I see lots of recommendations for Champagne from the big houses but no love for all the grower champagne on the market. That's the value play. Most of these growers started by selling their grapes to the big houses. The trend of the past 10 years or so is for each of these guys to bottle their own. Agrapart, Bereche, Pierre Peters, Jose Dohnt, are just a few to seek out. Many of these wines are in the $40 range and outperform the low end offerings from the big houses.
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