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Speaker 1
0:05
Hey
,
domain
,
dave
,
cheapwinefindercom
,
the
last
of
the
podcast
of
2024
.
Last
of
our
holiday
extravaganza
of
sorts
.
It's
a
bubbly
,
it's
a
wine
I
got
at
Target
of
all
places
,
it's
the
Chandon
California
Brut
Rose
.
It
sells
from
between
and
I've
seen
it
as
low
as
$16
,
$15
,
but
not
this
holiday
season
.
Prices
didn't
drop
.
I
think
.
I
picked
it
up
for
$18.99
,
and
I've
seen
it
at
a
size
23,
.
So
it's
,
you
know
it's
in
that
price
range
,
which
isn't
a
bad
price
range
for
a
bubbly
from
a
very
famous
French
champagne
house
.
Speaker 1
0:49
Shandong
California
was
the
first
of
the
French
outposts
in
California
.
That
happened
,
I
think
,
in
1973
,
so
they've
been
doing
it
for
a
long
,
long
time
.
Both
Moet
Chandon
and
Chandon
California
are
owned
by
LVHM
I
think
I
got
the
initials
right
A
luxury
brand
company
.
Who
they
do
?
Louis
Vuitton
,
kohlhager
,
ager
,
auer
.
Who
else
?
They
do
Just
everybody
.
They
do
Hennessy
,
they
do
Auerbeg
.
I
mean
half
the
premium
brands
out
there
they
do
.
I've
got
links
to
that
on
the
website
for
the
review
.
But
this
is
from
a
high-end
,
very
good
brand
and
Moet
Chandon
,
if
you're
going
to
be
drinking
bubbly
,
is
as
good
as
any
of
them
.
Speaker 1
1:48
But
in
California
this
is
a
little
bit
different
Because
most
of
the
other
French
wine
houses
in
California
.
They're
Napa
or
Sonoma
,
it's
just
California
on
the
label
.
They
don't
care
,
they
just
they
don't
care
.
Which
usually
means
because
there's
two
major
ABAs
North
Coast
,
which
is
Sonoma
,
napa
,
mendocino
,
a
couple
of
small
ones
and
then
you
got
Central
Coast
,
monterey
,
santa
Barbara
,
paso
Robles
.
Those
are
the
major
ones
.
And
then
there's
like
Lodi
and
Clarksburg
are
the
independents
kind
of
Lodi
and
Clarksburg
are
the
independents
kind
of
.
So
if
you
have
enough
grapes
from
the
North
Coast
and
you
mix
in
some
Central
Coast
,
well
then
you've
got
to
put
California
on
the
label
.
If
you
have
grapes
from
Sonoma
and
you
have
some
from
Napa
,
well
then
you
can
do
North
Coast
on
the
label
.
So
that
basically
means
they
went
into
the
Central
Coast
to
get
some
grapes
.
Monterey
,
santa
Barbara
,
I'm
not
sure
Some
places
.
Speaker 1
2:46
That
does
Pinot
Noir
and
Chardonnay
,
and
this
is
57%
Chardonnay
,
40%
Pinot
Noir
and
just
a
little
bit
3%
Pinot
Mouinet
,
which
are
the
three
main
grapes
for
Champagne
Mounais
,
which
are
the
three
main
grapes
for
champagne
.
One
thing
that's
interesting
is
there's
not
a
word
of
champagne
on
the
label
,
because
it's
sparkling
wine
.
It
can
only
be
champagne
if
it's
from
Champagne
France
.
This
isn't
,
so
I'm
going
to
take
a
sip
.
Sip
,
it's
good
,
that's
really
good
.
It's
really
light
in
the
palate
.
It
hits
your
palate
and
kind
of
almost
disappears
,
meaning
you
need
to
be
like
really
low
,
low
,
low
sugar
levels
to
do
that
.
But
this
is
one's
just
as
a
very
delicate
and
this
is
this
hits
way
better
than
I
thought
it
would
.
Speaker 1
3:50
If
this
drinks
really
well
,
I
tend
to
like
a
champagne
with
a
lot
of
pinot
noir
in
there
.
It
rounds
it
off
.
The
chardonnay
ones
got
really
crisp
and
I
like
those
too
.
But
if
I
have
my
choice
between
one
or
the
other
,
I
grab
one
with
a
good
deal
of
Pinot
Noir
in
there
.
This
drink's
great
for
under
$20
from
a
French
winemaker
,
because
Moet
Chandon
does
have
their
winemakers
.
I
have
the
winemakers
that
do
all
this
and
they
follow
the
instructions
.
One
thing
that
is
different
here
is
that
in
France
the
minimum
amount
of
triage
,
second
fermentation
that's
where
the
bubbles
are
put
in
there
.
Each
and
every
bottle
they
pour
the
first
fermentation
in
there
,
add
some
yeast
,
add
some
sugar
,
measured
amounts
and
then
in
France
they
come
back
18
months
later
and
pull
out
the
yeast
.
Speaker 1
4:44
In
California
it's
only
12
months
,
so
it's
less
,
and
the
longer
the
second
triage
fermentation
,
the
more
smooth
and
creamy
it
gets
.
But
one
thing
I
was
thinking
about
is
California
might
need
only
12
.
You
know
,
like
Tennessee
,
kentucky
,
bourbon
is
usually
typically
aged
four
to
six
years
,
something
like
that
for
the
regular
bottlings
,
scotch
12
.
I
mean
,
and
even
more
,
it's
because
it's
kind
of
hot
in
Kentucky
and
it's
kind
of
cold
in
Scotland
and
Champagne
Francis
way
colder
in
California
.
I'm
going
to
take
another
sip
,
so
12
months
might
do
the
job
just
as
quick
as
the
18
months
did
,
because
this
is
a
smooth
.
There's
a
little
bit
of
cream
to
it
,
not
super
creamy
,
but
it's
there
.
It
sips
well
.
Speaker 1
5:44
It's
a
really
nice
wine
one
.
I've
had
a
bunch
of
really
nice
bubbly's
this
year
.
Everything
everybody
was
a
little
bit
different
.
Everybody
was
very
nice
.
This
is
,
this
is
a
seamless
package
.
This
is
.
Whoever
made
this
knew
if
they
were
doing
.
So
there
you
go
.
This
is
the
Shandong
California
Brut
Rose
.
It's
a
non
,
non-vintage
wine
.
You
can
get
it
between
$20
and
$15
.
Well
,
if
you
rush
out
,
there's
got
to
be
sales
right
now
and
it's
well
worth
buying
if
you
want
something
for
the
holidays
.
It's
a
nice
package
.
Shandong
yeah
,
it's
California
,
but
at
half
the
price
.
Who
needs
the
French
stuff
?
Right
?
I
mean
,
I
still
like
the
French
stuff
,
but
this
one
hits
pretty
hard
for
the
price
.
So
,
adios
,
keep
it
cheap
,
have
a
happy
new
year
.
I'll
catch
you
on
the
other
side
.
It'll
start
up
all
over
again
in
2025
.
So
,
stay
safe
,
stay
warm
and
keep
it
cheap
,
and
I'll
be
talking
to
you
.
Bye-bye
.
