On 2017-03-22 10:54 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2017-03-22 8:44 AM, 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.
>
> Good champers is generally not liked that much by admass as they usually
> prefer something that is off-dry.
> When my sister married, my parents were advised to serve Verve Du Vernay
> as the guests would prefer that to champers. They certainly did!! My
> father regretted not serving champagne as most would have taken a few
> sips for the toasts and the drinks bill would have been significantly
> lower.

I looked it up online and it was referred to by a wine reviewer and it
was reported to be under $11 a bottle, but it is not in stock at any
LCBO stores. The cheapest champagne it carries is about $40.

I have certainly had my share of cheap bubbly wines and used to think
they are palatable enough... until I had real French Champagne. It
boggles me to think that people would prefer the cheap stuff, and I
can't imagine how much they would have to drink to run up a higher bar
bill on cheap swill than the stuff that costs at least 5 times as much.