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<table cellpadding="2" border="2"><tr><td><b>Wine, Region</b></td><td><b>Vintage</b></td><td><b>Rating</b></td><td><b>Comments</b></td></tr><tr><td>Cristal, Champagne Reims France</td><td>1995</td><td>* * * * *</td><td>Only the best, Very dry and oh soo tasty</td></tr><tr><td>Dom Perignon, France</td><td>1993</td><td>* * * * *</td><td>Maybe a bit tastier than Cristal, 'nuff said</td></tr><tr><td>Bollinger Special Cuvee, France</td><td>NV</td><td>* * *</td><td>Very nice taste, not overly dry, nicely sweet</td></tr><tr><td>Laurent-Perrier Brut</td><td>NV</td><td>* * *</td><td>Average for an expensive French champagne, a bit too dry</td></tr><tr><td>Pol Roger Brut</td><td>1990</td><td>* * * 1/2</td><td>A little better than the Laurent-Perrier, nicely sweet, dry</td></tr><tr><td>Louis Roderer Brut Premiere, Reims</td><td>NV</td><td>* * * * 1/2</td><td>Very very smooth, not at all too dry, Cristal lite</td></tr><tr><td>Nicolas Feuillatte, Reims</td><td>NV</td><td>* * *</td><td>Nicely light dry but not as good as others at that price range, a bit too dry</td></tr><tr><td>Dom Perignon, France</td><td>1996</td><td>* * * * *</td><td>Teh Mastar, just the perfect amount of dryness and smooth tasting I think 96 may be best</td></tr><tr><td>Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Reims</td><td>NV</td><td>* * * * *</td><td>A fantastic wine for the price, not quite Dom but 1/3rd the price, a bit more dry but nicely smooth, mmmm</td></tr><tr><td>Roderer Estates, Anderson Valley CA</td><td>NV</td><td>* * * 1/2</td><td>Smoother than some French wines, damn good for a Cali bubbly</td></tr><tr><td>Perrier-Jouet, Reims</td><td>NV</td><td>* * * *</td><td>Mmmmm, this is well worth buying at $28, Solid extra smooth brut, the English Brut (?) is smoother than Clicquot</td></tr><tr><td>Jordan, Russian River Valley CA</td><td>1999</td><td>* * * 1/2</td><td>California? This is a very nice smooth wine, feels like a French Champagne, priced like a cheap Reims but better than most CA</td></tr><tr><td>Gloria Ferrer Sonoma Brut, Sonoma CA</td><td>NV</td><td>* * * *</td><td>This is the best Cali "champagne" to buy, findable at $13 it is a damn good buy, very smooth but not too light, pleasurable +max</td></tr><tr><td>G.H. Mumm & Cie Classique, Reims</td><td>NV</td><td>* * * 1/2</td><td>Extra smooth, great sweetness, Pretty good but there are betters from Reims</td></tr><tr><td>Piper-Heidsieck, Reims</td><td>NV</td><td>* * 1/2</td><td>Rated 93 (I disagree) - Too sweet, not smooth or dry, makes me acidy</td></tr><tr><td>Mucha Sekt Brut, Czech Rep.</td><td>NV</td><td>* 1/2</td><td>Very sweet and not at all dry. Tastes cheap and wouldn't buy again. Attractive bottle though</td></tr><tr><td>Bohemia Sekt, Czech Rep.</td><td>NV</td><td>* 1/2</td><td>Even worse than Mucha but less than 1/2 star worse. Way too sweet. Forget this one</td></tr><tr><td>Bohemia Regia Brut, Czech Rep.</td><td>NV</td><td>* * 1/2</td><td>Very plain and common tasting. Dry and drinkable but not impressive.</td></tr></table>