On 05/08/2013 9:23 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-08-05, Dave Smith > wrote:
>
>> That is what I thought until we had a a champagne breakfast. It does not
>> go well with eggs.
>
> Try eggs Benedict.
>
> I love a good Champagne, but it's gotta be French. The world,
> particularly CA, NZ, and Oz passed France, long ago. But, when
> it comes to Champagne, France still holds the winning hand. Even
> French brands that have opened wineries in the New World (Napa CA), still
> can't touch their home offerings.
>

There are cheap imitations. One of these days I have to open up the
bottle of cheap Hungarian champagne I got last year. We picked up after
reading a newspaper column about the results of a blind champagne
tasting. It was one of the favourites at the event. I can get locally
made champagne for $20-25, or that Spanish stuff for about $12. French
champagnes here start at about $40. It really is a lot better.