Top 7 Tips About Sparkling Wine

Sparkling wine has become increasingly popular in recent years and there is a good selection to choose from. Here are the Top 7 Tips About Sparkling Wine.

1. Did you know that it first came about by accident in northern France? When the grapes grew in the region, it became unexpectedly fizzy and had an acidic taste. By around the 1600s, these French winemakers decided to add some sweetness and keep these bubbles known as sparkling wine.

    

2. Sparkling wine should be served slightly chilled, in tall thin flutes for the ultimate pleasure, but if you don’t have them, standard glasses will do just fine. Put the wine in the fridge for 45 minutes before serving, nothing more, because you risk your wine to lose its taste and smell.

    

3. Don’t worry if you’ve popped open a bottle and left it unfinished overnight. When you’re ready for more, there’s still hope! One way to get the bubbles back is to add a bit of sugar to your glass before pouring in the sparkling wine. Watch it go from flat to fizzy again and enjoy.

    

4. A glass of good sparkling wine is perfect to keep the conversation flowing before dinner gets on the table. Sparkling wines are extraordinarily versatile with food. Dry sparkling wines go perfectly with fish and chips, sushi and other seafood. Their acidity goes well against the fats and oils in fish. Prosecco with cheesecake and cava with grilled artichokes. When making risotto, put sparkling wine in cooking. The fragrances which you will achieve will be delicious, with an incomparable creaminess. No other wine can do that.

    

5. When it says, extra dry on the label, it actually means it’s going to be slightly sweeter than your average brut (brut wine is not sweet, it has the liveliness of the bubbles) or extra brut.

    

6. If you like a lot of bubbles, use a flute (a tulip-shaped wine glass) to drink sparkling wine. If you want to experience the aromas and still enjoy some bubbles, a standard wine glass works fine. No matter which type of glass you choose, be sure to hold it by the stem so the liquid stays cool.

    

7. When you hear sparkling wine, the first thing that comes to mind is white, fizzy liquid. There are also red sparkling wines and rose varieties too. Generally, sparkling wines from the Old World are made in the traditional way and are mainly white. The sparkling wines that come from the New World such as Australia and New Zealand, are slightly different: they are fruitier and come in varieties such as red and rose. If you want to try something new, look for red or rose sparkling wine.