Getting a Bang from Your Bubbly Buck

Ringing in the New Year comes with a “pop” from a champagne or sparkling wine bottle, and customers are stocking up this weekend for the big night Monday.From large stores to boutique shops the selections this year are as wide as consumers have ever seen.”We’ve kind of gone over board,” said The Winehound owner, Bob Wesley in Santa Barbara. ” We have six dozen different sparkling wines, and an even split between true French champagne, and sparkling wines from around the world including, Austria, Spain, Italy, and of course our own domestics, even a couple of local ones.”It’s not just a drink to toast with, either, “We enjoy it with all sorts of food. It’s insanely versatile,” said Wesley.