Wine
The Year’s Best Champagne as Picked by a Top Sommelier
Our judge is at ease with $6,000 bottles, but his choice for the holidays can be had for $20.
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Giovanni Ferlito is head sommelier at the exclusive Ritz hotel in London, where you can enjoy some of the world's finest wines in one of the most glamorous dining rooms in Europe.
He can appreciate fine Champagnes, such as the Krug, “Clos d’Ambonnay” Brut, Vintage 1996, which is on the wine list for £4,550 ($5,770). So what is he going to make of a supermarket variety costing £9.99? We asked him.