Nothing brings about a happy feeling than the feeling of drinking a sparkling wine. Thats right a great glass of bubbly can compliment a meal, brighten your mood or bring a sense of sophistication or luxury to your experience. The great thing about sparkling wine is all of the choices that abound. You can find ones that are dry to sweet, from low price points to high and from all over the wine growing world.
This was more evident than ever to me last evening. After a wonderful deep dish pizza we popped open a bottle of Blanc de Noir from Gruet winery in New Mexico. First off pizza and sparkling wine they do go together try it ! Second who has heard of bubbly from New Mexico ? Well if you haven’t tried it I suggest doing so they make a wonderful bottle. In fact you can find great bottles of sparkling wine made around the US. Another one of my favorites is Illinois Sparkling from Illinois. Finally, the price point on this bottle made it a great value. Which, means you don’t have to break the bank for a glass full of good bubbles.
My point being is that we need to start thinking of sparkling wine not as a special occasion wine or a wine that is too pricey or only enjoyed on New Years. It needs to be thought of as a wine that is extremely versatile. You can it enjoy it at a black tie affair or on a Tuesday night. It can be 15$ or 150$. In fact it goes great with pizza, seafood, and a great many other dishes. So go down to your local wine shop and pick up a bottle. You will definitely be able to find something you will enjoy ! Start drinking bubbles!
