Comments on: Bargain bubbly – champagne and otherwise http://www.drvino.com/2008/12/31/bargain-bubbly-champagne-and-otherwise/ wine talk that goes down easy Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:33:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dylan http://www.drvino.com/2008/12/31/bargain-bubbly-champagne-and-otherwise/#comment-178534 Dylan Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:50:26 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=2868#comment-178534 That's my first time seeing that video. Unreal. You have to be pretty accurate with a bottle top; I wonder how many times he got it wrong before it was impressive to watch? That’s my first time seeing that video. Unreal. You have to be pretty accurate with a bottle top; I wonder how many times he got it wrong before it was impressive to watch?

]]> By: Craig http://www.drvino.com/2008/12/31/bargain-bubbly-champagne-and-otherwise/#comment-177456 Craig Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:57:57 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=2868#comment-177456 We celebrated midnight with a bottle of Elizabeth Jane from Swan Valley, Australia winery Jane Brooks. For the afternoon of the first we found a bottle of Ayala brut de majeur for only AU$50! It cost more when we bought a bottle at the champagne house in April! Gotta love Ayala. We celebrated midnight with a bottle of Elizabeth Jane from Swan Valley, Australia winery Jane Brooks.

For the afternoon of the first we found a bottle of Ayala brut de majeur for only AU$50! It cost more when we bought a bottle at the champagne house in April!

Gotta love Ayala.

]]> By: Michael http://www.drvino.com/2008/12/31/bargain-bubbly-champagne-and-otherwise/#comment-177228 Michael Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:14:50 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=2868#comment-177228 I must say that I had been thinking the other day about how sick I was of reading articles about "bargain bubbles", but you did the subject justice by introducing some novel ideas, and backing it up with feedback from your tasting, so I will forgive you. Actually my distaste runs to articles on bargain everything, since I am a student and try to do a bit of fine living on a budget regardless of the economy. But since you piqued my interest I'll weigh in, we drank enough Cava over Christmas to float a small armada, so I'm about sick of that too, though in truth it served admirably. We also drank a good deal of Prosecco. I really wanted to go with the goods for tonight, and I eyed a Pierre Peters NV Grand Cru, Mesnil sur Oger, and also a '96 LeNoble BdB, but in the end couldn't pull on either. We are going for a sushi bonanza, so the funds were dedicated elsewhere, and my market has a serious lack of grower champagne in the reasonable price range. Even big house bubbles are way over the line here. SO, looks like I'll be falling on the Argyle Brut, acquired at reasonable price, which is actually very nice, even if it does lack a bit of the complexity of good champagne. I suspect it will serve us very well when we are done with our sake and Sapporos. I must say that I had been thinking the other day about how sick I was of reading articles about “bargain bubbles”, but you did the subject justice by introducing some novel ideas, and backing it up with feedback from your tasting, so I will forgive you. Actually my distaste runs to articles on bargain everything, since I am a student and try to do a bit of fine living on a budget regardless of the economy.
But since you piqued my interest I’ll weigh in, we drank enough Cava over Christmas to float a small armada, so I’m about sick of that too, though in truth it served admirably. We also drank a good deal of Prosecco. I really wanted to go with the goods for tonight, and I eyed a Pierre Peters NV Grand Cru, Mesnil sur Oger, and also a ‘96 LeNoble BdB, but in the end couldn’t pull on either. We are going for a sushi bonanza, so the funds were dedicated elsewhere, and my market has a serious lack of grower champagne in the reasonable price range. Even big house bubbles are way over the line here. SO, looks like I’ll be falling on the Argyle Brut, acquired at reasonable price, which is actually very nice, even if it does lack a bit of the complexity of good champagne. I suspect it will serve us very well when we are done with our sake and Sapporos.

]]> By: Dr. Vino http://www.drvino.com/2008/12/31/bargain-bubbly-champagne-and-otherwise/#comment-177039 Dr. Vino Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:46:18 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=2868#comment-177039 @gary -- don't know that one @marin - wow, Aubry for $11? What was it a 187ml? ;-) Great call with the Diebolt-Vallois--love that wine. Sadly, I'm all out of it. @gary — don’t know that one

@marin – wow, Aubry for $11? What was it a 187ml? ;-) Great call with the Diebolt-Vallois–love that wine. Sadly, I’m all out of it.

]]> By: Martin http://www.drvino.com/2008/12/31/bargain-bubbly-champagne-and-otherwise/#comment-177036 Martin Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:22:20 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=2868#comment-177036 I can't decide! I'm thinking some L. Aubry Brut NV that I got for $11 (usually 4x that), or Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs Brut NV, or the Pascal Doquet Blanc de Blancs Brut NV. Hmm. I could drink all three. I can’t decide! I’m thinking some L. Aubry Brut NV that I got for $11 (usually 4x that), or Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs Brut NV, or the Pascal Doquet Blanc de Blancs Brut NV. Hmm. I could drink all three.

]]> By: gary http://www.drvino.com/2008/12/31/bargain-bubbly-champagne-and-otherwise/#comment-176989 gary Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:41:31 +0000 http://www.drvino.com/?p=2868#comment-176989 Cremant de Bordeaux- Lisennes for $16-18. Real VFM. Cremant de Bordeaux- Lisennes for $16-18. Real VFM.

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