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31 December 2005, 01:34 PM
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Tesco own brand is apparently the one to go for. Cheap, and won blind taste tests against a lot more expensive bottles.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...8/nchamp08.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...8/nchamp08.xml
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31 December 2005, 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by pauly
soooo much nicer than moet for the same money
Lovely stuff. Prefer it to their 1996 which is also reasonable at around £40 Standard NV moet is pretty nasty i think.
A nice DP 1995 is around £90 but so very tasty too.
31 December 2005, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by pauly
soooo much nicer than moet for the same moneySimon.
31 December 2005, 05:00 PM
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bought 3 bottles of dp on way back through gatwick 3 months ago think they were £70 a pop
bought 6 bottles of veuve they worked out £20 a bottle
there was 1 dp there in a purple lookin bottle which was £180 but it was in a glass case and was the last 1 couldn't be bothered to wait for someone to get it out so left it, aint seen 1 since, should have bloody waited
all duty free prices obviously
think it might be threshers they doin 3 for 2 on all wines and bubbles
bought 6 bottles of veuve they worked out £20 a bottle
there was 1 dp there in a purple lookin bottle which was £180 but it was in a glass case and was the last 1 couldn't be bothered to wait for someone to get it out so left it, aint seen 1 since, should have bloody waited
all duty free prices obviously
think it might be threshers they doin 3 for 2 on all wines and bubbles
31 December 2005, 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by lpski1
Though I do like Nicolas Feuillatte brut.
Moff to put a bottle in the fridge now, ta for the reminder..lol!
- just back from the wine shop with the aforementioned 3 for 2 of Veuve 1998 to take to my friends party later 
31 December 2005, 06:47 PM
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I'm not a wine buff, so I just buy Veuve or Bolli assuming it's good.
I have been told in all seriousness that Tesco are doing a champers that is very highly rated by people in the know at about a tenner a throw.
I have been told in all seriousness that Tesco are doing a champers that is very highly rated by people in the know at about a tenner a throw.
01 January 2006, 11:05 AM
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Would agree with the comments on Veuve. Also, if you like Rose, there is a bottle called Jacquart Rose in Tesco thats about 20 quid thats lovely. Went to the champagne house in Reims when trying to get the champagne for my wedding and tasted it. Mmmmmm. Would say avoid Moet, except the Vintage Reserve stuff, thats OK.
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01 January 2006, 12:16 PM
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Veuve goes for about £20 (or €28) a bottle here in France -- and that's the most expensive I've ever seen it -- so you guys are being seriously ripped off. Calais anyone? Come on down, the price is right!
Meanwhile, I think I'll take another bottle out of the fridge for breakfast
Meanwhile, I think I'll take another bottle out of the fridge for breakfast
01 January 2006, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by v8voodoo
Though I do like Nicolas Feuillatte brut.
01 January 2006, 03:42 PM
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Originally Posted by STi-Frenchie
Veuve goes for about £20 (or €28) a bottle here in France -- and that's the most expensive I've ever seen it -- so you guys are being seriously ripped off. Calais anyone? Come on down, the price is right!
Meanwhile, I think I'll take another bottle out of the fridge for breakfast
Meanwhile, I think I'll take another bottle out of the fridge for breakfast
My fave chinese restaurant isnt that expensive but they have great champers selection. DP, Veuve, Perrier, Krug and Cristal (which is £180 a bottle).
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01 January 2006, 11:31 PM
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I'd agree with the comments on the 96 and 98 vintage Veuve Cliquot, which is great value for money at £30/bottle with the 3 for 2 offer at Threshers, Wine Rack and related stores. The bottles I've had have been much better than the NV stuff which IMO tastes coarse and acidic.
Mumm is my favourite "cheap" champagne, and is about £18/bottle with the 3 for 2 offer. If you want to spend even less or use something as a base for cockails (champagne + creme de cassis makes a great cocktail), then their champagne-method sparkling wine from Napa Valley in California is also good.
DP, Krug, Cristal etc are all very nice, but they do taste much better when someone else is paying...
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Mumm is my favourite "cheap" champagne, and is about £18/bottle with the 3 for 2 offer. If you want to spend even less or use something as a base for cockails (champagne + creme de cassis makes a great cocktail), then their champagne-method sparkling wine from Napa Valley in California is also good.
DP, Krug, Cristal etc are all very nice, but they do taste much better when someone else is paying...
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02 January 2006, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by lpski1
Veuve Clique N/V
Finished off 6 bottles of this over the festive period
Got it from Costco and it worked out at £20 a bottle Had the 96 stuff a couple of years ago at my 30th - top stuff
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