Festive Sparkling Essentials—For You and Yours

Festive Sparkling Essentials—For You and Yours
December 2025

Sparkling wine shines on jubilant occasions—whether you're pouring for a crowd or savoring something special with close company. Below is a focused selection of our essential bottles for welcoming 2026, drawing from Champagne, Spain, Italy, and standout domestic producers. These are the wines we trust completely, stock by the case, and reach for ourselves whenever celebration calls (often well before the clock strikes midnight).

Champagne Picks to Sip and Savor
New Year, New Cava (and Corpinnat, too!)
Italy in Effervescent Form: From the Alps to Etna
Domestic Magic in a Bottle—Spellbinding Sparklers

Champagne Picks to Sip and Savor

No occasion pairs more perfectly with Champagne than the turn of the new year, and I have some excellent recommendations to help you welcome 2026. As the calm and quiet types know, there are 364 great nights for going out—and one perfect night to stay in with a bottle of Champagne. December 31st is the ideal evening to stay off the streets and savor something truly special at home.

Happy 2026 and a toast to you!

Read Champagne Buyer Gary Westby's Top Picks On the Trail

NV A.D. Coutelas "Cuvée Louis Victor" Brut Champagne $39.99 View
NV A.D. Coutelas "Cuvée 1809" Brut Champagne $64.99 View
NV Billecart-Salmon "Le Rosé" Champagne $89.99 View
NV Laurent-Perrier "Grand Siècle" Iteration #26 Brut Champagne $249.99 View
NV Krug "Grande Cuvée" 172ème Édition Brut Champagne $259.99 View

New Year, New Cava (and Corpinnat, too!)

For decades, Cava was the dependable workhorse of the wine bar: reliable, ubiquitous, and, if we’re being honest, often uninspiring. Even in Spain, 90% of Cava sells for under 10 euros per bottle. The issue has always been one of geography. Unlike Champagne, which is a place, Cava is a method. You can make it in Catalonia, of course, but also in pockets of Rioja, Valencia, and even Extremadura. This multi-regional approach to an appellation has long frustrated small producers who believed that it obscured the quality and potential of small-scale sparkling winemaking in Penedès, where the style originated.

2019 Recaredo "Terrers" Brut Nature Corpinnat (Cava) $38.99 View
2017 Recaredo "Serral del Vell" Gran Reserva Brut Nature Corpinnat (Cava) $74.99 View
2020 Celler Pardas "Hermós" Brut Nature Corpinnat (Cava) $44.98 View
2023 Mas Candi Reserva Brut Nature Corpinnat (Cava) $27.99 View
2019 Avinyo Reserva Brut Nature Cava Penedès $27.99 View
2021 Pere Mata "Cupada" Brut Nature Reserva Cava Penedès $21.99 View

Italy in Effervescent Form: From the Alps to Etna

There is a misconception that Italian sparkling wine begins and ends with simple Prosecco. But if you dig just a little deeper, you realize that Italy is actually one of the most dynamic sparkling wine nations on earth. We have the "Grand Crus" of Valdobbiadene, the serious Metodo Classico of Lombardy, the savory fizz of Emilia, and even volcanic bubbles from the slopes of Etna.

Sparkling wine in Italy isn't just for a toast; it’s food wine, it’s conversation wine, and it’s a daily ritual. We wanted to curate a selection that shows the full spectrum of Italian bubbles—from the dry and mineral to the lush and aromatic. Read Italian Buyer Orazio Campoli's Sparkling Picks On the Trail

NV Foss Marai "Strada di Guia" Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry $18.99 View
NV Foss Marai "Guia" Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Millesimato Brut $21.99 View
NV Foss Marai "Cartizze" Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Dry $29.99 View
NV Ostro Prosecco Rose Extra Brut $11.99 View
NV Ca' Del Bosco "Cuvée Prestige" Franciacorta $42.99 View
2024 Medici Ermete Concerto Reggiano Lambrusco $21.99 View
2024 Paltrinieri "Radice" Lambrusco di Sorbara $22.99 View
2018 Terrazze Dell'Etna - Cuveé Brut $36.99 View
2022 Ciro Picariello "Contadino" Fiano Brut $39.99 View
2024 Elio Perrone "Bigaro" Bracchetto Moscato $16.99 View
NV La Caudrina "La Selvatica" Asti $21.99 View

Domestic Magic in a Bottle—Spellbinding Sparklers

Our selection of fantastic Domestic Sparkling wines continues to grow from strength to strength and as we approach 2026 we have over 70 options in stock. So, what to choose? Well we have the classics: Roederer Estate, Schramberg, and J Vineyards. But we also have a beautiful selection of small production sparkling wines that are very much following the boutique, Grower Champagne type model with unwavering focus on quality, complexity and expression terroir. So, as we get ready to ring in another new year (my 15th here at K&L) I decided to highlight a few very special wines that are on my short list for popping when the ball drops (likely at NY time)! Wishing you all a wonderful New Year and health and happiness for 2026 and beyond! Cheers! Read Domestic Buyer Ryan Woodhouse's Sparkling Picks On the Trail.

2023 Brick & Mortar Sonoma Coast Brut Rosé Sparkling Wine $24.95 View
2020 Anonymous Wine Collective "Manchester Ridge Vineyard" Mendocino Ridge Blanc de Blancs Sparkling Wine (Elsewhere $50) $29.95 View
NV Rhys "Perpetual Reserve" California Sparkling Wine $59.95 View
NV Tyler "Perpetual Reserve" Sta. Rita Hills Brut Sparkling Wine $49.95 View
2019 Caraccioli "Escolle Vineyard - Brut Cuvée" Santa Lucia Highlands Sparkling Wine $59.95 View
2013 Argyle "Extended Tirage" Willamette Valley Brut Sparkling Wine $69.95 View

An Event to Look Forward to in the New Year:

Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB)
Annual Bordeaux Grand Tasting
Thursday, January 22nd 5:30PM–7:30PM
City View at the Metreon, San Francisco
$90 per ticket

K&L Wine Merchants is once again honored to present the 2023 vintage of Bordeaux Grands Crus in partnership with the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB). Come and taste alongside 65+ château owners and distinguished estate representatives, offering an insider’s glimpse into the newest chapter of Bordeaux’s storied legacy. Be among the first to taste these wines straight from the heart of the region and hear the winemakers tell the stories of their estates. This is truly the pinnacle of Bordeaux tasting experiences.

This year’s event will take place at the City View at the Metreon in San Francisco, a beautiful backdrop for an evening devoted to discovery. Come taste, learn, and celebrate the 2023 Bordeaux vintage. This event sells out every year—secure your tickets early to ensure you don’t miss this extraordinary night!

LINEUP (subject to change)
Batailley ~ Beaumont ~ Beau-Séjour Bécot ~ Beauregard ~ Beychevelle ~ Branaire-Ducru ~ Brane-Cantenac ~ Cantenac Brown ~ Cantemerle ~ Carbonnieux ~ Citran ~ Clerc Milon ~ Clinet ~ Clos Fourtet ~ Cos Labory ~ Coufran ~ Coutet ~ Dauzac ~ de Fieuzal ~ de Pez ~ d’Armailhac ~ Doisy Daëne ~ Domaine de Chevalier ~ Duhart-Milon ~ Fourcas Hosten ~ Gazin ~ Giscours ~ Gloria ~ Grand Mayne ~ Grand-Puy Ducasse ~ Grand-Puy-Lacoste ~ Haut-Batailley ~ Kirwan ~ La Cabanne ~ La Tour Blanche ~ Lagrange ~ Langoa Barton ~ Larcis Ducasse ~ Larmande ~ Lascombes ~ Larrivet Haut-Brion ~ Le Gay ~ Léoville Barton ~ Léoville Poyferré ~ Lynch-Bages ~ Lynch-Moussas ~ Malartic-Lagravière ~ Ormes de Pez ~ Pavie Macquin ~ Petit-Village ~ Phélan Ségur ~ Pichon Baron ~ Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande ~ Prieuré-Lichine ~ Rauzan-Ségla ~ Rouget ~ Saint-Pierre ~ Siran ~ Smith Haut Lafitte ~ Soutard ~ Suduiraut ~ Talbot ~ Valandraud ~ Villemaurine

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, January 8th – Wine Club Tasting (All Stores)
Friday, January 9th – Southern Rhône Tasting (All Stores)
Saturday, January 10th – Riesling Tasting (All Stores)
Saturday, January 10th – Bruichladdich: A Victorian Distillery Re-Imagined (Culver City)
Thursday, January 15th – Blind Tasting (All Stores)
Friday, January 16th – South America Tasting (All Stores)
Saturday, January 17th – Burgundy Tasting (All Stores)
Saturday, January 17th – Perro Verde Mezcal Spirits Tasting (Culver City)
Saturday, January 17th – Sylva: Non-Alcoholic Aged Spirits (Hollywood)
Sunday, January 18th – Superlative Spirits Presents: Mainland Rum (Culver City)
Thursday, January 22nd – Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) - Bordeaux Grand Tasting (SF)

Book future events through each location's Tock Page as they become available:
K&L Culver City
K&L Hollywood
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