"Champagne tastes sweet"

A flawed one! They must be on a budget.

I'm thinking he really means victory; the sweet taste of...victory.

As well, it is also possible, that the gentleman cannot differentiate between Dom Perignon and Prosecco...

He may also know which 'Champagne' they plan to use in celebration...

He is Stanford educated, I think he might be able to tell the difference....

moet and chandon nectar imperial is quite sweet

some of the demi-sec champanges are also a touch on the sweet side.

Maybe they are not actually drinking Champagne....and instead drinking the "Barefoot Bubbly!"

-mJ

As a historical note, in the 19th century sweeter champagne was the preference. At that time Russia was the top export market for Champagne, and demi-sec still sells better there than brut.

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:
He is Stanford educated, I think he might be able to tell the difference....

Yes, and he is clearly clever with his metaphorical speech.

Does anybody really believe they are buying real champagne and spraying it around, pouring it over each others' heads, etc.?

While I also have a problem with sparkling wine being called champagne, I doubt there is any team that would pop the good stuff. I would prefer the 96 Krug, but that is slightly more expensive, and much more of a waste, than a CA bubbly.

I think the Crocs had a St. Michelle bubbly IIRC.

Besides, Cleveland is a shot and a beer town. Even sparkling wine is an improvement on that.

Moo

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Does anybody really believe they are buying real champagne and spraying it around, pouring it over each others' heads, etc.?

Yes. As a Tiger fan, and a wine geek, I tried to spot what they were drinking in their celebrations last year, and (as I recall) some were spraying Heidsieck Blue Top on each other. It's not exactly '96 Krug, but it's not Ballatore either.

Irwin, is this post an indirect way to post sports in the wine thread?

tanglenet:
To quote many of my clients, "I plead guilty."

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Originally posted by Redhawk:

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Does anybody really believe they are buying real champagne and spraying it around, pouring it over each others' heads, etc.?

Yes. As a Tiger fan, and a wine geek, I tried to spot what they were drinking in their celebrations last year, and (as I recall) some were spraying Heidsieck Blue Top on each other. It's not exactly '96 Krug, but it's not Ballatore either.

Another yes here. I've seen MANY a Moet & Chandon label at sporting events. I first noticed this when their Brut Imperial was my "special occasion" bubbly and it made me wince every time I saw it happen.....


PH

Congrats to the Red Sox! What were they drinking?

When the Angels (my team dating back to my youth) won in 2002, they had special bottles to spray around. I'm sure it was filled with some near junk from California but the bottle itself was fantastic with team colors and logo. I failed to get one on eBay. I'm pretty sure this was World Series only.

I do remember reading that Greg Popovich had a few special bottles to drink with interested parties (Tony Parker and P.J. Carlissemo) after they won in 2003.

Neil

Make it into a Kir Royale!