Champagne

19 Dec 2009

To celebrate the festive period generally and to toast the ending of an interesting year in particular, I am going to purchase some champagne.
Does anyone have any suggestions for any good buys? Do you drink champagne or stick to cava or fizzy wine?

19 Dec 2009

a very special cup of lovingly made cocoa.
I may even get a little soya milk.
even wash the cup, you never know
lp

19 Dec 2009

i love veuve cliquot but its spensive
my boss has one of the grapes named after her

19 Dec 2009

I love Champagne Nola - wouldn't have a clue about names tho, I just drink it when I can drinkies

19 Dec 2009

Keep away from the cheapest stuff unless you have had it before lol

19 Dec 2009

... all empty
:hic:
lp

19 Dec 2009

actually, not champagne but i do love the cheaper bottles of pink fizz, around Â£6 quid a bottles, theres one called Pink that i absolutely love

19 Dec 2009

Generally we don't bother with Champagne, I think good Cava or Prosecco is often as good if not better than most Champagne. All you're paying for with Champagne is the name when there are better bottles of fizz from other areas.
Morrisons are doing a half price on all fizz offer at the moment. They're doing a really good pink Prosecco for about a fiver and it's lovely smile

We do have a couple off bottle of Champagne a year which I get as pressies from people we work with but would never normally buy them as I don't think it's worth it.

19 Dec 2009

I don't really drink the decent stuff but do like the odd glass of Asti confused

20 Dec 2009

Quote by Ms_Whips
i like fizz, on of the best is sainsburys cheapest medium dry cava. but i do like the Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£ stuff alot too. it just depends on how dry you want it. i have 3 bottles of cava at the mo, one bought, one given and one won.
whips

Best of all it's on offer at the moment for about Â£6. It's not too bad either.
I like fizz. I've drunk enough of it this year what with the hen do & wedding. I have to say I'm partial to Moet. Unless it's on offer tho it's a bit pricey. The pink (my fave) coming in at about Â£40-Â£45
*Her*

20 Dec 2009

We bought that for the Christmas party at work... apparently it was nice. I'm not a fan of champers but those who are drank it all night. :thumbup:

20 Dec 2009

Quote by earthchild
my boss has one of the grapes named after her

Sour?
Wrath?
:giggle:

20 Dec 2009

Does anyone have any suggestions for any good buy

I have

It's called cider :cheers:
Paticularly pear cider

or, should that be vodka, or cider and vodka
How about a cider, vodka mix, with a dash of sherry :D
Hmm, i think i might raid the drinkies for such a concoction lol

20 Dec 2009

Quote by noladreams
To celebrate the festive period generally and to toast the ending of an interesting year in particular, I am going to purchase some champagne.
Does anyone have any suggestions for any good buys? Do you drink champagne or stick to cava or fizzy wine?

you. me. time and whatever you would like xxxxx

20 Dec 2009

Quote by Serendipity

my boss has one of the grapes named after her

Sour?
Wrath?
:giggle:
woohoo! Dippy, bloomin eck where did you spring from, lovely to see you mrs xxxxxx
at some point in our futures we will keep that date of you me n jack under the table xxx

20 Dec 2009

Quote by Devon1
Does anyone have any suggestions for any good buy

I have

It's called cider :cheers:
Paticularly pear cider

or, should that be vodka, or cider and vodka
How about a cider, vodka mix, with a dash of sherry :D
Hmm, i think i might raid the drinkies for such a concoction lol

dont like pear cider but love pear vodka, although have never actually tried the proper pear cider stuff Peri, thats supposed to be lovely, not into all these flavoured n fancy ciders, i just likes me cider as it is

20 Dec 2009

Where's UKwineman when you want him?
Champagne is only a protected name but the traditional method used by the region is world renown in other brands - particularly from the Loire region of France where the wine is cretaed and stored in deep underground caves along the banks of the river.
For the cheaper sparklers (even the good ones!), a splash of MÃ»re, crÃ¨me de cassis or similar in the glass first makes a wonderful creation known as Kir Royale - simply delicious as an aperitif....
drinkies

20 Dec 2009

Quote by Serendipity

my boss has one of the grapes named after her

Sour?
Wrath?
:giggle:
Ms Haemorrhoid
lp

20 Dec 2009

Quote by Ms_Whips
i like fizz, on of the best is sainsburys cheapest medium dry cava. but i do like the Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£Â£ stuff alot too. it just depends on how dry you want it. i have 3 bottles of cava at the mo, one bought, one given and one won.
whips

I'm with Whips - unless it's a really expensive champagne I prefer Cava and there's some cool buys around right now. We got a bottle of pink Prosecco given to us as a wedding present too and it's absolutely yummy (well, was!) It's called Vino Raboso from southern Italy. Thank you that lovely couple ;)
Surely who you're drinking it with all adds to the experience too? ;)

20 Dec 2009

Quote by brucie
and if pushed ..

Feel free but does Kate HAVE to be involved? lol

20 Dec 2009

Quote by BIoke
Surely who you're drinking it with all adds to the experience too? ;)

Erm... on my own, in my pjs with the lovely boys on The Wire for company wink

20 Dec 2009

Quote by noladreams
Surely who you're drinking it with all adds to the experience too? ;)

Erm... on my own, in my pjs with the lovely boys on The Wire for company wink

at this time of day???
lp

20 Dec 2009

Quote by brucie

and if pushed ..

Feel free but does Kate HAVE to be involved? lol

surely i deserve to go out with a bang???
Could be wrong here... but I'd guess that's what he meant! :giggle:

20 Dec 2009

I dearly love Champagne, Shel not so keen tho.
Recent "blind" tests showed some of the cheaper brands taste better than the really expensive stuff, don't know where you'd search for those results tho.
Also, not only do you have to find the right drink and the right people to drink it with, you also have to find the right place to drink it. For instance, four people naked people sharing a bottle of Champagne on the swingers beach in Cap D'agde is better than breaking it open in a portacabin on a building site......Fact !!!
John

20 Dec 2009

Quote by BIoke

and if pushed ..

Feel free but does Kate HAVE to be involved? lol

YES! I'll drink the fizz and watch you two! :twisted: :wink:

20 Dec 2009

A very reasonable bottle of champers in M&S at moment reduced from Â£22 to Â£15 ok its not for the purist but very good

20 Dec 2009

Quote by trashcan01
A very reasonable bottle of champers in M&S at moment reduced from Â£22 to Â£15 ok its not for the purist but very good

And plenty to celebrate with it in your case.... :happy:

20 Dec 2009

Certainly is and thank you for your kind words and sentiments

21 Dec 2009

There are some delicious fizzy (sparkling?) reds around. Australian springs to mind. I reckon much more suitable for a winter celebration and the one I had (forget the name unfortunatley) was lovely.
And think of all the fun you can have trying them. biggrin

:D:D

21 Dec 2009

Murphys