Champagne and Sparkling Wine Advice
This year, skip the bubbly guessing game. Sommelier Lucille Windsor stops by Central Standard to help us pick the right champagne or sparkling wine for each of our budgets.
Here's Windor's list of champagne recommendations from a variety of places and for a variety of budgets.
Here's a copy you can print out
Best Buy for True Champagne:
Nicolas Feuillatte Brut
Champagne, France
$27.98
Other Regions in France:
Gratien and Meyer
Saumur
Loire Valley, France
$20.99
Domaine des Aubuisi?res
Sparkling Vouvray
Loire Valley, France
$17.99
Francois Montand Brut Rose
Gascogny, France
$11.99
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Italy:
LaMarca Prosecco Di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene
Veneto, Italy
$13.99
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Rotari Talento
Methodo Classico
Trentino Alto Adige, Italy
$17.99
Spain:
Juve & Camps
Brut Rose
$19.99
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Segura Viudas
Brut Reserva Heredad NV
Penedes, Spain
Price: $22.99
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California:
Sharffenberger Brut
Sonoma
$19.99
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Coppola Sofia
Blanc de Blanc
Sonoma
$19.99
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Other Interesting Areas:
Domaine Ste Michelle Blanc des Noirs
Washington State
$14.99
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Henkel Trocken Sekt
Germany
$7.99
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Meinklang
Blanc de Noir (Organic)
Frizzante
Austria
$18.59