Sparkling Wine

For centuries, sparkling wines were not understood nor were they highly regarded. In fact, it was often referred to as “The Devil’s Wine” due its tendency to burst in cellars and cause a cascade of destruction in wine collections. Interestingly enough, this undiscovered production of effervescence through fermentation and carbonic gas was actually the catalyst for the modern production of stronger glass bottles from the British. This combined with the re-discovery of cork stoppers allowed for sparkling wine to be properly bottled and become what we know and love today. Now region-by-region, these beloved sparklers have firmly placed themselves on dinner tables everywhere--from Champagne and Cremant, to Prosecco and Cavas.