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champagne is february's wine of the month. any of you who have spent any time with me (in person or on my blog) know that i love a good (that's a relative term) champagne. there's just something about its bubbly goodness that i adore. it transforms an average evening into a celebration. and don't even get me started about how much i love it in a vodka cocktail...
so, with the (slightly) new direction my blog is taking with all the new monthly features - like wine of the month. i figured what better wine to start with than champagne?! and what better month for champagne than february? it was kismet. so, back to champagne. i don't know about you, but i've never been totally clear on what exactly brut, extra dry, demi sec, etc. indicate. so, i did a bit of investigating, and here's the deal:
o ultra/extra brut = the most dry*
o brut = very dry
o extra dry/extra sec = less dry than brut or slightly sweeter than brut
o dry/sec = sweet
o demi sec = even sweeter
o doux = sweetest
*dry meaning not sweet or that almost all sugar has turned to alcohol...
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some of my personal faves. don't worry - they're all under $15 a bottle. yay!
cupcake prosecco - ok, so it's not actually a champagne because only grapes grown in champagne, france can actually make champagne, but it's bubbly none-the-less. and delicious. we had it at my sister's birthday dinner at this adorable restaurant last friday, and we all agreed the wine was delish! i would say it would fall in the extra dry/extra sec category. you can find it for around $9/bottle : )
martini & rossi asti spumante - so so so good. perfectly sweet (probably in the demi-sec category) and very smooth. great with chocolate covered strawberries...hint, hint. you can find it for around $12/bottle. not bad, eh?
korbel brut champagne - for those with drier preferences. korbel is a great stand by for parties. it's not expensive, but it has a good name and is always reliable when it comes to delivering a good quality bubbly. you can find it for $14/bottle.
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so there you have it. i know i'll definitely put this new knowledge to good use when buying champagne...which we probably won't have to do for a while considering we have about a dozen bottles in the house. (a lot of lovely engagement gifts.) good thing i LOVE it!
cheers! any cheap/good bottle recommendations?
what other fabulousness is coming up this month? check it out {here}..
