To avoid accidents, make sure the sparkling wine is well-chilled and has been allowed to rest in the fridge for a few hours. The cork needs to come out with a gentle pop rather than a loud bang.

Though no open wine lasts more than a week without turning on you, if you learn the best way to store red, white and sparkling wine, you can extend the life of an open bottle by several days.

Sparkling wines like Champagne, Cava, and Prosecco have the shortest drinking window—once the cork is popped, the pressure in the bottle that holds the bubbles dissipates, and the wine goes flat.

In Italy, sparkling wine growers in the Prosecco zone, in the hills to the north of Venice, have done an amazing job resurrecting their popular fizz. It may not be Champagne, but by tweaking its ...

Dealing with wine leftovers is a case of keeping oxygen away. In general terms, any open bottle, regardless of colour, that has been recorked and refrigerated, will taste virtually as good as new ...

There’s no shortage of sparkling wine for the holidays if you’re open to exploring Christopher Waters Special to The Globe and Mail Published December 8, 2021 ...

These have begun to appear on bottles of sparkling wines, notably a few brands of affordable Italian prosecco, such as Mionetto Il Prosecco.