January 16, 2023
Get your roses and your wallets ready — it’s almost Valentine’s Day. We’ve just begun recovering from the winter holidays, but Valentine’s Day is always cheerfully welcomed. Grand gestures, chocolates, fancy dinners, and bottles of bubbly? What’s not to love?
Whether you’re dining out or planning a romantic home-cooked meal, this is a holiday also notorious for its extravagance. Devotees dip deep into their pockets to provide their partners with gifts and experiences of the utmost elegance, be it a glitzy diamond necklace or a silver platter adorned with oysters.
You don’t have to let financial pressures put a damper on your ardor this year. Even if you choose to treat your lover to an extravagant gift or elegant meal, we’re here to help you save on the bubbly. Last year, Drizly reported that wines sold the most on Valentine’s Day, with sparkling wines topping the list. It’s a special occasion, and a special occasion isn’t complete without the clinking of Champagne flutes. No matter your plans, rest assured that you can find a great bottle of bubbly for under $30. Certified wine expert Nina Escobar and long-time industry consultant Carrie Lyn Strong shared their top picks with us for affordable sparkling wines that pair best with an evening of love.
Castellroig Corpinnat Brut Nature Reserva
These next few recommendations come from Carrie Lyn Strong, longtime sommelier and current owner of Strong Wine Consulting. Having acted as the wine director and manager at numerous top-tier restaurants across the country, she’s got an impressive bunch of affordable yet remarkable sparkling wines that’ll make your celebration of love all the more special.
Strong’s first recommendation is a sparkling wine from the newest established Spanish wine category called Corpinnat. Made with organic grapes from the heart of Penedès, Spain, these wines are made using some of the strictest quality requirements for sparkling wine in the world, as told by Strong. Family-owned winery Castellroig is the producer of the delightful vegan Corpinnat Brut Nature Reserva, a bubbly, medium-bodied sparkling wine whose quality speaks for itself in the very first sip.
Strong tells us that this Spanish wine features the fresh fragrances of white flowers and jasmine, with tasting notes that include green apple and lemongrass. As with most crisp, bubbly whites, this wine pairs wonderfully with fish, but it’s also great as a complement to hors d’oeuvres.
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