Adding: we went to the wine store and got recommended a no-name small producer champagne that was fantastic and turned our party champagne only, for way less than any of the big, highly advertised commercial brands.

For a half or quarter glass toast? Who cares?

Anonymous wrote:This would very much boil down to personal taste. You can't go wrong with either. Neither is "better."

This is subjective. Both are good.

Tattinger, always.

I would just like to say how much I am enjoying the autocorrect to "Mort."

Hey, there, honey, I'm Mort, and this is my bubbly.

Moet Rose

Anonymous wrote:This would very much boil down to personal taste. You can't go wrong with either. Neither is "better."

the question is which would you choose

Mort, for sure.

Vueve over Moet for me but that’s mostly for specific nostalgic reasons.

I assume this is a catering package? Caterers get these bottles at a steep discount from retail and their discount on lesser known houses will be far less. So even if Vueve is 50 in the store and something else is 50 in the store, vueve will be cheaper in the catering package.

But if you can go off list why not look at something like a Moncuit extea Brut Blanc de Blanc?

Available at MacArthur for 50…

https://www.bassins.com/nv-pierre-moncuit-extra-brut-delios-pre-arrival

That’s a step above Vueve in my opinion for about the same price (before concessions/promotions of course).

This would very much boil down to personal taste. You can't go wrong with either. Neither is "better."

I like Moet but you can’t go wrong with Veuve

None of those in Brut are sweet. Some are a little more austere.
Taittinger, Veuve Cliquot would be my picks.

Anonymous wrote:I did a whole test taste once, including dom at some hotel and found out I liked Perrier-Jouët. But I don't like sweet at all.

I’m a terrible judge. I love sweet dessert wine.

I did a whole test taste once, including dom at some hotel and found out I liked Perrier-Jouët. But I don't like sweet at all.

Which would you choose? (assume $9 price difference per bottle is irrelevant)
Or would you strongly recommend something else?