Claude! said:

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I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all

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Does good alcohol thrill you? Or are you a non-drinker? Or if you've moved on from alcohol, what did you move to?

Who actually likes Champagen?

I don't drink it, not even a sip. Gives me a huge headache (and don't recall liking it either).

I have to drink it with orange or cranberry juice.

Philo B 93 said:

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Claude! said:

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I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all

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Does good alcohol thrill you? Or are you a non-drinker? Or if you've moved on from alcohol, what did you move to?

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I'm high on life, my friend. And PCP.

Sparkling wine =\= champagne.

Real champagne is almost across the board delicious. I don't like the sec and demi-sec varietals because they're just a little sweet for me. But for me, a Pinot noir-heavy rose champagne with a nice tannic touch to it is pure money. A Pinot munieier heavy that is drier is also incredibly good.

One of the most interesting wines I ever had was a plain Pinot noir made with champagne Pinot noir grapes. Bought it from an American running a wine shop in Reims.

In sum: real champagne= good. Sparkling wine = usually crap. Exception: English sparkling wine that isn't technically champagne is often just as good as if not better than the real stuff. Try it.

True story: I visited Dom Perignons' tomb several years ago in Hautvillers, France. There's a really great champagne bar/shop in town that serves champagne flights (6 full pours) for 30.

I'd be on the ground after 6 glasses, but for sure adding this to my dream France itinerary!

Go get your monster, hillbilly

Milwaukees Best Light said:

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Claude! said:

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I get no kick from champagne
Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all

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Have you tried cocaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaainnnnne?

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fc2112 said:

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Seriously - maybe I've never had a good one, but I can't stand more than just a sip of the stuff.

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Odd. (Real) champagne is one of those pairings that allegedly "goes with everything".

If you dislike the taste of champagne, I would guess that you either:

1) Dislike the taste of most alcoholic beverages in general

2) Dislike dry white wine, or

3) Have been drinking cheap sparkling wine that isn't champagne. (It isn't just about the location where the grapes are grown; there are excellent California wines that use the "methode champenoise" characterized by secondary fermentation in the bottle and small, fine bubbles, that rival the best French producers.) Some of the stuff that comes in champagne like bottles is little more than rotgut mixed with seltzer water, and is indeed terrible.

You have to not be a lolpoor and spend $50 or more per bottle to get good champagne.

Don't drink it, it is nasty.

Last time I drank it I had two glasses when we arrived at the Hyatt at Incline Village in Lake Tahoe, forgot about drinking it and about 2.5 hours later had 3 nice bourbon drinks with dinner. I ended up driving the porcelain bus all night long. Miserable.

Even though I enjoyed the champagne, I will never drink it again.

No.

Yes

I'll order a pineapple or grapefruit mimosa if I'm out for brunch, but that's about the only time I'll have sparkling unless it's given to me for free.

Yes, out of 7+ billion people in the world you're the only one who can't stand champagne

I've never tried it

WorthAg95 said:

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Try prosecco

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This! Prosecco >>> Champagne

I was a waiter WAY back in the day at The Texan. A bottle of Dom Perignon was $70. Thankfully, Mrs. T and another waiter told me not to grip the neck, as it's the heat from one's hand that causes it to pour out. Only had one customer order it and I removed the cork correctly. Always wanted to try it but at that price there was no way.

The Widow

Sticks&Stones said:

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ThunderCougarFalconBird said:

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Sparkling wine =\= champagne.

Real champagne is almost across the board delicious. I don't like the sec and demi-sec varietals because they're just a little sweet for me. But for me, a Pinot noir-heavy rose champagne with a nice tannic touch to it is pure money. A Pinot munieier heavy that is drier is also incredibly good.

One of the most interesting wines I ever had was a plain Pinot noir made with champagne Pinot noir grapes. Bought it from an American running a wine shop in Reims.

In sum: real champagne= good. Sparkling wine = usually crap. Exception: English sparkling wine that isn't technically champagne is often just as good as if not better than the real stuff. Try it.

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Champagne is in fact sparkling wine...it's just from the Champagne region of France. The only products that can carry the label Champagne must be from grapes grown in that region. All others have to call themselves "Sparkling Wine"

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