oo 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 OK anyone here like champagne? As rubbish as an admittance it might be, I often prefer a bottle of cheap(er) sparkling or not wine. Perhaps I have never tried a 'good' champagne..... Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Always tastes great if someone else is paying. Link to post Share on other sites
liptun 0 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Love it. It often means I'm having a fun time. And I like fun times. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Like it. Like sparkling wine too. Like wine too. I like beer too. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 As mentioned, it almost always goes along with happy occasions...perhaps influencing whether it's liked or not. I like it on occasion. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 do enjoy a nice crisp champagne, but gets me drunk very quickly! hehe Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Unfortuately I LOVE CHAMPAGNE!!!!!!! I must admit I quite like the cheaper ones as well if you get the chance try Brown Brothers Zibbio and Oh and Love And .......... Are you getting the picture of my second addiction Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Well....my 4 long time friends and I had afternoon tea on Sunday ... and we neatly polished off 3 bottles of champers before moving on to a Chenin [having run out of the champers at that point]. I prefer to drink French Champagne mainly because there are no hangovers. No preservatives = no nasty head the next day. A good clear crisp bubbly with no next day regrets. Not losing a day of my life nursing a sore head is worth the extra expense. What more can you ask for. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 champagne is french everything else not made in that region is called sparkling wine. god that annoys me, especially with so called "wine connoisseurs" . (Not aimed at you MB) Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Thats OK Rob. Yes...I know that. But the other 'champers' being discussed were not of French origin, so I was being clear. Years gone by most sparklings were called "Champagne"... So what is it that annoys you exactly? Is it that they want to keep the name Champagne only for sparkling wines from the Champagne region? [Coz I am then led to wonder about Bourbon and Cognac and probably hundreds of other drinks/other things named after where they were created] Or is it that people refer to sparkling wine produced outside of France as Champagne? Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Originally Posted By: Mamabear Or is it that people refer to sparkling wine produced outside of France as Champagne? This annoys me - its like whisky and whiskey - two different products from a specific and non-specific area. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 but to be fair Rob, there are lots of us who grew up with the product know as "Yellow" [a sparkling wine] marketed as Champagne (for example) It is only since the more recent legal action that these drinks have had to be known as 'Sparkling wine' - I am sure there are other things that are called a name they are not marketed as nowdays. I've heard people tell thier kids "grab your ipods" where some might have iPods and some may have other branded mp3 players...similar thing really. However - me. I drink CHAMPAGNE (at least in preference to sparkling wine - although not always possible.) Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Champagne is great. My favourite drink. Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Doesn't annoy me so much. The regional names associated with particualr wines/spirits, etc often became more of a brand name for a particular process rather than pointing to the region specifically. A bit like in the US everyone calls vaccuming 'hoovering'. And just like with the vaccum where Hoover probably doesn't even have that great a market share anymore even though it's brand is so well known, the name Champagne became an all encompasing brand name for a particular type of wine and lost it's regionality. The French have been trying hard to reclaim the heritage of the namesake. If I was involved in the industry it might annoy me but as I'm not... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 There is only so much land in the Champagne region, so the whiley French annex more land can called it something Champagne recently. I'll take the Champagne, you lot can have the sparkling wine. I had a Krug 90 recently. There was a lot of chocolate in that one. Let me see. Here, a Dom Perignon 96 in the bottom draw of my desk. Think I'll save that for drinking later. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Dom P 96? 10k in Seijo ishii thats cheap piss water now Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 1 man? Bargain. Get it. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I did. It's sitting in a dark cool cooler and not going to be disturbed until next year. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 amazing how some of those discount liquor stores can offer such bargains. Makes you want to drink more. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 And then some of these places give you point cards! Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 that is just so good. A frequent drinkers program. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I love champagne and often the places/times I have had it. Not too much though gives me a bad hangover. Just enough to go onto alternatives. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 I like to have a bottle or two Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Had a few glasses last night. Was very nice it was. One of the cheeses in the office is getting married and though it was a good celebration. I couldn't agree more. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Cheese man is gonna be jealous - if he knew marrying cheese was legal, probably would have done it ages ago. Link to post Share on other sites
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