When most people think of sparkling wine, they picture partaking of some while watching the ball drop on New Year’s Eve or when making a heartwarming celebratory toast. Known for their bubbles, ...

Acidity gives fine sparkling wines its crispness. Acidity helps when drinking wine with food. Agraffe: Small wire netting (also known as filling clip, wire basket, shipping clip, French muselet ...

This drink can be built directly in the glass. This bubbly riff on the Negroni features Campari, vermouth, and sparkling wine. By swapping gin for sparkling wine, the drink remains citrus-forward ...

And prosecco is an Italian delight on its own or in spritzes. But the best sparkling wine might be made in Oregon. In November, Wine Enthusiast released its list of the 100 best wines of 2024 ...

Sparkling white wines such as cava, crémant and prosecco are are good choice you’re after a top-notch fizz for less. The best have style and complexity to match champagne – or provide a delightful ...

Unexpected, excellent and affordable, Austria’s sparkling wines are worth stocking up on. Above, bottles resting in the cellar of Weingut Loimer (credit: Andreas Hofer). The champagne buckets beckoned ...

California producers are making sparkling wines that are better than ever. For them, it’s not about trying to create something that tastes like Champagne. It’s about highlighting the best of ...

It’s nearly the New Year and our wine fixations inevitably turn effervescent. Traditionally, that would mean Champagne, the world’s sparkling wine par excellence, synonymous with celebration ...

They’re ideal for any gift-giving or guest-pouring needs. Here are eight excellent bottles of Italian sparkling wine from Prosecco to Franciacorta to seek out right now. (Note that all are ...

These are among my most memorable tastes of 2024: J Vineyards Brut, Late Disgorged, 2008: After 13 years en tirage—on the lees—this marvelously complex sparkling wine shows off with toasted ...