Best sparkling wine under $15

[summa]

Ackkk Sorry just caught this...Yes I'm "the Wine guy" for a restaurant in the North Carolina Mountains, 34 years old and not in school, and jumped back into the biz after close to a decade gone from it.

I Openly admit to picking your brains, as I've not the time to try first hand enough wines to put together a list of 200+ wines by, well Tuesday [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img] . As to putting my list together, I only wish you could, the owner has been here for 4 years, and though he has some Great philosophies, such as selling restaurant wine at only 1.5 of wholesale, he also handed me a list with the most route and popular names I've ever seen. So these suggestions are for my personal edification, and for the future, as much as for this current list.

In fact though, I've convinced the owner to go in house with the printing, so the list will be much more flexible and I'll be able to go from my own palette, with some help from you guys, once I get back into the swing of things and spend more time with the distributors.

We have just converted to a country french menu with most everything being in house (read from scratch). We also sell all our wines at close to retail, and have an additional 700+ wines in our cellar/store, so I'm just in over my head trying to tread water.

As to payback, well first I will post my first two editions of the wine list on the board, or email them to any who request it...(it's in publisher form right now), and I may be able to offer something so far as the restaurant is concerned, though I'd have to discuss it with the owner first. I'd have a strong discussion with him though, and maybe even foot the bill myself if any of you actually show up here. Hell I got into this because I have always loved wines, and always will. Honestly, I'd not even given a thought to wine consulting, and though I've gone through thousands of wines due to some lucky circumstances, I still consider myself quite ignorant and am always willing to share what I know, and am always looking to learn. To this end, I will also be here for awhile, and as I try more wines and get rolling, I'll be more than willing to offer any knowledge I may gain as well.


[This message has been edited by summa (edited 08-24-2001).]