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[quote=Anonymous]Sparkling wine is my drink of choice.  Korbel is awful.  So is Sofia.  But the wines suggested above are way more expensive.  What's your price range?  Under $20 at Safeway (on sale, closer to $15), you could get Gruet (made in New Mexico, believe it or not), Chandon (the US affiliate of Moet & Chandon), Piper Heidsieck, Gloria Ferrer, or Graham Beck (S African).  Get a brut, unless you know your audience well.  
If you want to spend a little more, the suggestions above are good, and you probably won't go wrong with any true champagne (from the Champagne region of France, unlike the wines I suggested above).  I've read advice that says a cheap (which will probable be at least $30) champagne is better than a comparably priced sparkling.  I don't know if that's always true, but it is true I haven't had bad champagne, but I have had bad sparkling wine.
If you want to spend less, I'd go with a cava (Spanish sparkling) or a prosecco (Italian sparkling), but ASK someone at your wine store.  Some cavas and proseccos are ridiculously sweet, and some are incredible deals--dry, bubbly, delicious, and cheap (in other words, perfect!).  [/quote]

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