As a wine category Prosecco has really blown up in popularity over the last 8 to 10 years, and it’s widely regarded as a fun approachable sparkler perfect for casual, sipping and great sparkling cocktail making. However, there’s a new class of Prosecco producers bubbling up who are causing a stir in the effervescent […]
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Let me guess–by the name of it, you’re wondering how in the world I came up with this drink, lol. Well…”Picture it: a small Christmas gathering circa 2021…” Okay, so boom: when it comes to holiday entertaining that includes a cocktail, there are typically a handful of traditional options that always pop up. What’s one of […]
How to Pair It: 4 Tips for Perfectly Pairing Champagne + Sushi
As a general edict, champagne is often touted as the wine that pairs with almost everything. While that’s certainly true, the real flex is the realization that certain champagnes pair better with some foods than others, depending on that bubbly’s style. Those in the champagne know realize that by exploring and leveraging this concept they can elevate their […]
How to Pair It: Champagne + French Fries for National French Fry Day
Time for another edition of #HowToPairIt–and, in honor of National French Fry Day on July 13th, today we’re talking fab Champagne + Fries pairings! I’m one of those people who L-O-V-E-S fries of ALL kinds and varieties: steak fries, crinkle cut fries, frites/skinny fries, poutine fries, sweet potato fries, virtually whatever kind of *French fry* it may […]
The Sparkling Wines of Rioja
Ready for some #EffervescentEducation, my bubbly lovers! Let’s talk Rioja sparkling wine! Let me guess: right now you’re saying “Wait, Davon—bubbly from the heart of Tempranillo wine country?” If you’ve never heard of sparklers from Rioja before that’s probably because the region only officially authorized the DOCa (Denominación de Origen Calificada) for sparkling wine in […]
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How to Pair It: Pimento Cheese Sandwich & Cabernet Sauvignon
If the book “Big Macs and Burgundy” showed people anything, it’s that wine deserves to be partnered with every day, simple foods and snacks just as much as it does with gourmet foods and meals. That means as a long time advocate and proponent of that very ideology, I’m always up for experimenting when it […]
What To Pair With It: the Champagne Snack Board
Y’all, when I posted my #champagnesnackboard last week, I had NO IDEA that it was going to be so well received! Thank you, my spectacular bubbly lovers, for All the comments, shares, and saves, and showing my post ALL the love! As a show of appreciation, I just had to circle back with some great […]
Untamed Wine Estates in Texas Wine Country
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The Art of The Perfect Charcuterie Board: How to Create Incredible Platters With My “5S + 5C” Secret Formula
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5 Great Lessons Learned from a Less Than Optimal Champagne Sipping Experience
After quite a bit of a hiatus, look who’s back at the helm of her blog, y’all! I’m finally circling back with the review I promised from an IG post from a couple of weeks ago about my recent less than optimal experience with the 2008 Le Brun de Neuville Grand Vintage! So, first things first: this […]
The Ultimate Champagne Lovers Holiday Gift Guide 2021: Volume VI
It’s the most wonderful time of the year–gift giving season!–and that means your favorite champagne lover’s MOST favorite champagne lover is B-A-C-K! That’s right, The Bubbleista is back with what you’ve been waiting for: Volume no. 6 of “The Ultimate Champagne Lovers Holiday Gift Guide!” This year’s list has 30+ items ringing at a total minimum value […]
Wines For Your Holiday Table: Pinot Blanc
I’m on my “wines for the holiday table” kick, so I wanted to circle back to one I talked about earlier this summer, Pinot Blanc—particularly from Alsace—in hopes of inspiring you to shake things up and add it to your wine rotation this holiday season! Alsatian PB is a fantastic, versatile, wallet friendly, and highly […]
It’s National Oyster Day: The Best Wine + Oyster Pairings Ideas
Awww, shucks, y’all—it’s National Oyster Day! {You see what I did there?} Better still is that it was also National White Wine Day a couple of days ago, and that got me to thinking about wine and oyster pairings, and one of the oft-purported, traditional, quintessential pairings for freshly shucked, briny, raw oysters is, of […]
Bubbleista Wine Review: Champagne Paul Bara Grand Rosé
Just in time for #NationalRoseDay this Friday, June 11th, here’s a #BubbleistaWineReview for @champagne_paul_bara “Grand Rosé!” Allow me to just cut right to the chase though, y’all: without question, Paul Bara makes some of the most exquisitely spectacular, beautiful, bold, full, nuanced, finessed wines in the Champagne region. Full stop. Let’s get into it, bubbly […]
Chard So Hard: Celebrate International Chardonnay Day Blanc de Blancs Champagne Style
Just when you sobered up from International Wine Day a couple of days ago, here comes International Chardonnay Day! One of the things I love most about Chardonnay is the many expressions the grape can exhibit depending on the area the grape was grown (the soil), the gr0wing conditions (the weather), and, of course, the skillful hands of […]