{"id":509,"date":"2010-12-17T05:25:43","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T13:25:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Bubbles...Cava...SparklingWine...Espumante...Champagne.\u00a0Whateveryoucallit,andwhereverit&#039;sfrom,it&#039;sknowntheworld&#039;roundasthecelebratorydrinkofchoice!\u00a0Theritualofpeelingthefoil,removingthecage,thenpoppingtheswollencork,"},"modified":"2010-12-17T05:25:43","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T13:25:43","slug":"shiny-happy-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threeadventure.com\/hootnannie\/2010\/12\/17\/shiny-happy-things\/","title":{"rendered":"Shiny, Happy Things!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bubbles&#8230;Cava&#8230;Sparkling Wine&#8230;Espumante&#8230;Champagne.\u00a0  Whatever you  call it, and wherever it&#8217;s from, it&#8217;s known the world  &#8217;round as the  celebratory drink of choice!\u00a0 The ritual of peeling the  foil, removing the cage, then popping the swollen cork, ending with  that recognizable   &#8220;POP&#8221; is an experience that most of us associate with a  special   occasion or indulgence of some sort.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-img zemanta-action-dragged\" style=\"margin: 1em\">\n<figure style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"A flight of sparkling wine being poured in Ger...\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hootnannieblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/300px-Flight_of_sparkling_wine.jpg\" alt=\"A flight of sparkling wine being poured in Ger...\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>We ask:\u00a0 why can&#8217;t we partake in this happy, warm experience on any  old day?\u00a0 Why reserve the specialness of effervesence and that toasty,  biscuitness that is sparkling wine for the Holidays?\u00a0 Why only on  special occasions?<\/p>\n<p>We often start a dinner-date evening off with a glass of bubbly&#8230;or  a Friday right after work with a popped bottle of something that  fizzes.\u00a0 In fact, one of our favorite people, our Crazy Aunt Bevelina  drinks &#8220;sparkles&#8221; as her drink of choice at any party!<\/p>\n<p>We encourage each and every one of you to treat yourself to a  delightful sparkling beverage any day of the week!\u00a0 Why not?\u00a0 After all,  don&#8217;t you deserve it?!?!<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"font-size: 1em\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/advice\/christmas\/food-and-drink\/2010\/12\/15\/sparkling-wines-clarified-watch-the-jacob-s-creek-and-bbc-saturday-kitchen-wine-experts-vodcast-115875-22786144\/\">Sparkling wines clarified: watch the Jacob&#8217;s Creek and BBC Saturday Kitchen wine experts&#8217; vodcast<\/a> (mirror.co.uk)<\/li>\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a 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