Champagne

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so which brand is the best wan to impress my in laws

My mum has bought me a bottle of Cristal (sp?) for my birthday.

Am v excited, never tried it before!

we had billecart for our wedding

very good and nice mellow bubbles

my utter fave is laurent perrier rose tbh

Just bought a bottle of Billecart on strength of this thread as well as...ahem...quite a lot of other stuff. (Oh the joys of having an empty womb at this time of year!!!)

It better be good.....

we have v posh french friends staying with us and whenever they come they bring lovely wine. Except this time. This time they brought heavy dutch beers and a bottle of neon pink own-brand somerfield sparkling wine. It tastes just like the mouthwash at the dentists.

gutted....!

Bummer!

agree with moondog tesco- might not be the most 'immpressive' but it tastes good for the price !

i actually prefer Cava

and its cheaper!

always get it from marks and spencer, but i see sainsburys cava is half price

lol at moondogs empty womb theory!

Mumm Cuvee Napa is fab, made by Mumm but in California so not really champagne, but half the price (£10-12) and tastes v v good, Served at my wedding and everyone commented on how nice the champers was

cava - best supermarket own brand is waitrose. sainsbos v. insipid. if you ever come across clos monistrol - snap it up - delicious with a champagne like depth/flavour.

Saint Gall Orpale Grand Cru Champagne Blancs de Blancs £24.99 a bottle - Marks and Spencer

Had this at Christmas last year and it is yummy!

other non champagne fizz - lindauer reserve always highly rated.

must try some proper champagne again soon.

bk i think i saw clos monistrol in sainsburys yesterday....could i be mistaken??// anyone else seen this?

bk i think i saw clos monistrol in sainsburys yesterday....could i be mistaken??// anyone else seen this?

no, that's where we got it from before - humble sainsbos.

it is the most champagne like cava i've ever tasted - and i have sampled a wide selection...

Sophiable, yes you did! It is £3.95 a bottle with an extra 5% off if you buy 6.

Guess who has a box of six in the fridge???

Have to agree that Tescos Premier Cru is very good I like Veuve Clicqout and Cristal is fab too when someone else is buying.
My fave is Nicholas Feuillatte(sp) we(6 of us) did a blind tasting to decide which champagne to buy for a family celebration and it came up top with everyone and good price too.

Might give the Cava a try.

hope the clos monistrol isn't a big let down for you now!