Bubbles Anytime

Champagne is an anytime drinker for us, not just for special occasions, and we sincerely hope the same for you. It’s the ultimate crossover wine—perfect poolside, fireside, and paired with virtually any food, from caviar to fried chicken—yet sparkling wines are far too often relegated to celebrations. Today we bring you a wide variety of bubbly styles and producers, so you can stock up for any occasion. And if you haven’t paired Champagne with fried chicken yet, then you’re truly missing out on one of life’s greatest pleasures. 

The headliners today include both domestic sparklers and Champagnes, the former being America’s cult sensation, Ultramarine. Winemaker Michael Cruse has created something extraordinary with this tiny-production project, proven over many years to be worthy of the hype, the price, and the demand. If you haven’t had these yet, then today is your chance to fix that. There’s a wide assortment to choose from, but don’t ask me to decide which you should get. They’re like my kids—I love them all equally! 

Moving over to France, we have the highly anticipated release of Taittinger’s 2013 Comtes de Champagne. CdC is one of the region’s perennial best buys, and with this vintage Taittinger continues its run as one of the hottest wineries in Champagne. Antonio Galloni notes in his review that it, “captures all the pedigree of this great vintage,” and we can’t wait to welcome it to our own collections. We even moved up this promotion to offer it to you as soon as possible! And we close with a huge assortment of Big Names like Dom Pérignon and Bollinger, superstar growers like Péters and Prévost, and incredible values like Renoir, Savart, and Moncuit. Which is all to say: if you have a bubbly-shaped gap in your collection, then today’s list can fill it.