Champagne

[DimPrawn]

It's a year of austerity so I'll be drinking sparkling water.

Good man!

Keeping your hard earned for the important things....

Your landlord's mortgage doesn't pay itself!

[AtW]

Your landlord's mortgage doesn't pay itself!

I should get another 12 month rental contract tomorrow - only cost £1000 trying to buy the place, I was told I'll be first they'll offer in the future

[DimPrawn]

I should get another 12 month rental contract tomorrow - only cost £1000 trying to buy the place, I was told I'll be first they'll offer in the future

Stop it, my sides are hurting now.

[Troll]

Tesco have a deal 25% off 6 bottles

Top tip - plus you also get a further £15 off your first order

So I went with the wife's original request and ordered a couple of cases @£24 ish a bottle

[Troll]

Come on people.

Buy British!

Chapel Down NV Reserve Brut Kent, England, Sparkling Wine - Waitrose Wines

Don't let the Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys get your hard earned when English sparkling wines from the SE are far superior.

In the press: “Multi-award-winning, made in Kent by the méthode champenoise and full of bright, green-fruit flavours, it is a fabulous example of the remarkable sparkling wines being made in England.”
Terry Kirby, The Independent on Sunday, 16 October 2011

“…this is a sophisticated wine that should not be confused with cava or prosecco and holds its own against comparably priced champagnes, with bright, herbal, lemony, biscuit-y flavours.”
Terry Kirby, The Independent on Sunday, 17 April 2011

“…reassuringly good. Bright and fruity, it has a rounded flavour with no rough edges.”
Jamie Goode, Sunday Express, 19 September 2010

"...my favourite Kentish sparkler, one of the best to be made in this green and pleasant land."
Johnathan Ray, Daily Telegraph, 29 April 2010

Good suggestion - local produce might get a couple of bottles and do a comparison test with the guests as a conversation piece

[shaunbhoy]

Good suggestion - local produce might get a couple of bottles and do a comparison test with the guests as a conversation piece

I doubt any guests of yours would know the difference anyway. Hardly likely to be a discerning bunch if they are desperate enough to want to spend any of the Festive period in your company.
It would be like Greengrass trying to upstage Compo in the sophistication stakes.

[thunderlizard]

My plan is to get them all bladdered on vino and then break out the champers

When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was: (but the servants which drew the water knew) the governor of the feast called the bridegroom,
And saith unto him, Every man at the beginning doth set forth good wine; and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse: but thou hast kept the good wine until now.

[Lockhouse]

£12.94 Piper-Heidsieck Champagne (was £25.88)
In-store at Morrisons.
Ends 8 dec 2011. Max 3 bottles per customer.

Is 3 bottles per customer for a reason. That would be my choice if I was having a party - not that I would be drinking it myself. I'm not a huge sparkling wine fan but an ice cold bottle of vintage champagne is very nice every now and again. Prosecco and Cava are OK if you like that sort of thing.

[milanbenes]

As a contractor, shouldn't you be drinking Krug?

Piper-Heidsieck is often passable although I suspect it depends which one you go for. Lidl champers is supposed to be OK (seriously!)

we have a bottle at home, a friend bought it for me, I'm scared to open it it cost so much

i didn't realise until I saw it at the airport

Milan.

[norrahe]

we have a bottle at home, a friend bought it for me, I'm scared to open it it cost so much

i didn't realise until I saw it at the airport

Milan.

Piper Heidsieck is one of the cheaper champagnes.

Apparently Waitrose and Tesco champagnes have won awards in Decanter.