A great party or an original wedding favour idea is to present your guests with their own miniature bottle of bubbly or sparkling wine. Sometimes it can save the cost of corkage at a large event to place a small bottle at each table setting rather than pay for a wine waiter to attend the occasion? This also gives you the option of having several alternatives for different guests. With some suppliers you can even opt to have the bottles personalised and use them as a unique place setting idea – particularly useful for weddings and parties.
There are now several non vintage brands available in miniature form. Generally, miniature bottles contain 20cl or a quarter of a traditional bottle and will provide two normal servings. Here’s a selection of some of the most popular miniature Champagnes and Sparkling Wines:
Lanson Black Label Brut
Lanson is a Champagne of consistent quality from one of the original Champagne houses, with a distinctive light amber colour and ripe, lingering taste.
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Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial
Moet is renowned for it’s light and fresh fruity style and is ideal as an aperitif, with fish or a celebratory toast. Moet is produced from a blend of 50% Pinot Noir, 29% Pinot Meunier and 21% Chardonnay.
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Moet & Chandon – Rose Imperial
A light Rose version of this famous brand with a distinctive bouquet of summer berries and flamboyant taste.
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Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut
Perrier-Jouet is fresh, well balanced and fruity Champagne made with grapes from Cote des Blancs, Montagne de Reims and vineyards the Marne Valley.
It’s light taste is an ideal accompaniment to canapés, fish and any seafood.
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Piper Heidsieck – Cuvée Brut
A well balanced, fresh tasting non vintage Champagne, Cuvée Brut is ideal for cocktails and parties.
These 20cl bottles are supplied with their own unique straws.
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