There's nothing like opening a collectable bottle of real champaign to cork off the new year.

Have you ever tryed Dom Perignon?

Personally I have had about 5 bottles in my life time. I just started a couple of years back. I have the collection of empties on a shelf.

it's yummy ...


tonight i have strawberry champaign



with real strawberries diced to pour over

This year I think we will be going with

http://www.perrier-jouet.com/

Another very fine champaign.



Unless that is if I can find a Bottle of Dom Perignon 1998. I have tryed up to the 1996.

I got a bottle of Dom from a promoter back in 2001 and saved it for my college graduation in 2002. I love love love Dom! I think the next milestone, I'll get another bottle....hopefully I'll hustle another free one. He actually gave it to me for my 25th B-day. Hmmmmm. My brain is working right now.

KatSkrizzle said:

One unique thing about the dom is the diffrences in years. It's a really beautiful thing. What was the year bottle of dom you had?

95 is very good. I really liked 96.

To tell ya the truth I Like Cristal or Veve Clicquot Wayy better or even PERRIER JOUET.. I Like Pink Champagne Man and Perrier Jouet Pink is DELICIOUS....Or I drink Individual bottles of POP Pink or White....OR MOET better than Dom in my Opinion.
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There is no substitute for French Champagne.

Yes, I was given a very expensive bottle of Dom when a project I managed won an award. I saved it until my ex-husband did his first solo flight.

To be honest, I can't tell the difference between a highly expensive bottle of wine/champagne and a good mid-priced bottle. I certainly wouldn't want to spend that amount of money on a bottle for myself. I think I'd have trouble swallowing if I knew it cost that much.

A friend of mine had his 40th this year and amongst his friends are a lot of wine snobs. We had great fun topping up empty bottles of champagne in the back with sparkling wine and watching them all quoff it back as if there was no tomorrow, looking at the labels and commenting on how fine the champagne was! (It WAS good, but it was £6/bottle sparkling wine from a supermarket and not the £40/bottle champagne they all thought they were drinking. Not one of them noticed the difference). The laugh was definately on them

i've never tried champagne.

bkw said:

There are some Niagara wines (both Canadian and US) that are every bit as good as the French Champagnes. They're made from the same Champagne grapes with the same methods. France has a monopoly on the name Champagne but not on the quality.

shellyevon said:

spoken very wisely and very truthfully.

MickG said:

Thank you kind sir.

bkw said:

Champagne by definition IS French if it's from anywhere else it ain't Champagne mate

mdiver said:

In name only....the French were smart enough to take care of that when they found that the quality of wine is as good or better from other places,particularly Niagara.Every bit as good and quite a bit easier on the bank account.

shellyevon said:

Nope Champagne is a region...that is like saying "they make some great Bordeaux's in South Africa"
Don't get me wrong there are some great method champagnoise wines from other places but they are NOT Champagne

MickG said:

That's what I had this year, as well. Excellent.

mdiver said:[quote]

shellyevon said:

Nope Champagne is a region...that is like saying "they make some great Bordeaux's in South Africa"
Don't get me wrong there are some great method champagnoise wines from other places but they are NOT Champagne[/quote/]
I know, I know, but I don't buy the hype. To me it doesn't matter what it's called, it's the end product that counts and even the truly great wine tasters can't tell the difference in most cases. I am not in that class , I just like good wine.

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mdiver said:

Me too, i don't care where it is from if it's nice drink it....I was just clarifying the point. Pedantic English boy that I am!

shellyevon said:

Most good wine tasters can tell the difference between champagnes and sparkling wines of different regions, however an expensive bottle is not necessarily the best.

Different wines appeal to different palates. I'm like you, I don't care what it's called so long as I like it.

It amazes me that people will spend a lot of money on a bottle of wine or champagne with no real knowledge of what they're buying. If I were going to spend over a certain amount, I would want to make sure I got the best vintage and would either ask a vinter or look it up on the internet.

The most expensive bottle I've ever bought was a gift to a wine snob. It was a premier cru and he was impressed. I, on the other hand, would rather have drunk gnats piss - I didn't like the taste at all. He took one look at the label and decided he was going to love it regardless. Now to me that's idiotic.

Reincarnate said:

Damn straight.....a blind tasing is a great way to test your palate and open your eyes to taste not cost/perception

MickG said:

I think it was 95. It WAS excellent. I shared it with my ex who was not my ex back then. It was wonderful! I think I must get another bottle when I have 100 dollars just lying around ....When is the next milestone I wonder? I must create one! Grad school, perhaps

Stax said:

Where can you find that type? Most wine outlets, perhaps?

KatSkrizzle said:

Most Finner Places where you might find Dom you will find Perrier Jouet. I did have it New Years Eve. They have bottles that are priced aroun 30 dollars all the way up to 250+. I say it is worth it. I have tryed the basic brute at about 30ish dollars a bottle and it was very very good. New Years Night I had their champaign that is on the level with the Dom Perignon. Although I liked the taste of the Dom better, it was still a really find and smooth Champaign. Next time I would buy the dom or stick with their 30ish dollar bottles because they are very good too.