Your Guide to the New Sparkling Wine
Meet the latest addition to the Punch family of books, a manual to the freewheeling world of bubbles from contributor Zachary Sussman.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Aaron Bernstein
Sparkling Wine for Modern Times
Twelve back-pocket bottles under $35 prove just how freewheeling and robust the world of bubbly wine has become.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Champagne Is Over the Flute…But Why?
The flute usurped the coupe only to be overtaken by the standard wine glass today. Here’s how it lost its footing.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- illustration: Ellie Skrzat
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The Aperitivo Mood? It’s Bubbly.
The modern expression of sprezzatura—the effortless ease of unwinding—owes its celebratory nature to a crown of Italian bubbles.
- story: Punch Staff
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Your Sparkling Wine Playlist, Under $50
Nine sommeliers and retailers pick their go-to sparkling wine of the season.
- story: Megan Krigbaum
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Don’t Call Them Pét-Nat
The story of pét-nat's unstoppable rise is missing one key footnote: the historic wines, from Diois to Gaillac, it was inspired by.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Carmela Caldart
The New Cava Isn’t Called Cava
Once derided as Spain's answer to prosecco, cava is finding a new path, wedged somewhere between pét-nat and grower Champagne. Just don't expect to find the name on the label.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Carmela Caldart
American Sparkling Wine, Untitled
Unbound by preconception, the Northeast’s embrace of hybrid grapes has introduced a fearless new frontier in American wine.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Carmela Caldart
Natural Lambrusco Is Just the Beginning
Returning to old traditions, the frizzante wines of Emilia-Romagna are ready for their pét-nat moment.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Carmela Caldart
California Doesn’t Do Champagne
After decades of emulating French tradition, the state has forged a new, improvisational approach to the category. It’s now home to some of the most innovative sparkling wines anywhere.
- story: Zachary Sussman
- illustration: Carmela Caldart
