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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 12:09 pm
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slawecki
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Originally Posted by osxanalyst
Calling a California sparkling wine "Champagne" is akin to calling a California chardonnay a Chablis or calling a New Zealand sauvignon blanc a Sancerre or Pouilly-Fumé.
However, in most blind tastings, a number of the CA bubblies usually best the brand name NV big house "CHAMPAGNE". couple of good bubbles from OZ & NZ also.
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