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INSTEAD OF: Krug Brut Champagne Collection 1985 ($1,350) TRY: Gruet Brut ($13) Gruet is produced by a French family that used to bottle Champagne and still uses the same labor-intensive
process. But today’s Gruet is made in New Mexico, which makes this rich, solid sparkling wine an amazing bargain. INSTEAD OF: Terlano Chardonnay 1995 ($225) TRY: Lamoreaux Landing Chardonnay
2006 ($12.99) Lamoreaux Landing is made upstate near the Finger Lakes, and the cooler climate makes for a fresher, crisper, more elegant Chardonnay than what you’d typically get from
California. INSTEAD OF: Braida Barbera d’Asti Bricco dell’Uccellone 2004 ($125) TRY: Daniel Bouland Morgon Vielles Vignes, 2007 ($19.99) This Morgon may not be as full-bodied as the Braida,
but it is versatile, elegant, and its Gamay grape is similar to Barbera. It is a Beaujolais, which many people mistake as uniformly mediocre. This one’s not. ANNUAL SAVINGS: $2,205(Averaged
from the three recommended bottles, four celebrations a year.)