Popping the Bubbly: A Guide to Champagne, Cava and Sparkling Wines

Patch helps you find the perfect spirits for your new years celebration.

As we celebrate the holidays and ring in the New Year, people are shopping for sparkling wines.  Although many know champagne, prosecco, and maybe cava, there are others as well.  Knowing flavors and prices of sparkling wines from around the world will help you find the perfect wines for gifts and celebration.  See below for different options.   The kinds you may know Cava - a Catalan sparkling wine of Denominació d'Origen (DO) status, it is mostly produced in Catalonia (Spain). Usually produced as a white sparkling wine, it is sometimes also made as a red.  The macabeu, parellada and xarel·lo are the most popular and traditional grape varieties for making cava, but sometimes others are used.  The flavor is light and fruity, and like …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Dec. 19

Flyers hockey at Loring Arena tonight, Framingham baseball's 9th Annual Toy Drive and Governor Deval Patrick puts his house on market for $1.5 million all featured in today's column.

Our daily column, 5 Things You Need to Know Today, will help you to get your day started and offer you some fodder for water cooler conversation. 1. Framingham High boys varsity hockey team takes to the ice tonight at Loring Arena against Dedham. Puck drops at 7 p.m. 2. Framingham Baseball is hosting its 9th Annual Toy Drive for kids in need. Bring an unwrapped toy for a boy or a girl, and the toys collected will be delivered to needy children by the Framingham Fire Department and Timothy's Toy Box. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at O'Connell's Pub, 700 Worcester Rd. Cash bar. 3. Boy Scouts of America Knox Trail Council Executive Director Dennis Prefontaine will retire on Dec. 31, after four decades working with Scouts. The Knox Trail …

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