Fizzy Math: Champagne

By Ratha Tep

Nonvintage Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Brut Champagne, the most ubiquitous bottle on new restaurant wine lists, also shows the widest price variation. The suggested retail price is $49.99; here's what some places charge.

$45
Zax Pints & Plates
AUSTIN, TX

$65
High Thyme
CHARLESTON, SC

$70
El Vez
PHILADELPHIA

$90
Cosmos
MINNEAPOLIS

$125
Hue
NEW YORK CITY

Published July 2004