Happy New Years Eve!

For many of us, the popping sound of Champaign and sparking wines will fill our ears around the stroke of twelve. While we sing and kiss our loved ones, Champaign and sparkling wines of all varieties will be enjoyed to toast the New Year. On the Central Coast, we are fortunate to have several local sparkling wines to choose from including Laetitia Winery's Brut collection of seven sparkling wines, Claiborne and Churchill’s Brut Rose and Kelsey See Canyon’s SLO Zin Fizz. 

By the time we open our bubbly tonight, it is predicted that the sales of sparkling wine will have grown by 6 percent this year while wine sales will have grown by 5 percent. The reason for the increase is attributed to the consumption of bubbly year round, not just for holidays and special occasions. The popularity of sparking rose and targeting marketing have also attributed to the sales increase. So, it seems as though we will be seeing a lot more bubbly in the future. I’ll toast to that!

Cheers and Happy New Years!