Originally Posted by
ILuvParis
I do agree they cost twice as much (or more), but they're twice as good IMHO. I can drink Chandon - after I've had a bottle of something decent to numb my palate. And some Scharfenbergers aren't half bad but, otherwise, I couldn't disagree more. You honestly would take Mumm Napa or Roederer Estate (I haven't had Gruet) over Veuve yellow label?
Yes; I appreciate their fruitiness, a characteristic shared by many individual producers in Champagne. But as I said, this is all a matter of taste.
If your view of US sparkling wine has been shaped by Chandon and Scharffenberger, I'm not surprised by your chauvinism.
Two of the more overappreciated labels IMO. Try some Gruet Brut Sauvage sometime and get back to me.