See Ya Later Ranch Sparkling Brut: No Occasion Needed!
$21.99 at the BC LDB In case you weren't already aware, let me be the first to tell you that you don't need a special occasion to drink sparkling wine. While the bubbles are strongly associated with festivities, there's really no reason to reserve the right to drink sparkling wine only on New Year's Eve, a birthday, or other celebration. We don't afford this level of reverance to other bubbly beverages — "Sparkling water? Oh boy, what's the occasion?" — and so we shouldn't for it's viticultural counterpart. Now comes the part of the post where you get to call me a big ol' hypocrite. The bottle of bubbly I'm going to tell you about was a birthday gift. That's right, it came into my life because of a celebration. However, it did not get opened during my party and so I had the pleasure of popping the cork whenever I saw fit. Last Friday night was as good a time as any and here's what I thought. Closest to truffle chips I ...
