Can a $20 champagne really hold its own against the high-end bottles with posh labels? Join me, Domain Dave, as we uncork the mystery behind Costco’s Kirkland Signature Brut Champagne, crafted by none other than Manuel Janison, a winemaker with roots in the elite grand cru towns of Champagne. Despite its modest price point, this sparkling wine boasts a lineage worthy of the most sophisticated palate. With notes of lemon, apple, and a touch of creaminess, this bubbly not only tantalizes the taste buds but offers a fascinating story of how tradition meets affordability.
Join the tasting journey and discover how Manuel Janison, hailing from a family once associated with luxury titan LVMH, brings his expertise to a champagne that challenges the norm. We’ll explore what makes this bottle not just a bargain but a genuine contender in the world of sparkling wines, discussing its elegant design and comparing it to more renowned brands like GH Mumm’s Grand Cordon Brut Rosé. Whether you’re a champagne enthusiast or simply love a good deal, this episode will expand your horizons on what quality champagne can be at a surprisingly accessible price.
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Speaker 1
0:06
hey
,
it's
domain
Dave
.
Again
for
cheap
wine
.
Fighter
calm
.
Another
wine
review
.
This
one
is
a
Costco
champagne
.
It's
been
around
for
a
few
years
now
and
it's
a
real
champagne
.
It's
1999
.
Neither
Aldi
or
Trader
Joe's
kept
their
1999
price
.
They're
now
five
to
six
bucks
more
expensive
.
Aldi
held
the
price
and
this
is
the
what
do
?
We
got
here
the
Kirkland
Signature
Brut
Champagne
and
I
got
it
down
as
the
2024
edition
.
I
don't
know
if
this
is
a
different
wine
than
last
year
or
the
year
before
.
I
don't
know
if
they
bought
a
whole
bunch
at
one
time
to
keep
the
price
down
and
kept
on
releasing
it
over
time
.
Or
has
this
been
made
for
them
this
year
?
The
label's
the
same
,
the
blend's
the
same
and
the
winemaker's
the
same
.
Speaker 1
0:58
It's
Manuel
Janison
.
He's
a
third
generation
winemaker
.
He
had
a
champagne
house
that
his
grandfather
founded
in
a
grand
crew
town
in
champagne
,
and
it
was
uh
,
since
1923
,
and
jannison
was
part
of
the
lvhm
group
or
lvmh
.
I
forgot
what
is
.
That
is
a
company
that
has
all
the
finest
brands
,
elite
brands
in
the
world
.
They
do
Dior
,
they
do
Givenchy
,
they
do
Marc
Jacobs
,
louis
Vuitton
and
for
champagnes
they
did
,
for
example
,
dom
Perignon
and
Moet
and
Chandon
Some
of
the
biggest
names
and
this
Janison
Etville
was
part
of
that
group
.
Now
they
decided
to
stop
selling
the
Januson
wine
Manuel
Januson's
wines
and
the
grapes
.
The
vineyards
were
in
a
very
elite
place
.
They
started
selling
them
off
so
you
can
get
these
grapes
now
in
Moet
and
Dam
.
Now
I
don't
think
that
group
has
anything
to
do
with
this
wine
.
I
think
they
stopped
that
and
I
noticed
that
Manuel
Janison
has
a
winery
in
South
America
.
He's
doing
other
projects
,
but
the
champagne
part
of
that
seems
to
be
over
.
They're
now
growers
again
,
but
that's
a
pretty
good
provenance
for
these
wines
.
Somebody
who
was
making
wines
in
that
elite
brand
is
making
this
$20
champagne
for
Costco
.
Speaker 1
2:39
So
you
go
oh
,
it's
too
cheap
.
It
can't
be
that
cheap
.
What's
going
wrong
here
?
Nothing
,
I
mean
.
This
guy
has
been
around
forever
.
I
mean
the
uh
23
,
it's
100
years
is
that
they
had
the
wine
we
had
been
around
.
It's
no
longer
.
It's
still
there
,
but
it's
it's
growing
grapes
,
not
making
wine
,
and
he's
learned
from
his
father
,
learned
from
his
grandfather
.
It's
one
of
those
things
.
So
this
is
legitimate
champagne
and
it's
got
a
backstory
that's
not
too
bad
.
Speaker 1
3:05
So
let
me
take
a
taste
.
It's
bright
and
crisp
.
It's
really
kind
of
light
.
On
the
palate
it's
lemons
and
apples
and
a
little
bit
of
creaminess
.
In
the
mid
palate
there
was
some
maybe
dried
pineapple
,
a
little
bit
of
spice
.
It's
got
nice
long
flavors
,
crisp
and
clean
.
This
clean
,
this
is
a
brute
which
is
a
dry
wine
.
There's
a
couple
different
levels
of
dry
and
brutes
.
The
fruits
is
dry
,
that's
most
close
to
sweet
.
Uh
,
that's
champagne's
weird
,
I
don't
know
how
to
tell
you
anything
else
.
And
this
is
a
legitimate
french
champagne
twenty
dollars
.
It's
worth
tasting
,
it's
worth
buying
.
Speaker 1
3:58
We
recently
you
can
check
out
the
Cheap
Wine
Finder
website
we
did
GH
Mumm's
Grand
Cordon
Brut
Rose
,
which
we
found
for
$25
on
sale
over
the
Thanksgiving
holidays
and
that's
a
wine
that
sells
anywhere
from
50
to
65
wines
.
And
that
was
different
than
this
.
That
had
a
balance
and
it
had
a
few
things
going
for
it
.
But
this
one
doesn't
have
.
But
at
20
bucks
this
thing
rocks
.
Speaker 1
4:26
This
thing
is
a
really
good
champagne
.
It's
legitimate
and
it
tastes
great
and
it
sips
great
and
it
is
in
a
really
nice
bottle
.
It's
a
little
bit
fatter
than
the
usual
champagne
bottle
.
It
looks
good
,
made
by
somebody
who
was
part
of
a
major
elite
brand
and
he
makes
a
good
bubbly
.
Now
.
I'm
gonna
take
a
sip
.
Speaker 1
4:52
Now
I
don't
know
why
it's
20
bucks
.
I
would
imagine
that
he
bought
the
grapes
.
They've
been
there
for
a
hundred
years
.
He
must
have
contacts
with
the
growers
.
Now
I
don't
know
why
it's
20
bucks
.
I
would
imagine
that
he
bought
the
grapes
.
They've
been
there
for
100
years
.
He
must
have
contacts
with
the
growers
who
you
know
,
sometimes
Moet
and
Shandong
,
their
entry
level
you
know
it's
$40
.
Wine
uses
over
100
vineyards
.
So
you
buy
a
little
bit
,
a
little
bit
of
that
,
and
I
imagine
this
guy's
got
contacts
everywhere
,
so
he's
got
a
little
bit
of
grapes
here
and
there
.
Speaker 1
5:22
Another
thing
is
the
high-end
champagnes
and
usually
,
and
also
in
Bordeaux
and
Napa
,
the
first
time
they
press
the
grapes
,
that's
the
first
run
,
and
all
the
elite
high-end
wines
only
use
first
run
wines
and
then
they
sell
off
the
rest
of
it
.
Is
the
second
pressing
that
bad
?
No
,
not
really
,
but
it's
they're
.
They're
the
best
of
the
best
.
You
know
it's
.
It's
not
that
.
Not
that
you
could
probably
tell
the
difference
of
two
people
made
first-run
,
second-run
wines
.
Would
they
taste
that
much
different
?
That's
not
the
point
,
so
it's
.
So
this
might
be
second
,
might
be
third
,
press
,
uh
,
grapes
.
You
know
a
little
bit
cheaper
but
for
20
bucks
,
I'm
gonna
take
another
sip
,
yeah
.
So
I
mean
,
there's
there's
.
Speaker 1
6:11
There's
ways
to
make
a
inexpensive
champagne
.
There's
no
incentive
for
most
people
.
You
know
,
you
do
have
Trader
Joe's
,
you
do
have
Aldi
,
you
do
have
Costco
with
this
one
with
their
Kirkland's
signature
,
and
there's
a
few
other
places
that
I've
seen
have
a
$20
champagne
and
they're
legit
.
There's
ways
to
make
it
cheaper
.
So
is
it
good
?
Is
the
Kirkland
Signature
Brut
Champagne
in
the
year
2024
good
?
Yeah
,
it's
really
good
.
Should
you
buy
it
?
Yeah
,
you
should
buy
it
.
Is
it
worthy
of
New
Year's
Eve
?
Yeah
,
it
definitely
is
.
Is
it
worth
buying
two
bottles
for
the
price
of
one
other
champagne
?
Yeah
,
that
too
.
So
,
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
.
Like
us
where
you
like
your
podcasts
.
This
is
Domain
Dave
.
Keep
it
cheap
,
stay
warm
and
I'll
talk
to
everybody
in
a
couple
days
.
Bye-bye
.
