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 ...

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Alcohol comparison site Under The Label provided us with a list of the top 10 most expensive bottles of Champagne in the world. Check them out below.

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.

“That equates to: 55 percent vintage character, 35 percent Champagne character, 10 percent Roederer character,” Mr. Lécaillon said. Before the perpetual reserve, Roederer’s multivintage ...