Sydney's best champagne by the glass

Veuve Clicquot
Say it like verve-cleek-oh. The French probably do it with a lot more joie de veuve but this'll keep you out of trouble. A dry, citrusy palate and that trademark bright yellow label make the widow Clicqout's Champagne the world class wine that it is.
Icebergs $25, Bondi Beach
Café Sydney $28 Customs House, Sydney. Bottle $151

Dom Pérignon
Dom Pérignon pioneered Champagne. Many of the changes the wine-loving Benedictine monk established - the unusual cork and its wire collar - define our idea of how it differs from other wines. This is a hell of a fizz with countless layers both on the nose and tongue, including pear and cinnamon.
Hemmesphere $55 Sydney

Gosset
This sleek, lively, elegant fizz is slightly pear-y and honeysuckle-y with the finest of fine bubbles. The wine itself is slightly yellow (uh, Champagne-coloured) with a dry, crisp finish.
La Brasserie $21 Darlinghurst

Moët and Chandon
You pronounce the T in Moët. No, really, it's ‘mo-Et and shan-DON' (not ‘mow-eh') after the German co-founder of the winery. The world's biggest Champagne house produces wine that doesn't pull its punches and has a real citrusy edge to it.
Glass Brasserie $38 Sydney

Pol Roger
Winston Churchill drank this Champagne every day. He even had cases shipped with him to foreign war zones. The house of Pol Roger was so flattered by his loyal custom, they produced pint bottles solely for Sir Winston's personal consumption. When Churchill died, the company decreed that all bottles shipped to the UK would carry a black band on the label.
Aperitif $28 7 Kellett St, Potts Point 2011. (02 9357 4729).

Bargain bubbles!
The Brooklyn Hotel, Sydney are offering free glasses of sparkling between 7pm-8pm on Thursdays.

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