I know what you're thinking:
"I bet he drinks champagne every day!"
So true.
Oh, you want to know the truth?
Okay, but remember, you asked for this.
Or I pretended you asked for it.
Whatever.
The truth is:
In France they keep all the sparkling wines behind the counter!
Like, it's too valuable and wonderful to trust the public with.
And champagne is tres cher.
Very expensive!
Ooh la la.
People say "Ooh la la" all the time here!
You wanted the truth.
And the truth is that the cheapest champagne starts at at least 20 euros. So I rarely drink it. But I do drink all kinds of proseccos and sparkling Rose's and so on. Some of these can get pretty cheap, and probably fairly disgusting, but they still keep them behind the counter!
Ninety euro bottle of bordeaux? Help yourself off the shelf Monsieur. Seven euro bottle of Cremant?
Oh no!
Ooh la la! We are afraid you will lose control!
And I might!
I drink a lot of sparking wines. And if they're not quite doing it for me?
I just add ice, aperol, and sparkling water, the humble Italian delight: An Aperol Spritz.
Thank god Itlay is always just around the corner here, ready to bail us out.
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