My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle range for
our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Dan

Dan wrote:

> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle
> range for our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?



There are *no* Champagnes, nice or otherwise, in the $10 per bottle range.
If that's you budget, you'll need to settle for a different sparkling wine.

Ken

Congratulations!
As Ken says, for $10 there are no Champagnes. But lots of good
Proseccos, some good Cavas, a few Loire bubblies, and some good CA
bubblies. And one good NM bubbly, Gruet.
If you can, why not locate a few to sample and decide what you like?

Dan wrote:
> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle range for
> our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan

Thanks for the reply. Can you suggest a minimally priced Champagne? How
much does one have to spend to get something reasonably decent? Also, what
are good examples of the others you mention. CA would be fine. I realize
this is subject, I'm looking for opinions to start with.

Dan


"DaleW" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Congratulations!
> As Ken says, for $10 there are no Champagnes. But lots of good
> Proseccos, some good Cavas, a few Loire bubblies, and some good CA
> bubblies. And one good NM bubbly, Gruet.
> If you can, why not locate a few to sample and decide what you like?
>
> Dan wrote:
>> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle range
>> for
>> our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dan
>

Ken is right of course; Champagne only comes from the Champagne region of
France. I think he was a bit harsh with you in his reply.
There are many sparkling wines that would meet your needs among them are
Cordon Negro from Spain, Domain Ste. Michelle from Washington State(they
make at least three. Brut, Blanc de Blanc- white wine from white grapes and
a Blanc de Noir - A white wine made from black grapes. It has a slight
Salmon color) , Bouvet from France, Rotari from Italy just to name a few. I
think the best values from those I listed is the Ste. Michelle wines. Good
luck.




"Dan" > wrote in message
. ..
> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle range
> for our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan
>

I'm sure they'd fool me ;-) Can you suggest any particular examples?

BTW the $10 isn't a rigid limit. I found this Champange listed on the "Wine
Spectator top 100, the list says NV so apparently it's made in Nevada
(that's a joke ;-)
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/disp...ineofweek.html

Thanks!

Dan


"Mike Tommasi" > wrote in message
...
> Agreed, but at that price you can find Vouvray sparklers that are superb,
> such as from Foreau or Chidaine, and though they will not be comparable to
> a good Champagne, they will fool a lot of people ;-)
>
> Mike
>
> DaleW wrote:
>> Congratulations!
>> As Ken says, for $10 there are no Champagnes. But lots of good
>> Proseccos, some good Cavas, a few Loire bubblies, and some good CA
>> bubblies. And one good NM bubbly, Gruet.
>> If you can, why not locate a few to sample and decide what you like?
>>
>> Dan wrote:
>>> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle range
>>> for
>>> our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Dan
>>
>
>
> --
> Mike Tommasi - Six Fours, France
> email link http://www.tommasi.org/mymail

"sibeer" > wrote in message
...
>
> Ken is right of course; Champagne only comes from the Champagne region of
> France. I think he was a bit harsh with you in his reply.
> There are many sparkling wines that would meet your needs among them are
> Cordon Negro from Spain, Domain Ste. Michelle from Washington State(they
> make at least three. Brut, Blanc de Blanc- white wine from white grapes
> and a Blanc de Noir - A white wine made from black grapes. It has a slight
> Salmon color) , Bouvet from France, Rotari from Italy just to name a few.
> I think the best values from those I listed is the Ste. Michelle wines.
> Good luck.
>

Ste. Michelle sounds like a natural, since we are in Seattle. Thanks for
the helpful reply.

Dan

sibeer wrote:

> Ken is right of course; Champagne only comes from the Champagne
> region of France. I think he was a bit harsh with you in his reply.


If I sounded harsh, then my apologies. I didn't mean to be harsh, just to
point out the realities of the marketplace, and to suggest that he consider
a different sparkling wine if his budget was $10.

--
Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup


> There are many sparkling wines that would meet your needs among them
> are Cordon Negro from Spain, Domain Ste. Michelle from Washington
> State(they make at least three. Brut, Blanc de Blanc- white wine from
> white grapes and a Blanc de Noir - A white wine made from black
> grapes. It has a slight Salmon color) , Bouvet from France, Rotari
> from Italy just to name a few. I think the best values from those I
> listed is the Ste. Michelle wines. Good luck.
>
>
>
>
> "Dan" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle
>> range for our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dan

"Dan" > wrote in
:

> I'm sure they'd fool me ;-) Can you suggest any particular examples?
>
> BTW the $10 isn't a rigid limit. I found this Champange listed on the
> "Wine Spectator top 100, the list says NV so apparently it's made in
> Nevada (that's a joke ;-)
> http://www.bestofneworleans.com/disp...ineofweek.html
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dan
>
>
> "Mike Tommasi" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Agreed, but at that price you can find Vouvray sparklers that are
>> superb, such as from Foreau or Chidaine, and though they will not be
>> comparable to a good Champagne, they will fool a lot of people ;-)
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> DaleW wrote:
>>> Congratulations!
>>> As Ken says, for $10 there are no Champagnes. But lots of good
>>> Proseccos, some good Cavas, a few Loire bubblies, and some good CA
>>> bubblies. And one good NM bubbly, Gruet.
>>> If you can, why not locate a few to sample and decide what you like?
>>>
>>> Dan wrote:
>>>> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle
>>>> range for
>>>> our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>

NV stands for nonvintage the standard for champagnes. Vintage years are
proclaimed when conditions are optimal for the house in question.

For 25-30 you can find Champagne in large discount stores. some are
obviously going to be better than others. there are so many options that
one really needs to know the exact market area that you are in to push
you in the right direction with brands.


--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/

Dan,

if you want to try a Cava, there is a small artisanal producer called Sergi
Colet that makes a wonderful Colet A Priori (available at Astor Wines in
NYC according to WineSearcher.com) for $14,99 (5% off if you buy by the
case).

Best,

S.

In article >,
says...
>
>I'm sure they'd fool me ;-) Can you suggest any particular examples?
>
>BTW the $10 isn't a rigid limit. I found this Champange listed on the "Wine
>Spectator top 100, the list says NV so apparently it's made in Nevada
>(that's a joke ;-)
>http://www.bestofneworleans.com/disp...ineofweek.html
>
>Thanks!
>
>Dan
>

Dan,

Had several Duval-LeRoy Champagnes at the '05 New Orleans Wine & Food
Festival. All were very good. Do not recall having had this particular one,
and the notes are long gone. At this price point, and considering the other
sparklers served from DL, I'd guess that it would be good.

My "house" bubbley is Veuve-Cliquot Yellow Label NV (it has always looked like
an ORANGE label to me... ), but it is in the US$30 range.

The before mentioned Gruet (New Mexico) is an excellent alternative.

Hunt

(Hunt) wrote in :


>
> My "house" bubbley is Veuve-Cliquot Yellow Label NV (it has always
> looked like an ORANGE label to me... ), but it is in the US$30 range.
>
Where are you shopping these days? Damn stuff is up in the 40's in N
Florida.


--
Joseph Coulter
Cruises and Vacations
http://www.josephcoulter.com/

Its low 30's in NC. World Market Cost Plus is $31.95!!!


"Joseph Coulter" > wrote in message
. 97.136...
> (Hunt) wrote in :
>
>
>>
>> My "house" bubbley is Veuve-Cliquot Yellow Label NV (it has always
>> looked like an ORANGE label to me... ), but it is in the US$30 range.
>>
> Where are you shopping these days? Damn stuff is up in the 40's in N
> Florida.
>
>
> --
> Joseph Coulter
> Cruises and Vacations
> http://www.josephcoulter.com/
>

"Dan" > wrote in message
. ..
> My wife & I are looking for a nice dry Champagne in the $10/bottle range
> for our wedding ceremony. Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks
>
> Dan
My parents were poor and when my sister married. the bridegroom came from a
wealthy family and they suggested that rather than expensive champagne that
few liked (this was the 60's) order Verve du Vernay, a pleasant sparkling
wine, that was much, much cheaper. (In those days, the bride's parents
footed all the bills).
Well, everyone enjoyed it and knocked back large amounts so that the wine
bill was MUCH larger than if they had bought the real stuff.
Graham