On Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:44:35 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 3/22/2017 10:34 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>>
>>> They usta push Riunite On Ice. Or was it Freixenet? Either way, they
>>> both sucked!
>>>
>>
>>
>> You gotta know it is going to be great wine when it is being promoted to
>> drink with ice. Freixenet ranks up there with Prosseco as a cheap
>> substitute for champagne, and notice that I said a cheap substitute, not
>> a good one. If I were ever to serve Mimosas I would be more likely to
>> make them with Freixenet or some other cheap sparkling white. I see no
>> point in using an expensive champagne to make a slightly alcoholic
>> Orangina.
>>
>
>Riunite on ice. Nice! was the commercial.
>
>I don't like carbonated drinks much but my wife wanted prosecco for some
>reasonably important celebration. I could not find one priced over $12
>compared to Champagne that could go well over $100 for the good stuff.

are you talking about real Champagne or bubbly?