Well that explains why I don’t think Veuve NV is all that (particularly at the price; I’d rather have a <$40 Piper, PJ, or Mumm’s), although I’ve had the VC vintage Rose and it was very good. Have never had Ruinart and unfortunately no d’Yquem either!.

Well I thought maybe it was a “style” thing - assuming the brands are all operated completely independently (which may not be true), I attributed it to their M&A person just having different taste buds than myself.