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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.

Made from sustainably grown Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes in Napa Valley, this elegant sparkling wine rivals pricier rivals from France.

With refreshing acidity and length, this lovely, bubbly combination of 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay offers a fine mousse that is built around layers of strawberry, peach and green apple. Dry and structured, it shows aging potential but is hard to resist right now, finishing in a bite of Meyer lemon.

Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine is thrilled to announce the release of the 2019 Napa Valley Blanc de Noirs, an engaging and elegant wine borne of Paula’s sparkling roots. The Napa Valley-based producer of two sparkling wines, a Napa Valley Blanc de Noirs and California Brut, Paula debuted her namesake brand in 2017 in homage to her father, Hanns Kornell, who was among the first to employ Méthode Champenoise techniques in California.

Sipping a sparkling wine, one cannot help but feel festive and happy. “Bubbles are for celebrations,” is the customary thinking. However, wine producer, Paula Kornell, aims to redefine this tradition with her label, Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine.

Despite the heat of early September, the happy news is that the 2022 harvest for my Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine has gone off without a hitch. This is mainly attributed to the fact that sparkling wine grapes are harvested relatively early in the season vis-à-vis grapes for still wines and that the picking crews have been able to pick in the cool of the night.

It’s the one official day of the year dedicated to pampering moms everywhere — and the pressure is on. However, choosing a wine for Mother’s Day doesn’t have to mean buying the bottle with the heftiest price tag (though we do encourage spoiling her!). Buying wine for mom can be as simple as putting yourself in her shoes and picking accordingly.

Although sparkling wines have traditionally been reserved for special occasions, more imbibers are realizing there's no time like the present to pop a bottle. Bubby helps to make every day a special occasion, and when you add a little bit of orange juice, it transforms into a perfect brunch-ready cocktail.

Ian Devereux White, wine director at San Francisco Magazine, asked local chefs and winemakers to dream up their top food & wine pairings for the upcoming warm summer months. The result? Paula Kornell Blanc de Noirs paired with a roasted sea bass from Angéle Restaurant + Bar in Napa.

Paula Kornell, the auction’s 2022 special guest of honor, donated a lot that sold for $105,000— Mother Cluckers Fabulous Bubbles Fiesta soirée for 20 in the winner’s home with fried chicken, bubbles, whiskey, beer, groovy tunes and more.