Lower priced Sparkling / Champagnes

[Anton_D]

@Jhart

For around $20 I find that Roederer Estate Brut and Rose over-deliver for the price point.

AGREE!

[DAVIDKIM]

Thank you all for the suggestions!

[Jeannean_Ryman]

Piper-Heidsieck Brut is just a tad over $30 here and is my favorite for a lower priced bubbly.

[Chris_E]

Just a tip: if you want people to know what you are recommending, abbreviations like that do no good. It also prevents anyone from using the search function to find info about a wine later.[/quote]

So instead of cruse I should say cruse wine company. Just like the what bedrock wine company are you drinking thread

[Neal.Mollen]

@Chris E

Just a tip: if you want people to know what you are recommending, abbreviations like that do no good. It also prevents anyone from using the search function to find info about a wine later.

So instead of cruse I should say cruse wine company. Just like the what bedrock wine company are you drinking thread[/quote]
Do what you want, but cruse pet nats was absolutely meaningless, and I bet not 1 in a hundred on this board would know “pet” is St. Laurent Petillant or that “nat” is Naturel Ricci Vineyard

[Ross_Massey]

Hild Elbling Sekt is the most consistently delicious sparkling wine I know of under $20.

[Al_Osterheld]

FWIW, pet-nat, aka pétillant-naturel is a style of sparkling wine in which the bubbles come from the primary fermentation (along with the haze and funk that often results) rather than a secondary fermentation. The “pet” isn’t part of the name of the St Laurent variety, and the “nat” isn’t part of the Ricci vineyard name.

Based on the Champagnes you enjoy, I expect pet-nats would generally not be your cup of tea.

-Al

[Craig_G]

@Neal.Mollen

It also prevents anyone from using the search function to find info about a wine later.

Totally lost by this.

[Jason_Hagen]

@Anton D

@Jhart

For around $20 I find that Roederer Estate Brut and Rose over-deliver for the price point.

AGREE!

Lot’s out there but this is one of the easiest to find. Sometimes Costco gets it too. I like to keep a few bottles in rotation, giving them 12 - 36 months of rest.

Jason

[Bob_Hunnicutt]

@Jhart

For around $20 I find that Roederer Estate Brut and Rose over-deliver for the price point.

My go-to bubbles I can find in any store for twenty bucks.

[Jorge_Henriquez]

@Al Osterheld

FWIW, pet-nat, aka pétillant-naturel is a style of sparkling wine in which the bubbles come from the primary fermentation (along with the haze and funk that often results) rather than a secondary fermentation. The “pet” isn’t part of the name of the St Laurent variety, and the “nat” isn’t part of the Ricci vineyard name.

Based on the Champagnes you enjoy, I expect pet-nats would generally not be your cup of tea.

-Al

Jeez Neal…and you call yourself a wine geek. The shame!

[Al_Osterheld]

Neal likes to cover up his hipster tendencies. He has an image to uphold, after all.

-Al

[DougS]

I’ll second suggestions for Roederer Estate (just as good as and almost indistinguishable from a whole lot of Champagne that’s twice the price or more) and Schramsberg Blanc de Blancs. Also, if you can find them, I really like Tissot Cremant Indigene and the estate grown Montlouis Brut from Chidaine (way better than the negociant bottling).

[Ron_F_r_e_e_d]

As David Sturek and Arnie Caplan stated above, Envoyer is a very good source for bubbles in this range. There have been a number of recent offers in or near this range.

[Nolan_E]

Graham Beck from S Africa is great. Blanc and Rose ~$15 and a vintage Rose ~$25 (that’s not worth the upcharge IMO).