To try, buy and put by

TO TRY: Champagne Beaumont des Crayères Grande Reserve NV, €33.95 (down from €36.95), from O’Briens wine shops nationwide and at obrienswines.ie (91)

Buying champagne at a sale price is one of a wine lover’s most interesting but trickiest tasks. The problem is to identify a price that represents a saving on a champagne that is ambitious, rather than a cheap champagne priced accordingly. We have an upcoming review with an eye on the ...