We’d all love to serve up bucket loads of festive fizz, but affording the posh stuff doesn’t come cheap. Victoria Burt, WSET wine expert, reveals how to select and serve sparkling wine to see you through the season…1. Try something newChampagne is the best-known premium sparkling wine, but it’s certainly not your only option. Look for bottles labelled ‘traditional method’ – this describes the technique used to make champagne and most other premium sparkling wines from across the world. If you don’t have enough flutes or coupes, don’t worry!

Source: Irish Examiner December 25, 2018 11:35 UTC