You can find decent sparkling wines pretty much anywhere. And it's no real drain on the bank account to try out, say, a bottle of New Mexico's Gruet.Armand de Brignac Brut GoldBut the splurge bottles--the vintage Champagnes--can run close to $500. No problem if you're a basketball star treating the live-in who's name you can never remember to a celebration; for the rest of us, however, such once-in-a-lifetime purchases can be a bit like...geez, can't think of anything comparable. You know whatev
Tom Hicks reiterated yesterday that his hockey team - unlike his baseball team - isn't for sale.
My condolences, Stars fans.
Also last weekend Liverpool soccer fans marched in protest against Hicks before a game against rival Manchester United. I know Hicks is personally rich enough to put caviar in his caulking gun and wash his loins with bottles of Dom Perignon.
But, still ...
