Last month on Threads, I made a post on how great champagne is and there are so many that are delicious and don’t have a yellow label. I didn’t expect it to go viral. I didn’t expect the thread to have over 165K views. But, I get it. I pissed a lot of people off, but it was more people who were curious about champagne.
The beauty of champagne is in how many great champagnes exist at phenomenal price points. I always say, marketing is everything and I can’t compete with a polo match convincing people of the same. In that vain, I started a champagne starter list for that reason. Not a list of champagnes over $200 although these producers make them, but a list to start a journey. It’s not a list of grower champagnes or high end champagnes like Savart, Egly-Ouriet, Krug, Dom Perignon, Selosse, or Salon. Yes, there is a place, but this list is for those who want to try champagne without breaking the bank.
Cheers to drinking better. The list is in alphabetical order and not in order of my personal preference.
A. Margaine
Ayala
Billecart-Salmon
Boizel
Bollinger
Charles Heidisieck
Delamotte
Deutz
Henriot
Lallier
Lanson
Laurent-Perrier
Louis Roederer
Mailly
Nicolas Feuillatte
Perrier Jouët
Philliponat
Piper Heidisieck
Pol Roger
Ruinart
Taittinger
I had a yellow label the other night and it didn’t taste the same after sipping Laurent-Perrier
Slowly making my way down the list! 🥂