Here it is, that special time of year when sparkling wine is jumping off the shelves and into our carts. Well, hold on just one minute. Evidently, we know nothing about the art of wine that tickles.
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| Price is no object. We start cheap and go up. |
Just read an article that popped its cork about how we peasants (meaning Left-Side and I) behave like peasants when it comes to the art of the bubbly.
Champagne (only from that region in France) and Sparkling Wine (from any dinky vineyard where they can grow white and dark grapes) is complex. Fun, but you gotta know stuff.
Stuff includes...
*Champagne/Sparkling Wine is just wine, fermented until it bubbles.
*Do not over-chill. It tastes better if not too cold.
*Twist the bottle, not the top, when opening.
*Drink from a white wine glass, not a flute for fuller flavors (never gonna happen with me).
*Pink Champagne is not inferior (I still won't buy it).
*If you hear a popping sound when opening, you did it wrong, so toss it out and start over (kidding).
Around here, we sample all price ranges and find some less expensive to be quite gratifying. Swill goes down the drain and we move on.
Most importantly, champagne is considered to be the perfect wine pairing for almost any food.
Cheers to that!
Gotta dash...
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I don't think I've ever tried Pink Champagne. Maybe I will have some this New Years. Cheers to all the fun facts about Champagne and Sparkling wine! We will both be sticking to the champagne flutes and coups lol
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