Pink Champagne

Is there a more festive sound on earth than a champagne cork popping?

This is my last PINK post for March. I have been posting all month celebrating women and a special event I am hosting in Paris next year.

A Taste of Paris Goes PINK

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Can you hear the sound of my own bottle of pink bubble popping right now?

I particularly love pink varieties; they tend to be a bit yeastier, with a velvety round finish, than their golden, fruit forward counterparts.

I rarely meet a bottle of pink bubbles that I don’t like but I wanted to share a few of my favorites with you and could not do so without relieving my recent trip to the champagne region with my September 2017 group.

Here we are in Reims at our first stop, Taittinger. The Taittinger brut rosé, is vigorous and refreshing and you cannot beat this amazing vibrant shade of pink!

We also visited Billecart-Salmon while in the champagne region.

This is such an elegant brand and the brut rosé is lovely.

French champagne is expensive. Visiting the region and many winemakers over the years, definitely gives me an appreciation of the science and precision that goes into each precious bottle, which of course explains the high price tag.

If you don’t want to spend $50.00 or more for one bottle, there are lots of varieties can give you the same effervescence, lovely pink color and no sticker shock!

Le Grand Courtage is one of those brands; it is a product of France and is quite affordable.

I tend to like sparkling wines that come from the Loire Valley like Deligeroy Cremant de Loire for around $15.00!

When shopping for an affordable bottle of bubbles check the label to see if it is made in France and in the traditional method and you can bet you will not be disappointed!

You can’t do a post on Champagne without mentioning the world renowned Veuve Clicquot. Veuve pronounced like LOVE with a ‘V”. Can you tell I am having the time of my life?

I sincerely hope you are in celebration mode at your house and if you want to purchase a set of champagne flutes check out a few of my favorites below!