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Several! Your right! Strictly bottom-of-the-barrel 'cork-fodder'; part of post-grad management training. The company illegally mislabeled its hooch to airlines and went out of business and it had been a very large company. Daughter still serves at one 'sparkling wine' establishment (Napa Valley) so I get the half-empties. They don't throw any thing away and all vino should breathe a little anyhow! We have Korbel, Mumm, Schramsburg and a few others here but can't legally call it "Champagne"; that pisses off the Froggies and is a legal appellation. Mis-labeling or using someone's appellation is a major no-no and involves the Feds. PS: as a public service to our Gourmand revelers, Champagne is NEVER stored on its side as with regular wine...strictly straight up and chilled BBY Take in the movie Bottle Shock to get a handle on the ferocity of the wine culture! I taste at that winery and we really beat the Froggies at their own game . Napa is the wine capitol of the planet! I do like a good Bordeaux though...I'll give em that. The French actually come here to study wine making-all good-and locals taste for free. Gotta love it! sacre but theeze americaines theenk they rrr sometheeeng! And just to improve your romantic Panoché in le boudoir et le Hottub...a whole new apprôche to opening the bubbly with a Kaleun's 'blood and honor' dagger! Just don't do it on the second bottle; this requires a sober approach on the 45 degree angle...they don't call em 'Beau sabreurs' fer nuthin!