Originally Posted by
FLYMSY
IMO:
Gruet is a very nice U.S. sparkling wine producer.
Cristal is overrated.
We did a tour of the Champagne region last year, only going to producers of "Grower" champagnes. One of our favorites is Egly-Ouriet. In total, we bought 3 cases from various producers and brought them back with us as checked luggage.
There's an importer close to home that is big on Egly-Ouriet. How was pricing on the RMs in Champagne as compared to buying in the USA?
Gruet is interesting (to me anyway) because several years ago I had some and enjoyed it. A few months ago, I ordered a bottle at a restaurant and two of us hated it and two of us loved it. Server (who I know well) took a splash and thought it was fine. My reaction was sort of like when a cilantro hater eats cilantro.