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Lighten up Your Festivities with Bubbly from Around the World

Posted: October 16, 2009

By Jerald O’Kennard

Nothing says "Party" like sparkling wine. Whether it’s classy Champagne or carefree Prosecco, bubbly chases the blues away and works with spicy foods better than any other wine. We’ve found a few gems from our recent tastings that cover a lot of flavor bases from bone dry, to fruity, to dessert sweet moscato (even sparkling ice wines) from Europe, South America, and Canada.

• September 2009 French Champagne Brut NV

• September 2009 French Champagne Brut Vintage

• September 2009 Italian Regional Sparkling

• September 2009 Italian Piedmont Moscato d’Asti

• September 2009 Spanish Brut Rosé

• September 2009 Spanish Cava

• September 2009 Argentine Brut

• September 2009 Argentine Brut Rosé

• September 2009 Argentine Sparkling

• September 2009 Canadian Sparkling Ice Wine