TOP 10 LISTS

We bring you the best in bubbly, from ultra deluxe cuvées that will set you back more than $200 a bottle to festive sparklers under $40:

Top 10 Prestige Cuvées
Top 10 Mid-Range Champagnes
Top 10 Value Champagnes
Top 10 Budget Champagnes
Top 10 Rosé Champagnes
Top 10 American Sparkling Wines
Top 10 Sparkling Wines

For a general overview based on ratings, consult our Top Rated page, which starts with the $2,250 Clos d'Ambonnay 1996 from Champagne Krug and moves along to super affordable options for just $30 a pop.

CHAMPAGNE CENTRAL

What is a blanc de noirs? What is the difference between non-vintage and vintage? And where do connoisseurs sip, sleep and eat in Reims, the birthplace of Champagne?
Find out more!

The Origin of Champagne
Champagne 101: The Basics
How Sparkling Wine is Made
Prestige Cuvées: A Guide to Champagne
Celebrities' Favorite Champagnes
Pairing Food & Champagne
Guide to Spending 72 Hours in Champagne, France
Recommended Champagne Books

SEASONAL SIPPING

Is bubbly not your thing? Check out our list of Top 10 Holiday Wines featuring selections such as the certified organic and biodynamic 2009 Grgich Hills Estate Fumé Blanc.

Then learn which wineries' Zins, Syrahs and Red Blends pair best with your holiday meals.

GET INTO THE SPIRIT

For those of you who enjoy the hard stuff, we've test-swigged some of the best hooch on the market, from vodka bottled in a crystal skull to a $32,000-bottle of Rémy Martin:

What makes a dessert wine sweet? Botrytis: Noble Rot

PERFECT PRESENTS FOR OENOPHILES

Impress your finicky friends with a wine-themed murder mystery dinner game, a book divulging the "Secrets of the Sommeliers" or ownership of their very own wine grapes via the "Adopt-A-Vine" program!

Find more ingenious ideas with our Top 10 Wine Gifts.

Or simply gift a bottle bought at one of the Best Wine Shops from coast to coast.

And for purchasing wines online, our go-to place is Wine.com.