The Ninth Day of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine

Gadzooks, friends, only four posts remain in the current series of "The Twelve Days." Let's begin today with a charming sparkling wine available at a startlingly low price, especially for one spending an average of two-and-a-half years on the lees, therefore tying up capital. Coming from the Loire Valley, specifically from Touraine, the cradle of cheni…