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How to Find the Best Champagne for You

December 19, 2025

The bigger producers of Champagne can make excellent wines, even at the entry level. Smaller grower-producers offer a different, often more distinctive expression of Champagne. Here are 10 big brands and 11 small growers well worth seeking out, and a glossary to help you navigate the selections.
These Champagnes have names you might recognize …

Taittinger’s understated wines, from the lacy, toasty, nonvintage Brut Réserve ($65) to the complex Comtes de Champagne blanc de blancs ($250).

Excerpt Taken From: The New York Times
Author: Eric Asimov

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