10-9-8-7… get read to pop the cork, New Year’s Eve is almost here. Herewith, a few sippers to help you ring in 2014.
Walk into a party with a disco ball bottle, and everyone will notice. Taittinger Nocturne Sec Disco (purple bottle) with and Nocturne Sec Rose Disco (the pink bottle of off-dry rose Champagne, pictured) will fit right in with the noisemakers and Happy New Year! top hats. It’s a party in a bottle – just be prepared to share. If you’re local liquor or wine shop doesn’t carry it, do pick up the much-lauded Taittinger Brut Reserve (from $62). http://www.taittinger.com
Where there are bubbles, there’s fun! Piper-Heidsieck’s Rare Brut 2002 (from $245 at select liquor stores) features a stunning label designed by Parisian jewellery maison Arthus-Bertrand, ensuring that it looks as gorgeous as it tastes. —Christine Laroche, Montreal Editor
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I fell in love with Cava (Spain’s Champagne) over tapas on a summer patio in Barcelona, but the bubbles will be right at home with Boursin and crudités at a soirée on New Year’s Eve. Cordon Negro Brut by Freixenet (the brand of choice for Spaniards) is as light and crisp as its pricier French cousin and has a baked apple aroma – perfect for the holidays. From $14.50 at select liquor and wine stores. – Lise Boullard, Vancouver Contributor
Crisp, refreshing and with just a hint of sweetness, Henry of Pelham’s Cuvée Catharine Rosé Brut, made with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes, is one of the best a Canadian winery has to offer. From $29.95, find retailers at http://henryofpelham.com —Sara Samson
And for the few extra bottles kicking around…
I’m really trying to embrace the Swedish way of life right now (what’s not to love about everything Swedish?) so for our annual holiday open house I made glögg. Don’t be fooled into thinking this is mulled wine, this is triple strength stuff: (inexpensive) wine, port, and brandy, plus a few spices. Christmas may have passed but this drink is good all winter, and if you’re like me, you make too much, which you can store up to a year in bottles. (Who are we kidding, there’s no way the leftovers will last more than a week.) This is the best recipe I found. —Alexandra Suhner Isenberg
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