How to Serve Champagne

Moscato d’Asti is sweet sparkling wine made from Moscato Bianco grapes. It is refreshing, light taste, and low in alcohol. This is good choice for people who do not like dry wine.

Question is: “How to serve champagne?” The truth is – you can serve it as an aperitif or the desert. You can serve it alone, or as a part of another drink. But, there is one thing that has to be fallowed: champagne has to be chilled. Temperature should be between 39 and 48 Fahrenheit (4 to 9 degrees Celsius). Non-vintage and sweeter sparkling wines should be served at the lower side, and fine champagne should be between 43 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit (6 to 7 degrees Celsius).

As the shape of glasses in which to serve champagne, the best to use are the tall, skinny, easily breakable flutes. If you do not have them, go for tulip shaped wine glasses.

To open a bottle of a sparkling wine, shake it slowly, put towel over and then uncork. The cork should come off with a quiet sigh. Then pour it to glasses.

One suggestion on how to serve champagne is to put frozen cranberries in a glasses. This way drink will be cold much longer without spoiling the taste, and at the same time looks very decorative. Red berries and holiday season go a long way. Cheers!