Bubbly?

MeaghanandMichael

Tell me what champagne to bring to a party tonight. All I know about champagne is Andre and college.

I want to get a nice, tasy bottle, under 40 dollars. Thanks lovies.

laurenclaire1386

Korbel runs around $20 bucks here and is pretty tasty, every day, drink lots cause it's NYE champagne.

georgia_bride09

I bought the Korbel Sweet Rose last night since I don't have much of a champagne palate.

I would just ask the clerk at the liquor store if you're unsure. I got mine at Kroger, and it was about $8.

I'm a wine wimp

lyndausvi

How much is Veuve Clicquot up there?

We can get it for about $35 here.  I love that champagne.

banana468

How about a bottle of Segura Viudas cava?

If you're lucky, you can get the bottle that looks really cool:

http://www.tienda.com/wine/products/wn-41.html?CMP=KNC-Froogle

It's about $25.

banana468

I also love the Veuve Cliquot.  There's something really cool looking about the Segura Viudas bottle to me.

This is what I just bought DH.  It arrived two days ago:'

http://s3.amazonaws.com/wootsaleimages/Woot_Cellars_Sparkling_-_Two_Packj6zDetail.jpg

He's a big geek. 

SaraAndrew2010

First rule of thumb: Technically champagne only comes from a specific region in France. Any bottle of bubbly that calls itself champaign but isn't from Champagne (ie. Andre) is usually not very good (since its makers are scummy enough to steal the name of something they are not).

That being said, there are tons of great sparkling wines that aren't champagne and that are very reasonably priced. I recommend Proseco, which is an Italian sparkling wine that is very respectable. I prefer it because it is slightly sweeter than champagne (which I find to be a little too dry) and less expensive for a good bottle.

Happy New Year!

squirrly

Banfi Rosa Regale is my personal favorite.  Yummy. 

Fine Living's best under $20 list:
http://www.fineliving.com/fine/entertaining/article/0,2498,FINE_22197_5939535,00.html?nl=FL_v091_11

lyndausvi

That is so cute Banana..

DH hates champagne.  He even refused it at the wedding.  I normally have to buy half bottles if I want to drink it myself.  Luckily I know people who can get me the half bottles of Veuve.

banana468

Generally it's illegal to put champagne on the bottle when it's not from that specific area in France.  You can however refer to the method of producing the wine itself. 

banana468

Thanks Lynda!  The text on the bottle alone is really amusing to me.

MeaghanandMichael

ooh thanks for the tips!! I love a good Spanish Cava, which we had at my wedding, but the hostess specifically asked for champagne so I think we will stick to that. Sending Mike to the store with a list of the ones you mentioned to price! Thanks!!

goheels05

Good call, proscetto is the bomb dot com.

MissLeahM

I've had Yellow Tail and I liked it, but I don't really drink wine.. if that helps at all. It was pretty good. Its about $10.

ThePinkSuperhero

Two different friends recommended Mumm from Napa.  Not sure the cost.

ggmae

I brought some Martini & Rossi's Asti Spumante to my brother's wedding ceremony (it was recommended by 2 knotties) and it went over really well. It's very sweet and yummy, and was <$15 for a large bottle.

EDIT - Asti Spumante is a sparkling wine, but I can't tell the difference between that and champagne.

abbalish

I highly recommend Chandon.  It runs around $25 a bottle and it's delicious.  We visited the vineyards in Napa and loved it there!

That said, I bought a bottle of Martini & Rossi Asti for us tonight - I was in the mood for something sweeter.

ootmother2

Piper Sonoma



asti is nasty

lyndausvi

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_bubbly?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:41d28153-73be-4076-a4ff-ac96296e51ecPost:c3530fc9-5d3f-46a5-931f-bc34a398aaf0">Re: Bubbly?</a>:
[QUOTE]Piper Sonoma

 <strong>asti is nasty</strong>
Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]


I 100% agree with you on that. I do not get why people like it so much...