Apart from the lovely drink, serving Champaign (sparkling wine) can be a mood and ambiance setter. Serve it ice cold and to open the bottle gracefully.

The next important step in sparkling wine etiquette is how to get sparkling wine into a glass. A lot trickier than it seems. Here are three clever tips to pouring a perfect glass of bubbly every time:

• -Easy does it. Pour a smidgen of the wine into the bottom of the glass first, wait for the initial fizzy head to bubble down, and then pour the rest.
• -Don’t tilt the glass. Rather, hold it upright, or let it stand on a table and pour the wine directly into it. The swirl and turbulence of a tilted glass can cause the wine to bubble up and over.
• -Don’t over-fill the glass. It’s a sure way to send all that precious liquid cascading over the edges of the glass. Think ‘less is more’ when filling a glass with wine. And with a bottle of bubbly, it’s always better to go back for a refill from a chilled bottle than to sit with the wine getting warm in your glass.

Sparkling wine offers a great way to punctuate a celebration with a special toast and with a bit of etiquette, it can turn a special occasion into that memorable event.

Arniston Bay Brand News:

The Arniston Bay Charmat Brut is a lovely elegant and zesty wine with tropical fruit flavours and fresh crisp bubbles. This wine can turn a special occasion into a memorable event.

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