Originally Posted by carnarvon

The champagne in 2F last 01/06 tasted really bad. I think it was a Duval-Leroy.

AF would be better serving a good Saumur, crémant d'Alsace or de Loire (for example; there are more) rather than a bad champagne, don't you think?

In fact, they should promote such excellent sparkling wines to tell people around the world, that there is more than Champagne in France.

I live near Saumur and can tell you that some Saumur wines have beaten Champagne wines numerous times in international competitions.