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.

At just over $40 a bottle, it's the least expensive of the rosés on this list, and should be an absolute no-brainer buy if you see it on a shelf. Champagne Mailly Grand Cru is a cooperative ...

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 ...

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 ...

Most Champagne collectors stick with the classic grandes marques ... When this bottle sold for more than $70,000 at a 2004 Zachys sale in Beverly Hills, Calif., it became the most expensive bottle of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...