The Best Sparkling Wines To Ring In The New Year

This article first appeared in Santé Magazine on December 2024

2025 is less than a week away and New Year’s Eve is when we pop the most corks.  Let’s finish the year on a sparkling note and welcome 2025 with these effervescent wines from prestigious Champagne houses, boutique sparkling wine producers, and high-quality budget sparklers from around the globe,   Here is a list of our favorite bubbles to ring in the New Year.

It’s time to gather your family and friends for an end-of-year celebration. These wines will make your party a sparkling soiree with a touch of bubbly magic.  Nothing says Happy New Year’s quite like a bottle of bubbles so grab a few bottles today, whether it is for a New Year’s Eve toast or any fun gathering you have planned for 2025

France

Champagne Billecart-Salmon “Elisabeth Salmon” Rose 2012

Created in 1988 as a tribute to one of the House’s founders, Elisabeth Salmon, this cuvée distinguishes itself through its refined purity of grandeur and unique character. This great, rare, sought-after wine subtly offers the signature of Billecart-Salmon’s top Pinot Noir and Chardonnay terroirs. Elisabeth Salmon 2012 highlights the full breadth of the savoir-faire required to blend the House’s rosé in an exceptional year.  There is romance in every sip, Billecart-Salmon Cuvée Elisabeth Salmon Rosé 2012 is a vintage Champagne that captivates. This Pinot Noir-dominant blend entices with its delicate pink hue and aromas of red berries, citrus, and brioche.  This is a vintage Champagne that is well worth the splurge.

Champagne Ayala Brut Nature Zero Dosage

Champagne Ayala Brut Nature combines prime fruit sources, a fresh and vivacious character, and the steely edge of the zero-dosage style. It’s a crowd-pleaser that satisfies on an intellectual level, as well.  This Champagne is composed of 55% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, and 15% Meunier from no less than 70 different crus, vinified as micro-lots in stainless steel. Once the wine was composed, it was then treated to extended aging en tirage, giving it an outstanding fineness on the palate.  This is a Champagne that will leave your guests smiling and toasting all night long.

Gerard Bertrand French CanCan Brut Nature Rosé 2023

French Cancan is an elegant sparkling wine that pays tribute to the rich tradition of French winemaking with a modern twist. Crafted from sun-drenched vineyards, its fine bubbles rise gracefully to the surface evoking the lively twirls of the traditional Cancan dance. Perfect for celebrating life’s moments, or simply savoring a taste of the French art de vivre.  This bubbly has a fresh, seductive nose with hints of red berries, strawberries, and floral accents, offering a lively, creamy palate that evolves to an elegantly fruity finish.  Bring a bit of the French Medittereaan to your New Year’s festivities with a bottle of French Cancan.

Spain

Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Gran Selección Cava

Freixenet’s most popular cava, Cordon Negro Brut is often referred to as the “Black Bottle Bubbly.” Cordon Negro Brut is a crisp, clean, and well-balanced ‘cava’ sparkling wine. The fresh palate of apple, ripe pear, and bright citrus flavors combine with a long finish and an exciting touch of ginger.  Cordon Negro Brut’s delicate bubbles make this the ideal wine for any occasion. Get ready to sparkle this NYE!

Italy

Tenuta Lamborghini Vino Spumante Brut Italy

As you ring in 2025,  indulge in a sensory adventure with a remarkable sparkling wine that will mesmerize you with its captivating taste and aroma.  Delight in its fine perlage, as delicate aromas of almonds, citrus fruits, and floral accents enchant your senses.  Experience the perfect balance of dryness and freshness, accompanied by a velvety smoothness that lingers on the palate.  This is a luxury cuvee that will WOW your family and friends.

Zenato Lugana Methode Classico Spumante Brut 2019 Italy

This  Lugana sparkling wine from Zenato is made with 100% Trebbiano di Lugana grapes and it is made with the Classic Method.  The clean bouquet gives soft, encompassing impressions of pear and apple with persuasive shades of peach and citrus fruits. There is a balance of flavor on the palate that is effervescent and delicate. It is characterized by a silky veil of acidity that gives it an extremely clean taste.  An exceptional Italian sparkling wine from a renowned producer like Zenato will elevate your 2025 celebrations.

Ferrari Brut Trento Doc NV Sparkling

An elegant bottle of bubbly is the perfect way to kick off your New Year’s.  Ferrari Brut bubbly has a fresh and intense bouquet. Well-balanced on the palate, this sparkling wine has a faint suggestion of ripe fruit with attractive hints of crusty bread.  Ferrari makes classic method sparkling wine in Trentino, northern Italy.  These wines are a fascinating take on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the Alps.  With smooth and delicate bubbles this sparkling wine is an absolute pleasure to drink, celebrate, and toast.

Piccini Prosecco DOC Vino Frizzante Extra Dry, Veneto, Italy

Piccini Prosecco is an elegant Italian white sparkling wine made from Glera grapes. It is an extremely intense wine with a bouquet supported by fine sparkling bubbles.  On the palate, it has delicate tones of white fruit and flowers.  Piccini Prosecco is a high-quality budget-friendly sparkling wine that can be served as an aperitif, along with a meal, or to make a celebratory toast. With only 11% ABV, you can rest assured that you can drink this bubbly all night long and still be the “hostess with the mostess” as you watch the ball drop at midnight with your guests.

Valdo Aquarius Blanc de Blancs, Italy

Crafted from Garganega and Glera grapes, this Extra Dry Blanc de Blancs strikes a perfect balance between freshness and complexity. What truly sets it apart is its artistic packaging, a collaboration between the Bolla family and Ceci Johnson, founder of Ceci New York. Inspired by the underwater world, the bottle features a hand-painted watercolor design digitally transformed for production.  This sparkling wine has a light straw-yellow hue with delicate floral, tropical fruit, and subtle green notes.  The artistically luxurious bottle makes this a celebration in a glass.

Germany

Gut Hermannsberg Brut Deutscher Sekt Germay

This delicious Sekt makes you instantly want to have a second glass.  It has a slender body with racy acidity as our entire sparkling that sparks the palate. Gut Hermannsberg has a racy style with pronounced acidity and minerality with flavors of citrus, apple, and peach.  This New Year’s Eve be sure to enjoy a bottle of Sekt for that Champagne feeling that won’t break the bank.

Argentina

Domaine Nico Brut Rose Argentina

Founded by Laura Catena, Domaine Nico makes Pinot Noir using grapes from family vineyards in Tupungato, Uco Valley in Argentina. Despite their primary focus on red wines, they ventured into new territory by launching their first sparkling wine, which was developed in a fruit-forward style. A fantastic sparkling wine that will add brightness and joy to your New Year celebration that will go well into 2025.

Domaine Bousquet Sparkling Brut Organic Rose Mendoza, Argentina

This sparkling wine is made from organic grapes sourced mainly from vineyards in Tupungato (Uco Valley) at an altitude of 1200 meters (4000 feet) above sea level, one of the highest points in Mendoza.  This delicious wine is salmon in color with delicate bubbles and red fruit aromas with citrus and floral notes on the palate.  The bottle is packed with loads of yumminess that is sure to be a crowd-pleaser this New Year’s Eve.

Washington 

Tirriddis Blanc de Blanc R.4 Columbia Valley, WA

This sparkling wine is made with Chardonnay grapes in the traditional method by three friends who are at the forefront of shaping Washington’s sparkling identity.  This sparkling wine is lean bright and energetic. There are confectionary notes backed by heaps of lemon and citrus, rounded with bright pear and effortlessly finished with notes of savory baked brioche buns.  This sparkling wine is lean bright and energetic.

Oregon

Bryn Mawr Vineyards Brut Rosé Willamette Valley, OR

A blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier, this interesting sparkling wine made with a combination of traditional and modern winemaking techniques is light salmon in color, with a perfumed noise of rosebud and fresh cranberry. The palate is dry and balanced with cranberry, raspberry, and limestone notes, and enough acidity to pair with any meal.  Bryn Mawr is a boutique winery perched upon one of the highest, windiest, and rockiest slopes in the Eola-Amity Hills.  A producer that will be the highlight of conversations this New Year’s Eve.

Remy Wines Black Heart Three Wives Vineyards Méthode Champenoise 2021 Willamette Valley, OR

Prominent winemaker Remy Drabkin helms this small winery making a big impact on the wider world. A portion of sales from every bottle of Drabkin’s Black Heart Sparkling benefits the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which has worked for over 75 years to fight discrimination based on sexual orientation and identity. With notes of nectarines, persimmons, mineral, and seashell brine, the wine is as captivating and refreshing as the trailblazing woman behind it.  Be sure to share the story of this impressive sparkling wine this festive season.

Knudsen Vineyards Blanc de Blancs 2020 Willamette Valley, OR

While Knudsen-grown grapes have been sourced by talented sparkling winemakers at iconic nearby producers like Argyle Winery and ROCO Winery since the early 80s, the Knudsen family has long aspired to produce its own méthode champenoise bottling in honor of their father Cal’s ardent love for Champagne. This is their first release, with just 150 cases produced, it’s the perfect rare find for any sparkling wine lover. This Blanc de Blanc will surely make your celebrations sparkle.

GC Wines Joyride Sparkling Rosé 2022 Willamette Valley OR

GC Wines sources sustainably grown fruit for their terroir-driven wines from the Willamette Valley. For a fun, flirty rosé, pop this sparkler before your NYE dinner or enjoy around a cheese platter. The wine is aged on the lees for 4 months before bottling to add texture to this refreshing, light rosé. Created from 100% Pinot Noir, the palate has a creamy texture and lively acidity, with notes of fresh raspberries and on-the-vine strawberries. This is a great sparkler for Pinot Noir lovers.

Abbey Road Farm Estate Sparkling Rosé 2023 Yamhill-Carlton, OR

Made from 100% estate-grown Pinot Meunier, this unique bottling is the first méthode champenoise offering from Abbey Road Farm’s new winemaker, Blair Trathen. A rare chance to explore the character of a grape typically used in sparkling wine blends, Trathen shines a spotlight on Pinot Meunier’s playful, tutti-fruity aromas and red fruit flavors which help lighten up rich winter dishes like beef bourguignon and ossobuco.  Pop open this dazzling rosé to enhance the already joyful mood of this festive season.

Planet Oregon Rosé Bubbles 2023 Willamette Valley, OR

Planet Oregon Wines are a responsibly delicious choice. This bottling is produced from 100% organically farmed Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, certified by Oregon Tilth. There is a bright nose of summer berries and ruby red grapefruits. It is fresh and lively on the palate with flavors of blood orange and cherries, rounding out with a bubbly and refreshing finish.  This is a fun wine that makes for a jovial gathering.

Soter Vineyards Estates Brut Reserve Carlton, OR

Wines with the Estates designation showcase the diversity of Soter’s cru-quality vineyard sites.  Their Brut Reserve blends the finest elements of traditional Champagne winemaking techniques to create a distinctive Oregon-style wine. This multi-vintage, multi-variety, and multi-vineyard blend has complexity infused at every stage, from vine to bottle. The flavors of green apple and ripe citrus are beautifully interwoven with the sweet aroma of freshly baked yeast bread and toasted almonds. The finish is imbued with a delicate touch of sea salt and honeysuckle, making it complex without being rich, and flavorful without being heavy.  This New Year’s, celebrate in style with sparkling wine from Soter Vineyards.

California

Frank Family Vineyards Brut Rosé 2019

A blend of 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay, this bottling strikes a harmonious balance between richness and acidity. A light coral pink in the glass, the 2019 Brut Rosé displays notes of rose petals, fresh raspberries, and a hint of lime zest on the nose. In the cellar, the traditional methodé Champenoise was used to create tiny, sophisticated bubbles in the bottle.  The perfect addition for a celebration, dinner party, or gathering from a classic Napa producer.

Whitehall Lane Blanc de Noirs Brut 2022 Petaluma Gap, CA

This Blanc de Noirs sparkling wine has aromatic layers of cranberries, pomegranates, grapefruit pith, Rainier cherries, Red Delicious apple skin, white peaches, and brioche, all reaching out in the glass with fine bubble formation. On the palate, the mousse creates a creaminess that follows with nectarines, rhubarb, wild strawberries, red plums, and white peach puree with a touch of blood orange zest. All of these elements burst from this sparkling wine with a textured, round mouthfeel, and a long, mineral-driven clean finish. This Blanc de Noirs is a fun and unique bubbly to ring in the New Year!

BUDHAGIRL California Sparkling Brut

The BuDhaGirl Lifestyle brand believes in the art and ritual of celebration—pausing to breathe, be present, and express gratitude in commemorating both the big milestones and the daily moments in life.  This bubbly embodies the art of sparkling winemaking. Chardonnay’s vibrant citrus and green apple notes complement the red berry and floral hints of Pinot Noir, resulting in a wine that’s both vibrant and refined. It’s a true celebration for the senses.  Perfect for a fun, festive New Year’s Eve.

Roederer Estate Clark Road Vineyard Sparkling Wine Harvest 2020 Anderson Valley, CA

Clark Road Vineyard is on the cool west side of Anderson Valley, where Pinot Noir thrives. Roederer Estate Clark Road Vineyard sparkling wine offers insight into a sense of place.  Flint and pastry crust aromatics showcase long aging on the yeast and give way to delicate ripe cherry flavors. The bubbles are soft on entry. This wine is bold, yet delicate and long.  This is a California sparkling wine made from a historic Champagne house with generations of expertise.

Dutcher Crossing Posterity Reserve Blanc de Blancs Dry Creek Valley, CA

This sparkling Blanc de Blancs is made from their estate Chardonnay in Dry Creek Valley using the “Traditional Method”. Aromas of Golden Delicious apples and pineapples lead to flavors of lemon, guava, and Granny Smith Apples with hints of nuttiness.  This is the perfect bubbly for a quiet New Year’s spent indoors enjoying a great movie with buttered popcorn and a glass of Posterity Reserve Blanc de Blancs.

Scharffenberger Sparkling Rosé Mendocino County, CA

A California native, Scharffenberger Cellars has produced sparkling wines with the same quality and philosophy since 1981, using the French “méthode traditionnelle”, crafted from the best Mendocino fruit.  Scharffenberger Rosé is made by the traditional méthode champenoise process, whereby the wines are individually bottle-fermented before being riddled and disgorged. The wine has a pale salmon hue with integrated aromas of fresh raspberry jam and wild strawberries on a cream-covered pastry base. The flavors are layered, round, fresh, fruity, and long.  This pink bubbly will rock any New Year’s Eve celebration.

Bon Vivant California Sparkling Wine

Bon Vivant believes in creating moments of unbridled happiness, where every uncorking is an invitation to celebrate living your best life. They are not just about celebrating grand occasions; the wines are about uncovering the moments of magic that exist every day. Once you open a bottle, you’ll notice playful aromas of apple blossom, citrus, fresh-baked bread, and roasted hazelnut. The palate is creamy with flavors of ripe pear and toasted brioche paired with refreshing acidity. The fine bubbles dance on your tongue, leading to a clean and lively finish.  Drink Bon Vivant into 2025 and beyond.