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When Alison, the kids, and I came to Lexington this summer, my sister Jo Ann had left a birthday gift at my house for Ali. It was this bottle of 1993 Dom Pérignon.
We put the bottle in the refrigerator, intending to drink it before we returned to Pittsburgh, but we were so busy that week we never got around to it. Ali said, "We'll enjoy it the next time I am in Lexington."
So, this past Saturday evening we finally opened it. I just had to take a picture. The bottle is just too cool not to.
The wine is really good. The best champagne I have ever tasted. I could get used to it, if not for the price. I searched it on Google and saw what it sells for.
I'm glad I took the picture to remember the occasion. I doubt I will ever drink it again.
Of course, if anyone out there is at a loss for what to buy Ali and me for a Christmas gift...
It was delicious...
Posted by: Alison | November 30, 2005 at 18:11
Non, merci, je n'aime pas le champagne.
Posted by: Margaret | November 30, 2005 at 22:42
Looks good...as long as no fish eggs were killed in the making of this picture...
Posted by: Steph | December 01, 2005 at 10:00
I meant to tell you about this already, but I keep forgetting. I was recently at Whole Foods and talked with the wine specialist there. He's absolutely amazing and has never steered me wrong. He was telling me that not long ago, the vineyards that supply Dom and others of the like decided that they could use their own grapes to make a champagne with the same or better quality as the big names for 1/3 the cost. I can't remember the name of the champagne, but I'm getting ready to go buy some and was going to check in with him. I'll let you know the name of it when I have it in my hot little hands. I think it was about $40 bucks a bottle. Quite the savings!
Posted by: Linda | December 03, 2005 at 00:41
I have never had Dom, but I hope I get to taste it before I die.
Posted by: Susan | December 04, 2005 at 09:04
I'm ashamed to admit that I tasted it at a function in Belgium but it was totally wasted on me as an almost teetotaller. I can still remember the look of horror on the waiter's face when I asked to mix it with orange juice... *
*joke!
Posted by: Daisy | December 04, 2005 at 18:58
Thanks for the picture. I hope that it won't be the only contact with a bottle of Dom in my lifetime. Probably with a 1993 bottle though!
Posted by: Anne | December 08, 2005 at 03:56