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Article: Sparkling sales: even with a tough economy, the latest in champagne and sparkling wines should provide a welcome boost to the bottom line.
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- StateWays
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- November 1, 2008
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Stocks are down and champagne prices are high, but Americans are going to need something effervescent to quench their thirst during the holidays. The big question is: What are they going drink? There are a host of choices among sparkling wines, from venerable French bubbly to a variety of offerings from Italy and Spain to fresh and crisp California and Washington State sparklers. Here's an overview of where the category has been in the past year and where some retailers and importers see it heading.
First, though statistics aren't publicly available for the first nine months of 2008, it is likely that the economic downturn in the ...