Traditionally, champagne has added sugar! Now don’t freak out—this isn’t the same as a kid pouring sugar onto their parent’s plain Special K cereal to create some kind of fizzy crack.

Luckily, there are clues on champagne labels that will give you a bit of an idea as to what that champagne is like and if it will suit your champagne needs-of-the-moment! Read on for details about each champagne category and what this reeaaaally means for each particular champagne. How will it taste? What’s it good for? Will you like it? Should you buy it?

There seems to be lots of trepidation about storing, serving, and drinking sparkling wine the right way. We have a few opinions about this. But before I get on a little soapbox about what I think is of the utmost importance…Here are the three most common mistakes people make when drinking sparkling wine.

Champagne! No other wine has the reputation champagne does. In fact, champagne has become such a global icon that the word ‘champagne’ has become an eponym for any and every bubbly. Which brings me to our first, and the most important, thing you must know about Champagne…

Grape varietal doesn’t matter! Ok, ok. This isn’t 100% true. But, what is true is that where a wine is from (aka region, aka a wine’s terroir) is just as important, if not more important than the varietal.

When I grow up, I want to be just like Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin. I'm serious, she is the most badass lady of them all and sometimes I have to cool my jets when telling her story because I can seriously go on forever.

Hi. It’s the holidays and everyone (it’s not just me, right?) can’t stop with the bubbles. Want to navigate the sparkling section like a seasoned pro, or impress your friends and family with smart bubbly details and facts? Read on!

Here’s your next totally useless but semi-interesting fact to pull out as a party trick. How many bubbles are there in a glass of Champagne (or any bubbly wine for that matter)?