i want something of good quality but not too pricey and i need something i can get at a safeway,basha's, or the beverage house? thanx!
2007-01-02 11:32:02 · 10 answers · asked by eaccheerleader 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Try Domaine Chandon NV Brut for about $18, or Gruet from New Mexico (yes, really) at about $17.
2007-01-02 12:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by Bobette M 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Avoid big brand names and go for something that is expensive due to quality and process rather than advertising. Please see the answer below that I posted in response to a similar question a short while ago:
"I would recommend that you go for a decent vintage from a smaller producer. For most occasions when someone is asking me for a Vintage Champagne recommendation it is because they want the guests to be impressed. Möet, Veuve Cliquot, Bollinger (ie. things you see on a supermarket shelf) just don't cut it for that purpose.
Find something a little obscure and, more importantly, learn its provenance. A little bit of background knowledge goes a long way.
Don't be afraid to ask a wine merchant about the bottle, you won't look stupid. Quite the opposite. Somebody who just picks it up and wanders off often gives the impression that they don't really care about the wine.
My favourite prestige cuvée at the moment is Montaudon Classe 'M' which retails at around £30 from Vintage Wines Ltd. 0115 941 9614.
Another possibility would be anything from Champagne Gosset. This is a slightly larger and better known house but still in the lower price brackets and with impressive presentation and excellent quality, available from Berry Bros and Rudd 01256 323 566.
Please contact me if you would like any further advice.
Edward Mainwaring-Burton"
ref: http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind...
While the contact details and distributors will be different in other countries (please email me at eddie@vintagewinesltd.co.uk for information on distributors or suppliers worldwide), the advice still stands.
I hope this helps.
2007-01-02 22:30:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lenoble classic Champagne 1982 From the dazzling 1982 classic, this scrumptious champagne is sparkling, steely, with lemon and tropical end result. it is amazingly gentle yet finished-bodied. Robert Parker states "The Domaine A. R. Lenoble proved to be an engaging discovery. As I surely have usually written, between the extra valuable advancements in Champagne is the form of small domaines that have become attractiveness for the intense high quality of their possibilities.there is room for the extremely some small estates, quite those offering wine with a high quality/value rapport mutually with Domaine A. R. Lenoble." Drink now - 2010. This classic Champagne is distributed in a deluxe silk coated hinged presentation field with 4 wine upload-ons (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine stopper) [properly worth £14.ninety 9] at no better value. value: £40 9.ninety 9 Georges Gardet Brut classic Champagne 1988 From the dazzling 1988 classic, this champagne is stylish and energetic with crisp, toasty pear and spice flavours that are intense till the end. Drink now - 2010. This classic Champagne is distributed in a deluxe silk coated hinged presentation field with 4 wine upload-ons (corkscrew, wine pourer, drip stopper & wine stopper) [properly worth £14.ninety 9] at no better value. value: £fifty two.ninety 9
2016-10-06 08:44:04 · answer #3 · answered by armiso 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm really new to this, but if you want Champagne specifically you'll need to get something that is from Champagne in France. Only american wine manufacturers are allowed to put the specific name Champagne on the bottle if it's not from Champagne, France and then they have to specify california champagne or napa champagne. European wine manufacturers are not allowed to put anything regarding Champagne on the bottle if it's not from Champagne France, the quality wine manufacturer's in america don't do it either out of respect. EXCEPT the cheesier, lower quality manufacturers. I don't know if that will help you find something at a grocery store, but it may help you find something higher quality. If AJ's is one of your choices, I'd go there.
2007-01-02 13:02:10 · answer #4 · answered by mommy333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
True Champagnes come from the Champagne region of France. Similar wines produced elsewhere are called Sparkling Wine. Brut Champagnes are more dry than those labeled Extra Dry.
Some of my favorites:
Henriot NV Brut Souverain ($45 from France)
Roederer Estate NV Brut ($19 from California)
Domaine Chandon NV Blanc de Noirs ($20 from California)
Gloria Ferrer NV Brut ($20 from California)
2007-01-02 16:45:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Korbel and Argyle are decent for around $20.
2007-01-02 22:11:19 · answer #6 · answered by chelleedub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people will say Dom Perignon (which is price), but a nice mid-price range would be Cliqout or Moet.
2007-01-02 11:45:53 · answer #7 · answered by Lee W. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lanson Black Label
2007-01-02 14:05:26 · answer #8 · answered by LAUGHING MAGPIE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can never go wrong with good 'ole Asti!
2007-01-02 11:41:39 · answer #9 · answered by KW 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
dom or pierre joute
2007-01-02 11:42:12 · answer #10 · answered by viking5150 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋