Grower Champagne

In the spirit of recent posts, I offer you a hot little tip for the New Year...
With the Euro going nowhere but up, most of us may not again have the chance to sample some of the better sparklers Champagne has to offer. Grower Champagnes are essentially smaller production sparklers from within the region that don't necessarily have the provenance or heritage to run with the big dogs. Fortunately, this means they end up being better values. This doesn't make them any less worthy of your attention, however.
For more on Grower Champagnes, watch a video featuring Terry Thiese from the gang over at Thames River.