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Article: Romantic sparkling wines for less than $20 a pop
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- February 4, 1998
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It's a pity to toast the love of your life in an economical
fashion, but sometimes it's a necessity.
Of course, you and your sweetheart deserve a romantic,
sky's-the-limit bubbly. But there are those credit-card bills,
mortgage payments, car loans and all the other annoyances that stand
between us and total self-indulgence.
So Dom Perignon is out. Even the typical nonvintage brut
Champagne looks pricey at $25 to $35, especially when you're thinking
about multiple bottles. In the spirit of frugality - but not
excruciating frugality - we'll hold the line at $20.
That limit excludes some of the finest sparkling wines from
California - Iron Horse, Schramsberg, Roederer Estate's Ermitage and ...