Alcohol: Sparkling wine is usually in the 12.5% alcohol range. (Real Simple offers a list of alcohol percentages by types of wine.) Amabile: Expect a sweet wine. Says italianwineguide.com ...

By swapping gin for sparkling wine, the drink remains citrus-forward ... The brandy makes for a slightly less sweet, higher alcohol version but with the same gorgeous, ruby-hued result.

There are a handful of terms that describe the sweetness of sparkling wine, which is great to know before popping the cork. Wine isn’t naturally sweet; sugar is added during the process to make ...

Sparkling wines use a wider variety of grapes, usually what grows best in the region they are made. They can be sweet or dry, filtered or unfiltered. Are you mixing it for mimosas, Bellinis or ...

The bubbles disperse quickly making the wines taste softer and fruitier. This is a good glass shape to try with sweet sparkling wines such as Asti Spumante. There is folklore of the glass being ...