Consolidated "Champagne - Questions/Suggestions/Recommendations" thread
Jan 1, 2016, 3:50 pm
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I needed a bottle for my friends and I for New Year's last night and the best I could find at Harris Teeter was Chandon Brut Classic. It was okay enough, especially for $19.99. Oh and I didn't have an ice bucket and this was the best I could do at the Hampton Inn I was staying at:
Jan 7, 2016, 7:11 pm
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The Kirkland doesn't have the same "finesse", and it's hard to say how the product has changed in the last several years, but they're done in the same style and I'd buy it every time for less than half the price.
(Standard disclaimers apply about blind tasting, et cetera…)
Jan 7, 2016, 9:05 pm
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I know some people insist that cava and prosecco are just as good as champagne, but with a few exceptions, you can't convince me. That said, the next thing I will try is Gruet. I'll also try a few other recommended bottles from this thread if I can find them.
Jan 7, 2016, 11:51 pm
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I had occasion to try La Caravelle Blanc de Blanc and Gruet Demi-Sec, in that order, over the weekend. I should have had them in reverse order, because in comparison the Gruet was pretty mediocre. I found it sweet (granted, it was demi-sec) and tinny. I still have not tried the vaunted (see above) Gruet Brut Sauvage, however. After that experience, I would certainly try it, but wouldn't buy it.
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Jan 10, 2016, 6:20 am
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I had occasion to try La Caravelle Blanc de Blanc and Gruet Demi-Sec, in that order, over the weekend. I should have had them in reverse order, because in comparison the Gruet was pretty mediocre. I found it sweet (granted, it was demi-sec) and tinny. I still have not tried the vaunted (see above) Gruet Brut Sauvage, however. After that experience, I would certainly try it, but wouldn't buy it.
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Jan 10, 2016, 6:32 am
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Walked into a small supermarket in Akumal, Mexico. I was very surprised to see a bottle of Kirkland Asolo Prosecco on the shelf. The price was not too bad. I had no idea that there was a Costco down here.
I cannot find a Costco by Google search. So I wonder where they got that product.
I cannot find a Costco by Google search. So I wonder where they got that product.
Jan 10, 2016, 9:26 am
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Jan 11, 2016, 9:59 am
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Jan 11, 2016, 10:56 am
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That said, one of my favorite mid-price Champagnes is Laurent-Perrier Demi-Sec. (But then, I like Laurent-Perrier anything.)
Jan 13, 2016, 8:24 am
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Depends on where you buy it. I rembember it being 35 in California years ago, but now it is 45 at Costco and 55 in my local wine store in NC.