1.0Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Clubhttps://www.winemonthclub.com/blogDon Laheyhttps://www.winemonthclub.com/blog/author/donlahey/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="O3VITgBwau"><a href="https://www.winemonthclub.com/blog/champagne-isnt-just-thanksgiving-holidays/">Champagne Isn’t Just for Thanksgiving and Holidays</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.winemonthclub.com/blog/champagne-isnt-just-thanksgiving-holidays/embed/#?secret=O3VITgBwau" width="600" height="338" title="“Champagne Isn’t Just for Thanksgiving and Holidays” — Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Club" data-secret="O3VITgBwau" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Most Americans relegate Champagne and other fine sparkling wines to special occasions, like Thanksgiving dinner, weddings, late-night holiday parties, New Year’s Eve celebrations, and other such events. Frankly, Champagne deserves better. Europe vs. United States Champagne Drinking European wine drinkers discovered the many pleasures of Champagne long ago and consume far more Champagne than Americans. […]http://www.winemonthclub.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Champagne1-689x1024.jpg