Champagne 101

With New Year's Eve fast approaching you may be thinking about buying champagne. How do you decide what champagne to buy? You could consult a well established authority like California Champagnes or I suggest that you trust your local wine shop. And what about Prosecco? I personally prefer it to champagne but that is a different blog.

So let's talk champagne. Champagne can be complicated and it can feel like if you don't spend a lot of money that you may be getting a bad champagne, but that just isn't true. Many elegant delicious champagnes can be very affordable. The real decision is about taste. How dry do you want it and how sweet you do you want it to taste? Make sure you ask these questions before you worry about your wallet.

So whether you are toasting straight up at midnight or making champagne cocktails throughout the evening enjoy your celebration and don't be afraid to serve champagne from the affordable shelf.

Check out how Champagne is made it might make you appreciate the sticker price.