Forbes has a list of the most expensive champagnes of 2006
When it comes to champagne, Americans tend to think less is more. And in many cases, it is.
Though they drink fewer bottles than those who live in countries such as France and Britain, when Americans do go for the fizz, it is more likely to be a high-end champagne–a vintage or prestige cuvee–rather than what is consumed in Europe where there are numerous house brands and discount labels on the supermarket shelves.
“Vintage champagnes and prestige cuvees,” says Sam Heitner of the Office of Champagne USA, a trade association that speaks for the grape growers and houses of Champagne, France, “represent a higher proportion of sales in the U.S. than in other markets.”
If you want to go for the most expensive bubbles, get yourself a bottle of Krug, Clos du Mesnil 1995 (US$750). The cheapest of the top-5 is also a Krug 1995, which sells for US$200. The other three are Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1998 (US$575), Dom Pérignon Rosé 1996 (US$400), and Salon Le Mesnil 1996 (US$300)
Personally, I go for a perfectly drinkable 25-euro Champagne from my local supermarket.
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