My husband and I love Pierre Peters Brut NV Blanc De Blanc Champagne. I try to keep a few bottles in our home at any given time to cover our own spontaneous Champagne needs, we opened some on Thanksgiving and Christmas and there is more waiting for the New Year celebration. We also gave a few bottles as gifts this holiday season. One thing that I like about this sparkling wine is that there is the sense that you are getting something a bit more special for your money than you might be getting with the big brands from Champagne at the same price point. This wine was made by an independent grape grower who used at least 95% of his own estate grown grapes in the production of this wine leading to the nickname "Grower Champagne". While this is not unusual in the world of wine, it is somewhat unusual in the world of Champagne production where less than a quarter of the independent growers do so. The vineyards are located in the Grand Cru commune of Le Mesnil sur Oger in the