Champagne is Delicious
Ok, so I’ll admit this particular wine isn’t actually “Champagne” by the strict definition of the term, but is definitely still delicious. Technically, it’s a Cava, which comes from Spain. To get the prestigious legal designation of “Champagne” the wine must come from a tiny region in France. For most colloquial definitions, though, a bottle-fermented sparkling white counts as Champagne.
This one is pretty good. I don’t have a glass in front of me right now, so I can’t give a rating any more specific than somewhere around 84-88, which is not bad, but certainly not fantastic. For this one, though, the price is incredibly right: $7.99 from Wine.com! Needless to say, we had many bottles of this on hand for the New Year’s party.
Making cocktails out of a good Champagne would be an utter sacrilege, but for this price who’s going to argue? Before the party, Becky took the time to juice a bunch of oranges. With all this Champagne and OJ, mimosas were an obvious choice. We took it even further and added a little bit of Chambord to produce what we called a “Champagne sunrise,” since it basically looked like a Tequila sunrise. I think I’ve got a new staple drink for when there’s medium-quality Champagne around the house.