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    SIPPING ON STARS: CHAMPAGNE, PROSECCO & CAVA

    It’s the summer season and when celebrations abound there’s only one way to revel in the blessings of your year and that is with a cup that runneth over. Though all sparkling wines are not created equal there is an abundance of choices for those looking for something special. Here is an elegant summary of those beautifully bottled bubbles.  What is the difference between champagne, prosecco, and cava? Nearly all quality sparkling wines are made using one of two methods: bottle-fermented and tank method. In both cases, the dissolved carbon dioxide that makes wine fizzy is a by-product of…

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    CANARD-DUCHÊNE: MIDSUMMER CHAMPAGNE

    Picking fresh bubbles for the summer celebrations is certainly a fun task to undergo and to stay in the feeling of the season think pink. The lovely rosé hue of Canard-Duchêne’s Brut Rosé is less of a wallflower and more of a trendsetter as the sparkling tone somehow floats between blush and rose gold just enough for you to begin to contemplate just where exactly it lands before the elegant and feminine complexity of its berried aroma of strawberries and grenadine with a splash of mineral notes sweep you away to a seaside garden in France where chic summer dreams…

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    WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CHAMPAGNE, PROSECCO & CAVA?

    POP!!! THE CHAMPAGNE CAMPAIGN & HER SPARKLING COMPATRIOTS It’s the holiday season and when celebrations abound there’s only one way to revel in the blessings of your year and that is with a cup that runneth over. Though all sparkling wines are not created equal there is an abundance of choices for those looking for something special. Here is an elegant summary of those beautifully bottled bubbles. What is the difference between champagne, prosecco, and cava? Nearly all quality sparkling wines are made using one of two methods: bottle-fermented and tank method. In both cases, the dissolved carbon dioxide that…