I buy and drink Cremant d'Alsace whenever I want. It is as good. A bottle of it costs 1/4th of a bottle of Champagne or quite often much less. So whtat's the hype, people?
2006-08-31 00:02:45 · 13 answers · asked by cannadoo 4 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I agree that there is lots of great Cremant all over France and it's a great value. I happen right now to be drinking a nice blanc de blanc Cremant de Bourgogne for less than $20/bottle and it's awesome. You might also want to try some of Italy's great sparkling wines - for champagne style, try Franciacorta from Lombardia in northern Italy. Great value, great drink.
That said, great champagne is qualitatively different from other sparkling wine. Is that taste difference worth paying 2.5x or more? That's hard to say. Is it driven by supply/demand and brand recognition? Probably, to some degree. Fortunately champage is comparatively inexpensive compared to still wine from bourgogne, so it does not hurt (too much) to splurge for good champagne now and then for a special occasion.
2006-08-31 02:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by Tastevin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each to his own.
There are many excellent sparkling wines made all over the world, some are as good as, and some are better than Champagne, but what they all have in common are that they are not Champagne.
Where I am the difference in price between Cremant d'Alsace and Champagne is minimal -- there are many discount offers on Champagne, so why not drink the real thing?
2006-08-31 03:42:55 · answer #2 · answered by Pontac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have too much money and are desperate to impress! But they don't impress me. I once worked in a restaurant where a guy ordered 5 bottles of the stuff, and left most of it. We finished it off in the kitchen and it is definitely overpriced at £100 a bottle! He impressed nobody -in fact the majority of people where I live couldn't stand him. I think he's in prison now, so he's definitely a dumb perignon!
2006-08-31 00:14:24 · answer #3 · answered by J C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-15 22:18:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hick ! Cheers Buddy - Have you not tried a wee cheeky bootle of Asda Cava ..? Only £3.75 ( price was correct as of last Saturday at my local Asda) a few of them and you will be pished as a Lord in Leather Gear..
2006-08-31 00:08:07 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think some people buy certain drinks because of the name attached to them.
2006-08-31 00:09:50 · answer #6 · answered by Greg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ha i like the "dumb perignons" u actually made me lol at work and now im getting strange looks ooop
2006-08-31 00:08:02 · answer #7 · answered by princesssp8 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yeh spesh ones who spend like £15,000 or something equally stupid on a bottle? why not just have a £2.90 pint??
2006-08-31 00:09:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ooh, I like that! I'll have to remember that one!
2006-08-31 00:07:46 · answer #9 · answered by danman4472 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are ' posers '. Stupid rich.
Just ignore them. You are fine.
2006-08-31 00:11:47 · answer #10 · answered by nomad 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋