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WINE by A n na K i z e r

‘Tis the Season for BUBBLES!
By: Anna Kizer, Vino!! Wine Shop

Let’s face it: ‘tis the season for bubbles! Bubbles are fun, bubbles are festive,
and bubbles are good. And nothing says celebration and merriment like a
tasty sparkling wine! Perhaps you want to splurge with an expensive bottle of
Champagne – we have just the thing. Maybe you want a couple of bottles to
share with friends – try a Cava or Prosecco. More into the sweet stuff? –
Bugey, a sparkling Gamay, from France has your name all over it. There are
even sparkling Rieslings, sparkling ciders, and French bubbles not from
Champagne that are affordable. Sparkling wines are a great way to start out
your holiday dinners or for entertaining, and they pair well with finger foods.
In fact, bubbles are great to pair with fried foods. Stop in this holiday season
and pick up a bottle of bubbly to ring in this Christmas and New Year right. Try
these crowd pleasers that won’t disappoint (ask us about half bottles too):

High End: Jacquesson Cuvee 735 Champagne $79.99, Diebolt-Vallois Blanc de Blancs
$57.99, Barnaut Brut Rose Grand Cru $57.99, Thierry Triolet Blanc de Blancs 2008
$50.99
Middle Range: Contratto Brut NV $39.99, Thierry Triolet NV Brut $36.99, Castaldi
Franciacorta Saten $33.99, Bernard Rondeau Bugey Cerdon $22.99,
Marcel Martin Cremant de Loire $21.99
Low End: Gruet Blanc de Noirs $19.99, Hillinger Secco $18.99, Dr. Loosen Sekt $15.99,
Dibon Cava $13.99, Luna Argenta Prosecco $13.99
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