“I only drink Champagne when I’m happy, and when I’m sad. Sometimes I drink it when I’m alone. When I have company, I consider it obligatory. I trifle with it if I am not hungry and drink it when I am. Otherwise I never touch it – unless I’m thirsty” – Lily Bollinger (1899 – 1977), proprietor of French Champagne house Bollinger from 1941 to 1971.

You could say the same thing of good Cap Classique, sparkling South African wine made according to the Méthode Champenoise! Check out the 2016 Classification for the most reliably good-time bubbles from the Cape.

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