Originally Posted by
ale.penazzi
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Of course any sommelier could distinguish champagne made in France by sparkling wines made wit the champenoise method somewhere else...
Etc etc etc
i disagree with that statement. give a sommelier a 100% Pinot Meunier and 90 of 10 will miss by a mile. same with an old RD. seen a number that miss on Salon.
domain carneros and domain chandon throw most of them, particularly if they are comparing to the heinz 57 varity french.
also do not forget, that sommelier term can be cheaply gained title.