the perfect champagne for any budget

new years eve is tomorrow night and im sure there will be plenty of bubbly flowing.  if i could only drink one alcoholic beverage for the rest of my life, i would, without a doubt, choose champagne.  i love love LOVE it.  now, i say "champagne" but i am referring to all sparkling wines in general and not just "champagnes."  you may or may not know that a sparkling wine can only be called champagne if it is made from the grapes of the champagne region of france.  all champagnes are sparkling wines, but not all sparkling wines are champagnes :)  moving right along... 

 here are my champagne/sparkling wine recommendations for NYE or whenever:

UNDER $10

cristalino brut.  around $8

UNDER $20

scharffenberger brut.  around $15

UNDER $30

nicholas feuilatte brut.  around $25-30

UNDER $50

perrier jouet brut.  around $40

moet & chandon brut imperial.  around $42

UNDER $100

bollinger brut.  around $60

billecart salmon brut rose.  around $80

UNDER $200

krug brut non-vintage.  anywhere from $150-200

pommery cuvee louise.  around $160

SPLURGE

dom perignon brut rose.  around $475

as you can see, i prefer a dry non-sweet sparkling wine and have also included roses.  who doesnt like pink sparkly things?  sparkling roses have such a wonderful color and are a great way to change it up a bit.  i tried to select wines that werent SO recognizable and popular.  try something new and exciting!  most of these champagnes/sparkling wines can be picked up at your local market/liquor store.  some of the more unique and hard-to-finds may require a specialty wine shop.  if youre in the costa mesa/newport beach area you could hit up hi time wine cellars.  also, bevmo should carry and have most of these selections in stock.  and of course, there is always bristol farms - which carries all of these lovely wines!

CHEERS!