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Affordable Sparkling Wine for Valentine's Day

Sparkling wine has long been considered an aphrodisiac. According to food historian Francine Segan, physicians in the age of Hippocrates prescribed a little bubbly "instead of the modern little blue pill." In the 1700s, Casanova seduced hundreds of lovers with the help of sparkling wine and fresh fruit. At the very least, sparkling wine is the perfect accompaniment to another famous libido-booster; the crisp, honeyed flavor of sparkling wine "matches beautifully with the oyster's salty sweetness," says Segan.

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11 Comments | Posted by Maggie Hoffman, February 10, 2010 at 11:15 AM
Tagged: cava, champagne, holidays, prosecco, sparkling wine, Valentine's Day, wine

Serious Grape: How to Preserve a Glass of Sparkling Wine

On Fridays, Deb Harkness of Good Wine Under $20 drops by with Serious Grape. This week, how to preserve a bottle of bubbly. A glass of Segura Viudas Cava Brut Rosado. If you open my fridge and there isn't a half-empty bottle of wine in it, then it's a sure sign I'm out of the country. Most often, the half-empty bottle contains sparkling wine. When I come home after work, I love a chilled glass of bubbles while I'm making dinner. I open a bottle and then I drink one perfect glass a night over the next five nights. Since I'm the only one who drinks in my house, a normal-sized bottle of bubbly lasts quite a while. Though I...

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2 Comments | Posted by Deb Harkness, September 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Tagged: cava, Serious Grape, sparkling wine, wine, wine preservation