So, what makes Champagne so expensive? Champagne is often used as a generic term for sparkling wine. But, in fact, Champagne is only true Champagne if it's made here, in Champagne. About 150 ...

Since 1843, six generations of the Krug family have cultivated a uniquely exceptional Champagne through "painstaking care and unrivaled craftsmanship." They're the only Champagne house that still ...

But to serve a lesser sparkler seems, well, cheap. The fact is, not all Champagnes are expensive and many non-Champagne sparklers are first rate in every respect, from their bubbles to their balance.

and wonderful California sparkling wines that rival Champagnes for quality and are often less expensive, too. Then, at the affordable level, there are excellent buys from everywhere: Italian ...

The receipt amounted to R114,518 - with the most expensive items being – six Ace of Spade Demi-sec champagne bottles for R48,600 – six Ace of Spade Brut champagne bottles for R42,000 – one ...

Champagne is synonymous with ringing in the new year but it ain't cheap. We asked the expert about the best budget-friendly bottles of sparkling wine to uncork at midnight. Pamela is a freelance ...

So, what makes Champagne so expensive? Champagne is often used as a generic term for sparkling wine. But, in fact, Champagne is only true Champagne if it's made here, in Champagne. About 150 ...

About a decade ago The Economist interviewed the director of the company that makes Cristal Champagne, one of the most expensive champagnes in the world favored by Russian tsars over history ...

Cava is Spain’s sparkling wine, which can be white or rosé. It is made in the same expensive, time-consuming way as Champagne – the traditional champenoise method – with only wines produced ...