) are Bollinger for the fuller flavour (but not as rich as Pol Roger) Veuve Clicquot for a light in England expect to pay between £25 – £30 if you shop around. The Bollinger Grande Annee is even better but will cost around £50.

As for sparkling wine go for a good Cava, Campo Viejo is very reasonable at about £4-£7.

If you’re feeling very flush go for Krug or Dom Perignon both are around £100 which for me is too much.

By: AndiB.

AndiB. — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:46:03 +0000

Christophe is correct: none of those sparkling wines are Champagne, but it also appears that american jurisdiction doesn’t give a flying f*rt about this fact. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_(wine)

By: Kitten

Kitten — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:50:17 +0000

in victorian times, they used to commemorate celebrations with champagne and drop a little food coloring in the bottles to make them pink.. green, blue.. i want to make a champagne rainbow this year. i dislike the taste of wine and champagne.. so i sadly have no recommendations.

By: Christophe

Christophe — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:21:17 +0000

I’m sorry to say not one of those are Champagne. Only wines made in the French Champagne region, with selected places and severe regulations, can apply to the name. Hence the higher price. My favorite? The oldest house : Ruinart.

To be fair, I’ve tasted bad Champagnes, and I’ve tasted very good white sparkling wines. So those wines in the list could be really good.

One last thing : low price should never be a key choice factor in choosing wines. Drink less, but better.

By: violet

violet — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:40:59 +0000

Freixenet. I heartily recommend this label, and not only because it comes toting the weight of a thousand dramatic romantic memories of my illegal and rapidly receding youth. Also because I heard two respected wine critics sing its praises the other day on the radio, and felt vindicated and inspired.

Delicious, serious. You won’t be sorry. At least not that night.

By: Jill Harness

Jill Harness — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:11:09 +0000

If you like sweet champagnes, try Ballatore, it’s like $8 a bottle and very yummy, almost appley