On Jan 7, 8:54�am, DaleW > wrote:
> On Jan 5, 4:37�pm, Mark Lipton > wrote:
>
> > Both were fine wines, but the Diebolt-Vallois I found closer to my taste
> > than the more leesy Larmandier-Bernier. �Jean preferred the latter,
> > though. �Both were excellent with the selection of food at the party.
>
> I think preferences in Champagne are interesting, kind of hard to
> correlate to any other type of wine. You can't really say the people
> who like modern Bordeaux more than old style or high acid Chablis over
> ripe vintage Meursault are more likely to go for one style of bubbles
> than the other. At least in my experience.

My preferences tend to be fairly broad depending on my mood or the fod
and occasion. I tend to like the more fruit driven wines in the
summer or with apps and the leesy, yeasty wines in the winter or with
substantial foods. I never pass up a glass of Rose.