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ADVERTISING: Advertorial — Pop, fizz, clink! A bubbly guide to holiday bling for your flute

by LAURA OLSON/The Dinner Party
| December 6, 2023 1:00 AM

Ho ho ho, wine lovers! 'Tis the season for popping corks. With party season upon us, our glasses will be filled with lovely bubbles from Champagne to Prosecco and more. But before filling your glass, let’s explore the foundation — the grapes — behind the bubbles. For it turns out, the base wine makes all the difference in the world for the personality of your sparkling sipper. As your friendly neighborhood wine columnist, let me be your guide to the wonderful world of sparkling wines!

The likes of Champagne and Prosecco may dominate our bubbly notions. However, effervescence extends across liquid varieties around the globe. Each region boasts unique conditions and signature grapes that leave their mark through flavor, body, and verve once twice-fermented in bottle. Let’s uncork some of those vinous building blocks!

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