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Champagne with sushi?

The last few times I've had sushi, I'd drunk a NV Domaine Chandon Blanc de Noirs sparkler. The first time, that was the only bottle I had available. We liked it so much, I repeated it again. I like the pairing of the carbonation and yeastiness with the saltiness of the soy sauce. I tend to go light on the wasabi, partly because I don't like it overpowering and partly because I think it would overwhelm any beverage except beer.

Anyone have other recommendations for sparkling wines to pair with sushi? I'm open to bubblies from any part of the world, with preference for something in the $15-25 USD price range.

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larkin1734
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The French Montand is good, as are all of the California sparklers, why not go down the list?

BTW before it went under the California house of Kornell held trade tastings of its sparkling wines in sushi houses. Wonderful combo.

pavane

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pavane

AFAIK, champagne has always been a good match with smoked salmon or oysters so champagne with sushi is an interesting notion that I have never tried but must do so! Unfortunately, the wine lists of the sushi restaurants that I know are very meager and it would have to be take-home sushi.

Jim

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James Silverton

Or a brown bagged sparkler...most sushi houses do not have good wine lists and seem fairly willing to allow customers to bring their own wines in (for a modest corkage, of course.)

pavane

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pavane

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