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HOLIDAY

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A Touch Of Class

The House of Moet & Chandon,
a French wine-maker, describes
the proper way to uncork cham-
pagne. The goal is to achieve
more of a sigh than a pop.
First remove foil and wire
muzzle, instructs the house. A
napkin is just for show, but may
be wrapped around the bottom of
bottle. Hold the base of bottle in
one hand and ease cork out gen-
tly with the other, using your
thumb to keep it from popping.
French cavalry officers, eager
to sample the preferred beverage
of their leader, used to simply
slice off the top of the bottle with
their swords. This, however, is
NOT recommended.
Pour into long, narrow cham-
pagne flutes to show off the
sparkle and bubbles. Fill no more
than half full. Shallow, saucer-
shaped glasses are not appropri-
ate as the bubbles tend to
dissipate quickly.
Sparkling wine and cham-
pagne can be sipped any time —
not just for dessert or celebra-
tions. The sparkling bubbly adds
class to the caviar cocktail hour
or a bagel breakfast, and for the
kosher consumer, there are plen-
ty to choose from.
Here's a listing for every palate
and pocket. All bottles are the 750
nil-size unless otherwise noted.
Each bottle yields six servings.
Prices are approximate and may
vary from store to store.
• Two truly outstanding
French champagnes are Charles
LaFitte, which sells for about $40
per bottle; and Jeanmaire Brut,
about $38.
• Yarden Blanc de Blanc, $20.
Made strictly according to the
Methode Champenoise. Winner
of 1996 Schramsberg Trophy for
world's best sparkling wine. Ex-
cellent value.
• Yarden Brut, $20. Also made
strictly by the Methode Champ-
enoise. Toasty and lemony with
a subtle Pinot Noir nose. Fine
bubbles and long finish. Serve
alone as an aperitif or with fish
and chicken.
• Gamla Sparkling Rose, $15.
Refreshing sparkling blush, hint-
ing of lemons and strawberries.
Silver label. Stunning package
and gift presentation. Sip with
appetizers, light desserts or as
aperitif.
• Carmel Cuvee Special Re-

serve Brut, $12. Very good qual-
ity.
• Bartenura Asti Spumanti,
$13. The Italian name for
sparkling wine. Well-made, semi-
sweet wine. A crowd pleaser.
• Royale Blanc De Blanc, $13.
Good quality sparkling wine from
France.
• Baron Herzog Brut, $10. Cal-
ifornia blend of varietals. Good
value and nice presentation.
• Kesser Blush Spumanti, $9.
From New York State. Very good,
delicately sweet blush, Asti type.
• Kedem White Champagne,
$6 From New York State. Extra
dry, fair quality. Fermented by
Charmat process.
• Bartenura Blanc de Blanc
Brut, $10. Italian white sparkling
wine from Pinot grapes. Dry with
refreshing style and flavor. 0

Holiday Music
Lights The Season

"A Little Holiday Spark: Songs of
the Season from Detroit's Lead-
ing Lights" is an album of mem-
orable songs about Christmas and
Chanukah, which will benefit
children and adults with disabil-
ities.
The album is available on disc
or casette for $8.99 from many lo-
cal retailers, and the proceeds will
help United Cerebral Palsy of
Metropolitan Detroit.
Two of the highlights are David
Syme performing "Ma'Oz Tsur (A
Song for Chanukah)" and Ron Co-
den's whimsical "Twas the Night
Before the Seventh Day of
Chanukah."
For information, call (810) 557-
5070.

Cactus Creek
Cool Gift Idea

Cactus Creek Microbrewed Beers
of the Month Club has a gift idea
for the holiday season. An ad-
venture in beer can be ordered to
be direct delivered. Each month
the recipient will get two six packs
of high-quIality ales, lagers, pil-
sners, porters and stouts from all
over America. The cost is $15.95
plus shipping and handling each
month and includes a brewslet-
ter. It can be ordered for as little
as a two-month membership; or,
if a year is bought, customers re-
ceive the 13th month free.
Cactus Creek founders Ryan
Rosett and Robert Wolfe search
the country for tastes to satisfy
their customers. Call 1-800-2-6-
PACKS.