Which champagne to toast President Kerry ??

Please don't laugh but I have never had champagne. Any suggestions for what brand I should buy for my celebration?

I'm not a big wine drinker either... I like mixed drinks. So I have no earthly idea what kind of champagne to buy.

Can anyone help me out?

that come out of Massachusetts? Just a thought.

Hey, CA is gonna be his biggest prize after all!

:toast:

in France...not California

http://www.wine.com/product/display.asp?PProduct_ID=SWS87227_1996&apl=Champagne&vrl=Champagne

Dom Perignon 1996

her boyfriend just bought a bottle of 96 Dom for their celebration.

...but I, as a proud member of the proleteriat, will be enjoying Andre 2004 (August). :shrug:

its a proven flawed design!! Buy what looks good, everyone has one glass -- not important!

VICTORY!!

Just give me a good-sized horn of homebrew honey mead!

And yes, I was partying with Vikings this past weekend.

OK, so it's a sparkling wine - not a true champagne - but it's as good or better than any champagne I've ever had. A lot cheaper, too.

Moet & Chandon White Star Extra Dry is a very reasonable choice. For a more expensive taste try Perrier Jouet. If you really want to splurge there is always Dom Perignion, Krug or Louie Roederer cristal.

I'm over there now reading all about wines and champagne. Very imformative site.

I'm planning to get a split of that today!

just waiting to be toasted!

:toast:

And, no joke, if Kerry wins, I'm going to chug that motherfucker in giddy glee.

ROTFLMAO!

Blanc de Noirs - that's what I have chilling in my fridge for tomorrow night.

Although this is my first post, I have been lurking here for nearly a year. Found this place when a friend sent me a link to one of the Top Ten lists.

I lived there for 8 years before I began my voyage abroad. Gloria Ferrer is the reason I clicked on your profile...I knew you had to be from Sonoma Co. Welcome to DU...How is Santa Rosa BTW?

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

It is technically not a champagne because it's bottled just over the fence from the Champagne District in France. It's bottled by a bunch of Benedictine Monks whose order has been making it for a whole century before anyone else. Because the order takes a vow of poverty it only costs 10-14 bucks but is comparable to a $40-60 bottle. It's fantastic.

I think it's very cool to drink pseudo champagne bottled by guys who've taken a vow of poverty. There's something ironically low rent, yet decadent about it. . .kind of like putting caviar on baked potatoes.

We're just going with beer tonight. Champagne gives me a bitch of a hangover.

I know a young lady whose's world champion horse had to be put to sleep this year do to an incurable illness. His name was My Korbel and he was absolutely beautiful. In his honor I suggest Korbel.

http://www.williamshatner.com/print.php?sid=69

The horse was previously owned and ridden by William Shatner of Star Trek fame. This is the best photo I could find of My Korbel.

It's not a champagne, strictly speaking, but it is a pretty good methode champenoise wine. I've got a bottle of it in the fridge right now for when they call this election for Kerry - whenever that may be.

Surprisingly good for a relatively inexpensive sparkling wine!

that is good stuff!

My brother who is a wine-fool (oneophile?) couldn't tell the difference between that (about 14-16 bucks) and a 100 dollar a bottle type.

Well worth the money.

Always a good choice!

Okay, it's not champagne, but it is the official drink of the JohnFunk Election Night Media Room Party.

One of my favorites, but Moutaudon is even better--and considerably cheaper.

Made in NM...Better IMO than MOET...1/3 the price.

and Korbel for continuing after the Moet is gone

Got my split chillin' in the fridge.

Sparkling Shiraz, that would be a neat one tro try. It's a sparkling red - looks very pretty in a glass.


But if it's your first time, I would prolly go with Asti Spumante - cheap, sweet, and bubbly.

neither are traditional champagne.

Let the stress of the last 4 years bleed right off.

Edit: And despite my avatar, I do not actually smoke very often. Only twice in the past year, due to increased law enforcement pressure and such (aren't they supposed to be protecting me from terrorists, not THC?)

...as that's all most of us can afford after four years of Dubya.

obnoxious

never before!!!!

Decided on bloody marys, then the champagne. mental note - buy lots of Advil

From Rachel Ray, Food Network:


Frozen Peach Champagne Cocktails

1/4 cup sugar, to rim glasses
1 pint peach sorbet
2 shots Triple Sec, Grand Marnier or Cointreau
Chilled champagne or sparkling wine, to fill blender, 1/3 bottle
Raspberries and 4 springs mint, optional garnish


Place a shallow bowl of water along side a shallow bowl with 1/4 cup sugar in it. Dip 4 cocktail glasses in water, then sugar to rim glass.
Place 4 scoops peach sorbet in blender. Add 2 shots orange liqueur. Fill blender with Champagne to maximum fill line or up to 1-inch from top of blending pitcher. Place cover on blender tightly. Blend until smooth and pour into cocktail glasses, keeping an eye out not to wreck the pretty sugar rims. Garnish with a few raspberries and a sprig of mint and serve.

That sounds amazing! Printing it off now! Thanks!

I may just buy a bottle of Dom Perignon tonight for the initial POP, the I have the 2 bottles of Veueve Clicquot for a chaser.

Should be easy to find (I hope)

Under $10: Domaine Ste. Michelle (WA state), is available some Trader Joes and grocery stores if you live where this is allowed.

Under $20: Roederer Estate, Anderson Valley.

CA arm of the famous French producer.


$25-$35 : Veuve Clicquot "Yellow" label, should be easy to find no matter where you live
Louis Roederer Brut
Moet White Star (slightly sweet)

$100 + : Dom Perignon
Krug
Cristal (Roederer)

Vive la Kerry!

EAT THAT FUCKING FREEPERS! WE WILL ALL BE DRINKING FRENCH WINE TONIGHT AND CLEANING OUR ASSES IN OUR BIDETS!

For what it is... it ain't all that bad. (Great for carrying along on camping trips too.)

And it's French!

On edit, it might be spelled Veuve Cliquot.

à Epernay, France! (Actually, that is what I have on ice up on the hill, here - I went to the Vignon Independant this weekend) Small high quality producer... 's gonna be Yummy!!!

Thought I would save it for when Mom visits for Christmas, but...

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