On the Sixth Day of Christmas ... the Antipodes

The Taltani Brut Taché, non-vintage, is a great deal for the price. A blend of 52 percent chardonnay, 41 percent pinot noir and 7 percent pinot meunier grapes (the traditional grapes of Champagne), the wine derives from the Pyrenees region of Australia's

Victoria (70 percent) and from Tasmania (30 percent). The color is what LL, who knows something abou…