For Bastille Day, Champagne, Of Course

Even though last night was Pizza-and-Movie Night and I had already selected an Italian wine for that occasion, we still needed to mark

Bastille Day, if only with a toast -- why do we Americans feel compelled to do this? -- so I opened a bottle of J. Lassalle Premier Cru Brut and we downed a couple of glasses while nodding in the direction of La Belle Fra…