Tag Archives: champagne
bubbly beauty
Fizzmas is pipping along, and amid all of the fantastic drinking we’ve been doing I thought we’d explore some others ways you can indulge. Instead of putting bubbly in your body, you can also put it on your body – and look gorgeous doing it. nails Gotta make sure your hands look good when holding … Continue reading
biggie and his bubbles
the third wheel champagne grape
It’s the 7th day of Fizzmas, and I thought we’d celebrate a lesser-known fizz. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir get all the attention, but can you name the third grape allowed in Champagne? Pinot Meunier. It’s the one that adds a lot of the perfumey aroma as well as freshness and liveliness to a sparkling wine. … Continue reading
don draper’s fantastic fizzmas moment
happy fizzmas happy hour
This is so good – lemon-line and grapefruity, really elegant bubbles. And not too expensive, like less than 35 bucks, depending on where you find it. Nice and light, would actually be great in summer. You go, Fizzmas! Continue reading
fizzmas fun fact! horrible harvest
fizzmas fun fact!
mommy, where do bubbles come from?
On the 5th day of Fizzmas my true love gave to me… a lesson on bubbles! This is actually pretty fun. So during fermentation, carbon dioxide is produced. For most wines, this CO2 is just released into the air, never to be seen again. But Champagne actually undergoes two fermentations, and in the second one … Continue reading
homeland finale fizz
Billecart-Salmon is fantastic. The first time I had it I was in class with a bunch of people and one of the girls said it was her birthday. Next thing we knew, our teacher plopped down two bottles of the Billy Sam on the table. That was like my birthday. Founded in 1818 when Nicolas … Continue reading
