Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about luxury travel, food and wine. Argyle has pioneered champagne method sparkling wine in Oregon's Willamette Valley and ...

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Champagne is synonymous with ringing in the new year but it ain't cheap. We asked the expert about the best budget-friendly bottles of sparkling wine to uncork at midnight. Pamela is a freelance food ...

Part two of a four part series Have you ever wondered how all of those bubbles actually get into a glass of Champagne? I can assure you it is by very precise design. Champagne is the one of the most ...

Champagne is one of those things where if you had a glass on a given day, it probably was a pretty good day. It is the drink of celebration and it is the drink of love. Interestingly, it is perhaps ...

For wine lovers, there’s nothing more festive than a splash of Champagne to ring in the holidays. But like Band-Aids and the Xerox machine, the term Champagne is too often used as a generic ...

Bubbly is born right in the bottle. That’s where the action takes place. The yeast devours the sugar, releasing carbon dioxide during a secondary fermentation. This traditional French method, known as ...

New Year’s is upon us and this is the holiday most beloved by sparkling wine makers worldwide. After all, 20-25% of all sparkling wine is consumed during the December holidays to New Year’s. During ...

Pét-nats have been popping up on wine lists across the city. Simple, fizzy, fresh, these crown-capped sparkling wines are alive. Though pét-nat wine originated in southwestern France, winemakers in ...

'Tis the season for popping Champagne -- although wine pros warn against firing that cork into space. Finding quality fizz to toast your various holiday celebrations shouldn't put you in debt to start ...