The First Day of Christmas with Champagne & Sparkling Wine

Yes, indeed, My Readers, today launches the ninth edition of "Twelve Days of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine," and I'm changing the format a bit to accommodate different genres and styles of sparkling wine. Each day of the series, I will offer two examples, one a Champagne (I hope) and the second an alternate sort of sparkling wine, though o…