Best Affordable Champagnes for New Year’s Eve

Tip of the Week – New Champagnes for New Year’s Eve

When it comes to champagne, my expertise is pretty limited!  I’ve purchased Korbel Champagne which retails for a fairly unexciting $10 and Dom Perignon which breaks the bank, retailing for around $100, leaving a vast unknown in between!  But this New Year’s Eve, I’m prepared with a terrific list of the top 10 affordable champagnes from this month’s Food & Wine magazine!  Here goes!

• Pol Roger Brut Reserve ($35) – medium bodied and well balanced
• Ayala Brut Majeur ($40) – clean and bright with good acidity
• Bollinger Special Cuvee de Reserve Brut ($50) – an elegant Pinot Noir
• Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve ($55) – complex and full bodied
• Gosset Grande Reserve Brut ($55) – its excellent weight and richness pairs well with food
• Guy Larmandier Vertus Brut Premier Cru ($55) – delicate
• Philipponnat Brut Royale Reserve ($5) described as a “wow” of a wine
• Jean Milan Carte Blance ($60) – creamy and generous
• Alfred Gratien Brut Classique ($70) – well balanced and fruity blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier

I hope that these suggestions have you impressing your New Year’s Eve host or guests with your wine acumen, while taking it easy on your wallet!  Cheers! 

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