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I’ve always had a love affair with bubbles, from the time I was young, living in St. Helena and working at my parents’ winery, Hanns Kornell champagne cellars.

Champagne might be sparkling wine, but not all sparkling wine is Champagne. Americans increasingly understand this distinction, now that the quality and popularity of domestic bubbly is on the rise.

Chandon, Domaine Carneros, Schramsberg and Mumm Napa Valley are all woven into Napa's story now, and you can never go wrong with them, but one sparkler is especially rooted in past, present and future: Paula Kornell's sparkling wines.

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Sparkling wines and champagne are one of the most versatile - and celebratory - category of wines to grace your Thanksgiving table.

Time flies, as the saying goes, but can we just collectively admit that 2022 flew by quicker than most other years? At the top of 2022, I recall writing out silly Valentine’s Day cards for friends and ordering seeds for the coming spring. Then, I blinked, and it was suddenly the autumn and pumpkins started to appear on front porches around our neighborhood.

In the next week many of you will be headed to the store in preparation for the Thanksgiving feast. Perhaps you will be picking up a fresh turkey, a leg of lamb, ham or maybe Dover sole – delicious fare for this family gathering around the dining table. Many of you also will be stopping at the wine store to find the perfect wine to go with that scrumptious dinner.