Unlock the secrets of festive wine and champagne shopping with our latest episode, where we reveal how to snag top-tier bubbly without breaking the bank. Curious about how to find irresistible deals on holiday champagne? We’ll walk you through the enchanting world of GH Mum Brut Grand Cordon Rosé, a standout choice from the Grand Cru vineyards that’s both elegant and delightfully complex. With its predominantly Pinot Noir blend, this champagne offers an exquisite balance of crispness, brioche notes, and a smooth finish—perfect for elevating your holiday celebrations.
If you’ve ever felt the thrill of landing a $50 bottle for just $25 (at a local Chicago Chain Store), you’re going to love our insights on finding the best wine bargains this season. With wine sales taking a dip, many shops are slashing prices, offering you the chance to explore upscale flavors at a fraction of the cost. We’ll also give you a sneak peek into our CheapWineFighter.com feature, where we dive into budget-friendly finds like a promising Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon. Keep your spirits high and your wallet happy as we guide you through a season of affordable indulgence. Cheers to a holiday filled with great wine and even better savings!
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Holiday Champagne and Wine Purchasing Tips
Speaker 1
0:05
Welcome
.
It's
a
domain
date
for
CheapWinefightercom
,
with
kind
of
the
start
of
our
holiday
party
season
with
the
wine
,
an
upscale
wine
,
and
there's
a
story
to
be
had
behind
this
on
what
to
be
looking
for
this
holiday
season
when
you
purchase
wine
.
What
I've
got
today
is
the
GH
Mum
Brut
Grand
Cordon
Rosé
Champagne
.
It's
normally
see
on
the
internet
,
I
saw
,
for
like
$50
to
$65
.
This
is
not
a
wine
that
a
cheap
wine
finder
would
be
doing
.
Normally
we
would
try
to
find
something
from
California
or
maybe
from
different
parts
of
France
where
the
prices
aren't
so
high
,
but
this
was
at
one
of
the
largest
wine
chains
in
Chicago
area
and
beyond
$25
.
The
Grand
Cordon
Brut
not
the
Rosé
was
$50
.
This
is
the
Companion
.
It's
the
same
house-style
wine
,
only
this
is
the
Rosé
,
and
Mums
is
known
for
their
Rosé
,
their
Pinot
Noir
.
This
might
be
the
more
desirable
bottling
and
it's
half
half
price
champagne
.
It's
like
my
luckiest
day
.
And
here's
something
Wine
sales
are
off
by
8%
and
all
these
wine
shops
out
there
are
going
to
go
.
We
need
to
try
to
make
that
up
in
the
last
month
or
last
yeah
,
about
the
last
month
.
There's
only
about
five
yeah
,
about
a
week
to
go
before
we
hit
December
and
you're
going
to
find
sales
.
You're
going
to
find
wines
that
you're
going
to
go
,
you
know
.
So
follow
their
flyers
,
follow
your
local
shop's
internet
,
and
you're
going
to
see
wines
that
if
you're
not
even
thinking
about
buying
it
,
it's
at
a
price
you
have
to
buy
it
at
.
I
mean
,
you're
going
to
go
,
I'm
going
to
go
in
for
that
and
that's
what
they
want
.
They
want
you
to
go
in
and
you
buy
one
,
and
the
price
is
so
good
Maybe
we
should
buy
two
.
And
they're
going
to
try
to
make
up
that
8%
this
holiday
season
Because
,
you
know
,
the
last
thing
they
want
after
New
Year's
Eve
is
over
.
They
don't
want
any
wine
in
their
warehouse
,
they
want
to
sell
it
all
off
as
much
as
possible
,
and
having
10%
,
10%
more
isn't
good
.
Speaker 1
2:32
So
what
is
this
GH
Mumbrut
Grand
Cordon
Rosé
Champagne
all
about
?
First
of
all
,
the
Grand
Cordon
is
a
red
ribbon
or
a
slash
that
is
awarded
to
the
highest
quality
champagnes
,
and
the
bottle
has
this
red
ribbon
across
it
and
for
the
length
of
the
bottle
it's
an
indentation
.
It
is
really
classy
looking
.
You
want
to
show
off
,
you
put
your
thumb
in
there
and
you
go
oh
my
,
that's
really
nice
.
Speaker 1
3:03
I
mean
just
the
presentation
,
simple
but
effective
,
and
what
this
is
is
mostly
Pinot
Noir
,
and
a
lot
of
it
is
from
Grand
Cru
Champagne
vineyards
.
And
then
you
got
Pinot
Mouinet
,
and
Pinot
Mouinet
is
one
of
the
three
grapes
.
It's
a
red
grape
and
then
followed
by
Chardonnay
.
So
a
Blanc
de
Blanc
wine
is
white
from
white
.
That's
a
Chardonnay
wine
.
Speaker 1
3:33
A
Blanc
de
Noir
is
a
red-based
one
,
and
that
could
be
Pinot
Noir
and
Pinot
Mounais
.
So
what's
a
rosé
Champagne
has
white
juice
,
pinot
Mounais
has
white
juice
,
so
they
just
pull
the
skins
out
of
that
and
it's
white
.
And
that's
why
champagne
looks
like
a
white
wine
,
but
Pinot
Noir
has
color
to
it
.
So
what
they
do
is
they
pull
the
skins
like
they
would
for
many
Pinot
Noirs
,
because
a
Blanc
de
Noir
is
a
white
wine
from
red
grapes
.
But
they
also
ferment
about
15%
of
the
Pinot
Noir
on
skins
,
which
gives
it
tannins
and
that
type
of
thing
.
But
they
don't
want
too
many
tannins
because
that's
going
to
give
it
a
richness
that
they
don't
want
for
champagne
,
which
you
want
this
length
,
and
you
just
want
this
subtle
cohesiveness
of
the
wine
.
So
they
blend
in
from
the
white
the
skinless
skin
contact
,
no
skin
texture
,
pinot
Noir
in
with
that
,
and
there
you
go
.
So
you've
got
the
red
wine
,
kind
of
in
a
not
the
easiest
way
in
the
world
to
do
it
.
It's
something
they
only
kind
of
do
in
Champagne
France
,
though
anybody
else
can
do
it
,
but
it's
kind
of
you're
putting
more
effort
into
it
.
So
there
you
go
,
and
plus
it's
the
second
fermentation
.
Speaker 1
5:01
Pinot
Noir
is
a
ferment
at
once
and
then
they
bottle
it
.
After
they
blend
it
,
they
bottle
it
and
they
put
a
little
bit
of
yeast
,
a
little
bit
of
sugar
in
every
bottle
,
put
a
temporary
cap
on
it
,
turn
it
a
quarter
turn
every
three
days
for
two
years
.
The
minimum
is
18
months
a
year
and
a
half
.
So
this
is
six
months
over
that
.
And
the
longer
you
have
it
in
that
bottle
,
the
more
the
bubbles
get
incorporated
,
because
the
fermentation
process
,
eating
the
sugar
up
,
does
give
up
carbon
.
It
does
give
the
bottles
,
but
it's
got
nowhere
to
go
.
So
it
goes
back
into
the
wine
and
it
also
gives
a
creaminess
because
the
yeast
in
there
also
adds
that
to
the
flavor
.
So
after
two
years
.
So
this
is
a
legitimately
nice
champagne
,
better
than
nice
.
Mum's
a
great
champagne
house
.
Speaker 1
5:52
Go
and
have
a
sip
.
It's
got
great
length
,
it's
got
crispness
,
it's
got
really
nice
fruits
,
touch
of
brioche
to
it
,
a
little
bit
of
crusty
bread
,
a
little
bit
of
vanilla
,
great
acidity
.
It's
got
length
.
It
kind
of
goes
on
for
a
while
and
it
kind
of
disappears
from
your
mouth
.
It's
Brut
,
which
is
a
dry
wine
,
but
it's
like
the
.
Of
all
the
dry
designations
,
it's
the
sweetest
,
which
might
sound
weird
,
but
that's
what
I'm
saying
.
But
it
kind
of
disappears
in
your
mouth
a
little
bit
,
which
is
good
champagne
should
do
.
It
should
hit
your
palate
and
then
kind
of
disappear
A
little
bit
different
than
a
red
wine
which
will
you
have
this
length
and
it
kind
of
get
chewy
and
stuff
.
No
,
this
champagne
,
you
shouldn't
be
doing
that
with
champagne
.
This
has
this
almost
kind
of
disappears
,
not
quite
because
it's
not
that
dry
.
The
drier
the
wine
,
the
quicker
it'll
evaporate
on
your
palate
.
But
it
starts
to
do
that
.
That's
a
really
nice
thing
,
starts
to
do
that
.
That's
a
really
nice
thing
.
Couldn't
resist
.
Took
another
sip
.
It's
got
a
really
balanced
,
really
nice
flavor
to
it
.
Speaker 1
7:11
They
did
their
GH
.
Mum's
been
around
since
the
I
think
it's
1826
.
I
mean
,
it's
been
around
for
a
long
,
long
time
.
I
think
it's
going
on
its
200th
anniversary
in
a
couple
of
years
and
their
rosé
wine
is
from
1952
.
So
that's
a
good
long
time
too
.
Speaker 1
7:26
And
they're
kind
of
renowned
for
their
rosés
and
their
use
of
Pinot
Noir
,
which
is
my
personal
favorite
.
I
like
I
mean
,
I've
never
turned
down
a
champagne-based
Pinot
.
I
mean
champagne
,
but
I
kind
of
prefer
the
Pinot
Noir
,
pinot
Monet
thing
,
and
Pinot
Monet
is
a
grape
you
rarely
see
any
other
place
other
than
other
than
champagne
,
but
it's
in
a
lot
of
the
wines
.
You
just
don't
know
it
.
So
this
is
the
way
I
like
Finding Bargains on Wine and Champagne
Speaker 1
7:55
it
.
Speaker 1
7:55
And
at
$25
,
half
price
champagne
,
that's
the
way
I
really
like
it
.
So
there
you
are
Look
for
bargains
.
Wine
shops
are
going
to
want
to
get
you
in
the
door
.
They're
going
to
be
looking
for
different
ways
to
go
.
Oh
,
look
at
that
price
.
We
should
buy
that
.
Remember
it
was
$45
last
month
and
now
it's
$20
?
We've
got
to
go
and
get
that
.
So
there
you
go
.
This
is
Domain
Dave
,
cheapwinefightercom
.
Three
times
a
week
we
write
up
a
review
of
value-priced
wine
,
and
half-priced
champagne
is
value-priced
and
then
we
put
it
on
the
website
CheapWineFightercom
and
we
plug
in
the
microphone
and
here
we
are
right
now
talking
to
you
and
about
to
say
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
.
Bye-bye
,
I've
got
a
couple
of
days
or
so
I've
got
a
Paso
Robles
Cabernet
Sauvignon
inexpensive
,
one
back
to
inexpensive
.
So
,
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
and
have
a
nice
holiday
.
Adios
,
bye-bye
.
