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The Low-Down of Champagne
Can someone give me a list of whats good and bad as far as champagne is concerned? They're alot of brands out there, and frankly I don't know what to be looking for. I'm not interested in Don Perrignon and whatnot, more with more commercial brands that don't cost a fortune.
Prosecco.
Mo�t et Chandon- Maison Louis Roederer-Veuve Clicquot- Taittinger-Pommery -Raymond Boulard -henriot
to name a few....
Doesnt really matter what kind you get since you will be spraying it on the bitches anyhow.
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| Originally posted by nchs09 Doesnt really matter what kind you get since you will be spraying it on the bitches anyhow. |
First it depends on how sweet (or not) you like your champagne. There are like 8 categories but some of them are rather rare to find. The most common are Extra-Brut, Brut, Sec, and Demi-Sec. I enjoy mine either Brut, or Demi-Sec.
Allow me to recommend a very good Spanish Cava (a Cava is sparkling wine made in the Spanish region of Pened�s):
Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Heredad.
Agree with Woscar--if you want good *and* inexpensive, dipping into Cava can be a good choice (just don't go tooo cheap--there's plenty of terrible, sorority girl-marketed $3-type bottles of Cava to avoid)
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| Originally posted by Stasis Agree with Woscar--if you want good *and* inexpensive, dipping into Cava can be a good choice (just don't go tooo cheap--there's plenty of terrible, sorority girl-marketed $3-type bottles of Cava to avoid) |
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| Originally posted by woscar First it depends on how sweet (or not) you like your champagne. There are like 8 categories but some of them are rather rare to find. The most common are Extra-Brut, Brut, Sec, and Demi-Sec. I enjoy mine either Brut, or Demi-Sec. Allow me to recommend a very good Spanish Cava (a Cava is sparkling wine made in the Spanish region of Pened�s): Segura Viudas Brut Reserva Heredad. |
I think he's asking for a major brand that you can find in a liquor store that one can afford without it tasting like alcoholic ginger ale. $7-10 will get you 750ml a drinkable bottle of wine so does this hold true for champagne? The brands I'm familiar with are Cook's, Andre, Tott's, Korbel...
I'm probably a cheapskate but I can't see spending more than $10 on something that must consumed with in an hour. With wine I can enjoy left overs with meals the rest of the week. I usually only drink it at weddings but since my girl likes it I find myself buying it for her.
edit: I just googled Cristalino Cava $10, I'll have to look for that @ the liquor store. Funny how something can be staring you in the face that you don't see until someone points it out to you.
I've never really been a big fan of champagne but i bought a case of win last week and i got a bottle of
Le Mesnil Blanc de Blanc 2002 Grand Cru Champagne, France
it was thrown in, around the $50 mark and i'm keeping it for a special occasion. it got a great write up in the newspaper i read.
AS for yourself, are you a wine drinker?
Champagne, technically can only come from the Champagne region of France. Bubbly Californians, cavas and such are not champagnes but by law can be sold in the US as champagnes.
A few decent vineyards or wines that are at the affordable level are:
Veuve Clicquot (their Yellow Label NV is my favourite cheap champagne), Taittinger, Laurent Perrier, Moet & Chandon, Pol Roger & Perrier Jouet. Should be able to get a bottle of their NVs for under $60 a bottle in the US.
I recently had Louis Roederer Estate NV from Anderson Valley and it was surprisingly good. I've found a lot of the Californian bubblies are actually pretty horrible. I tried one immediately after a couple of bottles of Dom Perignon '99 (that I don't hold with a particularly high regard) and it tasted like fizzy apple juice.
I'm a Krug Grand Cuvee man. One of my real favourites!
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| Originally posted by ZeJayMan Le Mesnil Blanc de Blanc 2002 Grand Cru Champagne, France it was thrown in, around the $50 mark and i'm keeping it for a special occasion. it got a great write up in the newspaper i read. |
Veuve Clicquot is my fav of the more affordable brands, and as such my choice 99% of the time, no need to pay more imo.
Taittinger, Laurent Perrier and Bollinger are also nice.
I HATE Moet though, yuck!
i like the idea of champagne more than actual champagne. to be honest it makes me really bloated and i burp all night if i drink it.
but if i buy a bottle of it, i go with veuve. and i think the dryer it is, the sweeter right?
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| Originally posted by Slylee but if i buy a bottle of it, i go with veuve. and i think the dryer it is, the sweeter right? |
really? this old guy at the liquor store once told me that with champagne, it's like the opposite with regular wine. dry/brut is usually sweeter. fuckin liar lol
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| Originally posted by Slylee really? this old guy at the liquor store once told me that with champagne, it's like the opposite with regular wine. dry/brut is usually sweeter. fuckin liar lol |
extra brut or brut for sure.. otherwise the hangover is UNBEARABLE
cuz if im drinking champagne, im on a champagne campaign and im running for president
I accidentally ran into this video reminded me I got Cava for V-Day. Miami looks niace.
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