It's been one heck of a year! The city is alive and welcoming more arrivals. Festivities this year will definitely look a lot different compared to the past two years. More venues are open for celebratory countdowns, and the city's best bars are preparing glammed-up parties to welcome the New Year. If you're gathering with family and friends, nothing says "Happy New Year" quite like a bottle of bubbly. To help you with your purchases, here's a list of sparkling wines that will fit any budget.
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If you see a Prosecco with a DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita) label, you're guaranteed that the wine is of good quality; all DOCG wines from each producer are analysed and tasted before being bottled. Atilius Prosecco Superiore is a bold yet smooth and elegant bubbly at an accessible price point. It has delicate notes of pear, white flowers, and hints of citrus.
Price:$158
Where to buy: Order online via hkliquorstore.com
From the producers of the first bottles of Cava in the Market, Anna De Codorniu Blanc De Blancs Reserva Brut Cava is an excellent addition to any celebration. This crisp bubbly is creamy yet refreshing, and offers notes of citrus and tropical fruits. It is a good accompaniment for vegetables, fish, seafood, grilled meats, and desserts.
Price: $196
Where to buy: Order online via twomoreglasses.com
Have you tried pét-nat wines? Pét-nat is short for pétillant naturel, which means 'naturally sparkling', crafted by bottling wine that is only partially fermented, allowing the wine to continue fermentation in the bottle. This particular brand from Veneto, Italy, uses Glera, Verdiso, and Perera grapes to produce a wine that offers citrus and stone fruit flavours. It has hints of pineapple and bread and has a hazy and cloudy appearance that fizzes more like a beer than your usual sparkler.
One of the world's most-loved Champagnes, Moet & Chandon, releases an annual end-of-year edition with a limited edition gift box, and this year's release comes in The Spark of Light design dressed in a bespoke firework pattern on a white background. Composed of almost 150 different wines, this bubbly is lively with vibrant aromas of green apple and citrus fruits, mineral nuances and creamy on the palate with flavours of stone fruits. If you suddenly get into a debate on the brand name's pronunciation after a few glasses of bubbly, remember the correct way to say it is with a T at the end, "mow-ett", because the owner, Claude Moët, is of Dutch origin, not French.
Price: $368
Where to buy: Order online via hkliquorstore.com
Perrier-Jouet Grand Brut is the classic house style of Maison Perrier Jouet. It is a well-rounded and vibrant bubbly, offering delicate floral aromas and fresh fruits that include pear and white peach, as well as hints of honey, brioche, and vanilla. Pair it with delicate starters, as well as fish and seafood dishes.
Price: $398
Where to buy: Order online via hkliquorstore.com
Always ready for a party, this bottle is hard to miss because of its distinctive red stripe. It's a clean-cut Champagne with a creamy texture and offers subtle flavours of biscuit, green pear, and lemon zest. This bottle is great as an aperitif or paired with food like white meat and fish.
Price: $378 with gift box
Where to buy: Order online via liquidgold.com.hk or pick up at the exclusive Mumm Champagne pop-up kiosk in K11 Musea from now to January 3, 2023. Drop by to buy their Champagne and get your box personalised with a special message. The service is limited to only 300 bottles, so make sure to go there before they run out.
Pommery is one of France's most renowned Champagne houses, and its owner Madame Pommery is one of the founding mothers of Champagne credited for making the first vintage brut style in 1874. The Pommery Brut Royal is a vibrant fruit-forward non-vintage Champagne with flavours of red fruits like raspberry and strawberry, apples, and hint of oranges. It has a long, rich finish and is great to pair with salmon, shellfish and mild and soft cheese.
Price: $428
Where to buy: Order online via meta-bev.com
Whether you're celebrating at your low-key, socially distanced gathering or counting down the New Year with all your friends, welcome 2023 in style with one of the world's most famous prestige Champagnes, Dom Pérignon. This 2012 vintage has a vibrant flavour with smoky and fruity notes and a deliciously succulent long finish.
Price: $1,588 with gift box
Where to buy: Order online via thebottleshop.hk
Belle Epoque 2013 is the latest release from Perrier-Jouët’s prestige cuvées. The 2013 vintage has spent more than six years ageing in Perrier-Jouët's cellars in Épernay, resulting in a delicate and balanced Champagne with aromas of white fruit and flowers and notes of pear, ginger, grapefruit zest, tangerine and a hint of green pepper on the palate. The liquid has a pale gold and subtle green colour packed in Perrier-Jouët's iconic green bottle decorated with Japanese white anemones by Art Nouveau master Emile Gallé.
Price: $1,260
Where to buy: Order online via xtrawine.com
The 170th edition of Krug Grande Cuvée is already in Hong Kong. This release is a blend of 195 wines from 12 different years composed of chardonnay, pinot meunier, and pinot noir grapes. The liquid presents dried fruits, marzipan and gingerbread notes and some grilled flavours of almond paste. Savour it alone or pair it with seafood, parmesan, ham or mature comté.
Price: $1,680
Where to buy: Order online via twomoreglasses.com
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