June 04, 2004

• Tarquin Fintimlinbinwinbimlim Bus Stop F'tang F'tang Ole Biscuit-Barrel, 44, an artist from Edinburgh, described the French champagne as "very silly".
• Tarkan, internationally-known pop star from Turkey, described the French champagne as "
• Cock cock guzzle?
• You tempt me, flashman. But I am promised to another.
• If i'm not mistaken, there is more than one champagne house in France.
• Ray Bradbury described the champagne as 'skitst
• When reached for comment about all of the negative comments from other celebrities critical of French champagne, Ellen Feiss commented, "It's kind of............................... a bummer."
• "d1d0r0x666" in the Dido fan forums says that the vaunted chanteuse is writing a song about English Champagne entitled "A Flute Fulla Bullpiss" which she's going to make available in mp3 and streaming audio as soon as it's mixed properly. No comment about adding an Eminem rap track yet, but one can yet dream...
• Koko, a great ape, described the French champagne as "ook ook ook OOK OOK." He downed it in one mighty swig, then smashed the British imitation against a boulder while scratching himself thoughtfully. PF, are you blogging from the plane??
• did someone say cock punch?
• Jared Smokeston, a self-professed redneck from Paducah, Kentucky, poured French champagne down the sewers and proceeded to burn the French flag. Then he went to the liquor store for some English "freedom bubbly".
• Jim Loy quite likes it. All of it.
• nope, I leave this afternoon @ 5 heures, I am blogging in the dizzy awfulness of way too many hours awake
• Well, I'm from hillbilly country, and I have to say that I much prefer a glass of Kentucky or Tennessee Corn Drippins to champagne, mostly because the bubbly, it gives me bad migraines. I'll see your Moet and raise you a Knob Creek.
• Turkmen patriots everywhere reject French champagne as an insult to their proud and independent country and its great leader. Glorious "Wild Turkmen" melon brandy now national tipple.
• I'll see your Moet and raise you a Knob Creek. *knob raises* CRREEEEEAAAK!
• Flashboy, that's pronounced "coach coach gooo-zel", so keep your pants on. Here in the Land of the Famous Potatos we say, "Tres tr
• "...tested alongside a bottle of Tesco Premier Cru Champagne Brut...." "In a blind tasting on the streets of Glasgow between a bottle of Three Choirs Classic Cuv
• Actually, I've tasted some pretty uninspiring expensive French Champagne, including one where bottle claimed it had a hint of apples and grass. It tasted like lwn clippings in mild apple cider. That said, I've never tasted a cheap champagne or champenois (since only the Champaigne region may legally call it Champagne these days...) that I liked. I *have* tried French champagnes that were good enough to make me see what the fuss is about, notably Veuve Clicquot and Krug. The latter is a little expensive for casual drinking, though.
• zedcaster: I also find it interesting that many of the laypersons sampling the wine seemed to judge it entirely on sweetness, which can happen because people are so used to sweet drinks and snacks. I was much more interested in the opinions of the wine experts than whoever-the-hell-thy-found-in-front-of-the-grocery-store.
• I second that, musingmel; a truly good Moet (or even cuvee Chandon from California) is an acquired taste. Joe Six-pack knows Bartles & James, maybe, but sadly has little exposure to the good stuff. Snobbery? You bet. Fine things need to be approached incrementally. Of course this whole situation could be easily rectified if producers simply LOWERED THEIR PRICES because we are in a WINE GLUT, but like DeBeers, seem to want to ride it out and gouge from scarcity. (n.b.: SKIP the California stuff for the nonce-- you'll find better values among the French at your store RIGHT NOW!)
• I've got a bottle of this sitting in the lounge waiting for the Oz election.
• Ah, DeBeers. You know your company's questionable when you're worried that the US government might actually do something about your monopoly if you set up shop there. In the beginning: "Give us exclusive rights to your mine, or Vinnie will break your knees." Today: "Give us exclusive rights to your mine, or we'll flood the market with what you're producing and destroy your business." Cheers! /offtopic
• I haven't had the good fortune to sample your Chanoine, but I can say I've been lucky enough with the offices of a generous friend to become familiar with the charms of a similar product--the Krug Brut Rose. BONE DRY. Tiny, tiny bubbles. Silky mouthfeel, almost like a Clicquot, but with much less nose... (sigh) I miss my rich friend.
• (the Cli' '95, i mean...)
• Wot are clacurrans buds, Wolof?
• friends of clacurrans - duh. ;)
• It makes sense to compare cheap French wine to cheap English wine - because people who are looking for bottles under 10L won't go for expensive French wine, even if it is better. This is a review for the casual consumer, not for someone looking for a very fine wine. But this is good to know - for someone looking for a bottle under 10L and has a taste for sweet wines, it's worth it trying the English brand. I feel the same way about Ontario - the wines from Niagra might not always match the top of the world, but (in Ontario) they are often better than wines at the same price from elsewhere. $12 will get you a cheap Californian or French, but a very good Ontarioan (I would especially recommend Inniskillan - they are reliably good). So buying Ontario means that even I, as a student, can find a wine that's affordable, and yet still good enough to give to people who have better taste than I do.
• for someone looking for a bottle under 10L Ten litres?
• Wolof: You hope. I think Johnny's recent visit suggested if you all vote Labor, the Marines they send in to make you Runway Two will be drinking your champagne.
• Yeah, right, it'll fuck up the alliance, blah, blah, I am the only one who can talk to the Americans, arse, fuck, toenail, etc.
• Toenail??
• Ten litres? I so want to party with y'all. *hic*