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Eleanor Ramilly
12/04/08

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LaMorena
12/04/08

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Sorry, Champagne producers. It seems that I can't single-handedly (or double-fistedly) save you. Despite my best efforts, and what you may have heard.
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sybann
12/04/08

@LaMorena: I want to paint your avatar but it appears it's been done.
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Aesop's Foibles. YES.
12/04/08

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Call me when I can get bottle of Veuve Clicquot rose for less than $60. I'll go get it and then we'll all drink it. Snobby, I know, but that shits soooo good.
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Lizawithazee
12/04/08

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Not to be all pedantic and snooty, but they're talking about Champagne, capital "C" (not, not THAT capital "C")-- from the Champagne region of France. Not sparkling wine from other places, delicious though it may be. Part of the reason is that they kept raising prices to differentiate "real" Champagne from other sparkling wines.

(Also, if you drink the very dry (Brut) sparklers, you won't get that nasty headache. That comes from the sugar in the cheapie demi-sec or extra-dry wines.)

I would be interested to see how the non-vintage, non-Champagne sparklers' shipments are tracking.

Which leads me to one of my favorite toasts:

"May all your joys be true joys, and all your pains be Champagne."
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Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka
12/04/08

@Lizawithazee: That is going to be my New Years toast.
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Dodai
12/04/08

@Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka: my fave toast is:

CHAMPAGNE FOR MY REAL FRIENDS, REAL PAIN FOR MY SHAM FRIENDS.
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Lizawithazee
12/04/08

@Dodai: LOVE IT.
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CollegeCamel
12/04/08

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As a cheap college student, I worship at the altar of Andre.
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hellosunshine
12/04/08

@CollegeCamel: As a cheap 20-something, so do I :)
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Ipomoea
12/04/08

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Um, maybe the champ bubble is bursting because the bottle of $45 Veuve I bought last year wasn't as tasty as the $10 Freixenet I followed it up with. Seriously, I'm sure there's some excellent actual French champagne out there (I had some Dom last month that was like drinking with God), but for the most part, I think the Spanish cavas are a better value and better taste. The climate of the actual Champagne region of France is changing from what it was over the last 200 years-- the new area to get good bubbly from is becoming England. Quelle horror!

If you get headaches from champagne/bubbly, the easiest way to avoid them is stop getting spumante or sweet champagne. I used to hate it and then I switched to brut or extra-dry (NOT COOK'S! Try Domaine St. Michelle, Freixenet, Segura Viudas, or Cristallino) and I've never had the headache problem since.... unless I really do drink a hangover-worthy amount.
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Dodai
12/04/08

@Ipomoea:: California Chandon is good too, and affordable!
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Hana Maru
12/04/08

@Ipomoea:: I served Cristalino and Cristalino Rose at my wedding. It's genuinely a quality, high rated wine that fooled my fellow wine geek friends.
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belle TL
12/04/08

@Ipomoea:: Love Cavas and Proseccos for the taste as well as the price. Moet and Vueve are great for indulgences, but I'll happily drink the Spanish or Italian versions on a regular basis.
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veronykah
12/04/08

@Ipomoea:: Never understood why people love Moet or Cristal. I sold bottles at a nightclub and sold them all the time, then of course was invited to have a glass. They SUCK. Cristal especially, I'll drink Dom given the chance but Moet, Cristal and even Veuve....nasty.
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Ratinski
12/04/08

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Okay, everybody. In the spirit of restoring the economy, we should all drink our brunches this weekend. Mimosas for everyone!
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sybann
12/04/08

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Dear merciful heaven - can we drink or what?
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NOLA girl
12/04/08

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I'm a happy drunk anyway but champagne makes me a really happy drunk. It's the perfect buzz. I buy the half-way good stuff (c.$50) and I have never once had the slightest bit of a hangover.
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tscheese
12/04/08

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Also, is it okay to drink Carlo Rossi Rhine out of my (single, chipped) champagne flute? It's fizzy and cold. And it's like, $6 for 1.5L of it. That's okay, right?
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VaginaWig is A Merkin
12/04/08

@tscheese: I'm all for cheap booze, but Carlo Rossi is never okay unless you're using it to cook!
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hellosunshine
12/04/08

@tscheese: Only if it's okay for me to drink Franzia/Almaden from a pink martini glass!
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R_Claw
12/04/08

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Shiiiit, this is all I drink!
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badmutha
12/04/08

@R_Claw...v.2.01 now comes with hope for the future.: Shampayne tastes, u haz dem.
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Penny
12/04/08

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I don't think many of us can afford champagne right now...
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Hana Maru
12/04/08

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My husband makes the best bellinis EVUH by stirring together inexpensive Asti Spumante and peach sorbet. We drink Kir Royales and French 75s, too. I am all about affordable sparking wine from Trader Joe's.
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AuntieEm (robots from the year 2000 > zombies)
12/04/08

@HanaMaru: lurv Trader Joe's! they have 3 buck chuck too
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Dodai
12/04/08

@HanaMaru: MY GOD, WOMAN. kir royales and french 75s are my two favorite drinks.
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Spaceman Bill Leah
12/04/08

@HanaMaru: I am fairly certain that after a good handful of kir royales at the work holiday party one year I ended up at a strip club with half of the IT department, handing out $1 bills.
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Hana Maru
12/04/08

@Dodai: That's awesome! I take every opportunity to evangelize for the french 75. Most bartenders don't even know what it is.
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Hana Maru
12/04/08

@AuntieEm: Oh, even BevMo is too high dollar for me now. I drink well and I rarely spend over$7 for any bottle.
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veronykah
12/04/08

@HanaMaru: I'm a bartender and never heard of it. Does it taste like gin? Found the recipe on wikipedia, I shall try this!
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Hana Maru
12/04/08

@veronykah: It's really yummy, pretty dry. You can taste the gin, so I use a good one like Bombay Sapphire. I make mine with 1 1/2 oz gin, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp fine sugar, topped off with bubbly and garnished with a lemon peel twist or a maraschino cherry. I know a Turkish bar that adds a dash of Turkish cherry juice to theirs, and that's a great variation, too.
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million.dollar.mouth.
12/04/08

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Gonna go get me some Cooks Extra Dry ASAP!! It should be down to 4 bucks now.
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Miss Smith Drank Your Vodka
12/04/08

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Don't forget to tip your server folks!
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