Épernay Champagne house recommendations

[Tvrtko_C]

@Brad Baker

Regarding 520, where else can you find that selection all in one place? I don’t think you can. That is the main base for my comment on it being the best Champagne shop in the world. It also has great service and Pierre-Yves Cainjo (proprietor) has an incredible pulse for what is going on in Champagne. The reason he has such a great selection is that he has a long relationship with just about every producer in Champagne.

Yes, you can find some of the wines at 520 for less in other shops in Champagne, probably at some spots around Europe, and at producer’s cellars, but where else can you find all of them in one place. Overall, I don’t think the pricing is high. He could charge a lot more for some of the wines if he wanted to.

Apparently, we agree that it’s a very good shop. What we don’t agree on is I think they charge unusually high mark-ups for very many of the wines on the list, you don’t.

I’m OK with that situation .

[Brad_Baker]

Tvrtko,

Well said. I can certainly understand what you are saying.

[Arv_R]

We had an NV Delahaie Brut Premier [Champagne] the last few days. It’s from Epernay, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The SO thought it tasted more like a low level Cava. (I can’t differentiate that, but she claims she can). About the same price as the well known advertised grand marques, but not to our tastes. An easy pass for us.