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Perrier Jouet 1996 Fleur de Champagne Gift Set

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Champagnes
True champagnes are produced only in the cold climate of the Champagne region of France, about 90 miles NE of Paris.



Dom Perignon 1996 with Gift Box (WA 98)
Krug NV Brut Rose (WS 96)
Krug NV Grande Cuvee (WS 96)
Bollinger 1996 Grande Annee Brut Champagne (WS 95)
Nicolas Feuillatte Champagne Palmes d'Or (WS 95)
Bollinger NV Brut Special Cuvee (WS 93)
Laurent Perrier 1997 Rose Cuvee Alexandra Grand Siecle (WS 93)
Moet & Chandon NV Brut Imperial Rose (WS 92)
Mumm Champagne Brut Cordon Rouge (WS 90)

Sparkling Wines
Other regions and countries of origin.

Chandon Sparkling Wine Blanc de Noirs US-CA (WS 91)
Roederer Estate Anderson Valley Brut US-CA (WS 90)
Nino Franco Prosecco Italy (WA 90)
Argyle 1999 Brut US-OR (WS 91)
Dom. Ste. Michelle NV Sparkling Blanc de Blanc US-WA (WS 89)
Principessa Gavia 2002 Rosa Regale Brachetto Sparkling Wine Italy (N/R)
Segura Viudas NV Aria Heredad Spain (WS 90)

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Gift Sets
Champagne also makes an elegant gift?for
that charming hostess or a deserving colleague. Wine.com has champagne sets designed to please the most discerning recipients on your gift list.

At an attractive price is the Perrier Jouet 1996 Fleur de Champagne Gift Set (WS 92), a light bodied, distinctive champagne in the signature flower bottle that comes with two celebratory glass flutes to match.

From Veuve Clicquot, named for the ?great lady? who inherited the Clicquot winery and made it the exceptional champagne producer that it is today, is the Veuve Clicquot 1996 Brut La Grande Dame with Gift Box.The set includes a bottle of Veuve Clicquot's finest La Grand Dame Brut (WS 94), a crisp, elegant champagne and a beautiful, hardcover picture book detailing the history of the Clicquot Champagne house.

Wine.com?s Charles Heidsieck NV Brut Reserve with two flutes (WS 92), priced at only $29.99, is so attractive, you?ll want to buy several. This is a champagne with body and substance and the two elegant flutes along with a matching gift box make it perfect for giving.

According to the CIVC (the French Association of Champagne Growers and Houses), the champagne stopper that comes with the Mumm NV Brut Cordon Rouge gift set (WS 90) is the best way to preserve an opened bottle of champagne.

Champagne Flutes
To keep your bubbly bubbly, serve it in the best flutes. Sur la Table is offering 6 diamond cut, heat-polished stemmed Stoelzle-Oberglas Champagne Flutes for only $34.95.

Add some pizzazz to your champagne service with these dishwasher-safe, distinctive Red Champagne Flutes also at Sur La Table.

For Further Reading
While sipping your sparklers, you might enjoy these top-rated books on champagne from Amazon.com:

? World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine, Revised and Updated Edition by Tom Stevenson

? Champagne Guide, by Eric Glatre

? When Champagne Became French: Wine and the Making of a National Identity, by Kolleen M. Guy

? 2000 Champagnes, by Richard Juhlin

The Champagne Companion: The Authoritative Connoisseur's Guide, by Michael Edwards

Now find out how to choose the right champagne for your occasion or menu, how to keep it at its bubbliest, and how to serve it most beautifully with CF's
Champagne Refresher Course.

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If there?s one glass any wine lover will love, it?s Riedel?s Blind Tasting Glass. With this solid black crystal glass, you?re forced to concentrate on aroma and flavor. Tasting without visual cues is tougher than you think. Many people can?t even distinguish between a white or a red, let alone value-priced versus high end wines. One pair per taster is ideal to really play the game. Amazon?s bargain pricing allows you to buy several sets?great for dinner and wine tasting parties. Check out the latest trends in Extrasensory Dining and Drinking>

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The All-American Cheese and Wine Book, Werlin's update on this fascinating and rapidly growing trend, with inspired pairings and luscious photographs.

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