Whether it’s your birthday, wedding, anniversary or just an excuse to celebrate, Drink is an ideal location to meet with friends to enjoy the high life. And what better way to celebrate than with a bottle of Champagne?

We’ve recently changed our sparkling wine and Champagne line-up to include some truly luxurious bubbles, including:

• Dom Perignon Champagne
• Perrier Jouet “Fleur” Champagne
• Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label Champagne
• Moet White Star Champagne

And, of course, we have some of the most popular Californian sparkling wines available, including:

• Domaine Carneros Brut Sparkling
• Roederer Estate Sparkling
• “J” by Jordan
• Piper Sonoma Brut Sparkling

And don’t forget our Kir Royale…

If you’re interested in cocktails, don’t forget our popular Kir Royale, which is Champagne mixed with Cassis. Currently, our Kir is featured in Happy Hour this summer for $4.95, from 5 to 7pm every day.

We look forward to seeing you at Drink.

The Drink Cocktail Bar Team

We couldn’t mention Champagne without including some Champagne ‘Facts’:

DONT’S FOR CHILLING CHAMPAGNE:

• Do not over-chill the champagne: warm is bad but icy or near-frozen is worse.
• Do not chill the glasses ahead of time: it releases the bubbles and the bouquet of the Champagne.

SABERING THE BOTTLE:

It’s a French tradition that if you have a difficult cork, don’t give up: if you can’t dislodge it from a bottle of good Champagne, you can do what the “Hussards” (French soldiers) did: they used the reverse edge of their saber to break the neck of the bottle. Hence, the French expression “sabrer la bouteille” – meaning to “saber the bottle” – illustrating the French belief that it is better to destroy a bottle than to do without Champagne. Obviously, our insurance policy would never let us do this…

REMOVING THE WIRE FROM A CORK:

Folklore says that if you can remove the wire in five and a half twists, it’s a top quality bottle

WHAT TO SERVE WITH CHAMPAGNE:

Champagne and sparkling wines have a great deal of versatility. They can be served throughout the day and throughout a meal as well. The driest ones pair with elegant appetizers such as oysters and caviar. The semi-dry sparkling wines are suitable for brunch, lunch, salads, and some dinner entrees. The sweeter sparkling wines are always recommended with desserts.

WHEN TO DRINK CHAMPAGNE:

“I drink it when I’m happy and when I’m sad. Sometimes, I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I’m not hungry and drink it if I am; Otherwise I never touch it – unless I’m thirsty.”

- Madame Bollinger, one of the “grande dames” of French champagne (1884-1977)