Reply to: Champagne

[TheFaQQer]

I find most champagne over-rated.

The nicest I found was in a little vineyard in Trigny some years back - family business. I try to find a reason to go there every year or so.

[Weltchy]

The Laurent Perrier Pink is very reasonable at Majestic (£40 if you buy more than 1) and is probably my favourite.

The Tattinger mentioned above is also in the rack waiting for Chrimbo

Didn't like the Laurent Perrier Rosé at all. In fact, I ended up tipping half the bottle down the sink.

Veuve is definately my favourite, being inexpensive for what you get. This year, I've got a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Rosé Réserve, just to see what its like.

As for mixing Dom Pérignon with red bull...........

[~Craig~]

The Aldi £9.99 champagne is actually very palatable..... They call it Monsigny, or something Frenchy........

Will be getting that myself

I saw they also have one called "Carlin"...even if it's really good you can't help but think of the beer

[Lockhouse]

I've got a magnum of 1990 Pol Roger for Xmas day. I pay a monthly subscription to Lay and Wheeler and they buy wine on my behalf and keep it in their cellars until it's ready for drinking. It takes a while to get going but they deliver around 6 cases of top quality wine a year to go along with all the cheap stuff I get from Sainsbury's et al. It works out just enough for dinner parties and special occasions. The Magnum is one of three bottles I bought through them a few years ago and I've got two left. The first one really was superb.

The Pol Roger is for pre dinner drinks and hors d'oeuvres then we're onto the white Hermitage and Margaux.

[Wilmslow]

The Aldi £9.99 champagne is actually very palatable..... They call it Monsigny, or something Frenchy........

Will be getting that myself

[basshead]

I've gone for some of this. Arrived the other day with the other 3 cases

Bottle looks good, but the proof of the pudding is always in the supping...

[Ruprect]

We once mixed 1990 Dom Perignon with Red Bull. A most pleasant concoction.

We once mixed 1990 Dom Perignon with Red Bull. A most pleasant concoction.

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[cailin maith]

I don't think I could satisfy my clients that much!

You don't have my skills then

[FiveTimes]

I've set aside some Nicholas Feuillate Millesieme for Christmas Day.

And will top up on my way back through France in the New Year.

Ditto, apart from that I topped up a couple of weeks ago

[~Craig~]

A very satisfied Client

I don't think I could satisfy my clients that much!

[Zorba]

A very satisfied Client

Ours is so satisfied, it has cut the party 'budget' to a nub.

[cailin maith]

grrrrr how did you manage that?

A very satisfied Client

[~Craig~]

I like that too - in fact I have a case of it by my desk... pressie

And now that RH & Xen have introduced me to it with Red Bull, I am laughing

grrrrr how did you manage that?

[cailin maith]

my favourite also

I like that too - in fact I have a case of it by my desk... pressie

And now that RH & Xen have introduced me to it with Red Bull, I am laughing

[daviejones]

my favourite also

I bought a few bottles on-line as a present last Xmas for my uncle. They came in a cool presentation box and they also do a "paint tin" with a few small bottles in it which is pretty cool.