This New Year's Eve, the Champagne market is looking for hope

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Glasses of Champagne are pictured.
The Champagne market appears to be stabilizing — even amid tariffs and shifts in consumer preferences.

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A sommelier recommends 5 of the best sparkling wines under $30 that taste more expensive than they are

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Bottle of Brut Prosecco Mionetto Prosecco
Brut Prosecco

Ellen O'Brien

As a sommelier, there are 5 wines I always have on hand for guests

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There are five categories of wines I like to keep in my home for when I host and have friends over.

Brianne Cohen

I hired a travel advisor to coordinate my family's Paris vacation — I might never plan my own trips again

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The author, right, posing for a selfie with her mom and sister.
Working with a travel advisor on my trip to Paris was a great decision.

Lauren Dana Ellman

Take a look at United's huge Polaris Studio suites with 27-inch screens coming to its Boeing Dreamliners

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Two passengers sit in a United Polaris Studio suite
Two passengers can fit in one Polaris Studio.

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Whenever I'm in Paris, I take a 40-minute train ride to Champagne. A roundtrip ticket is only $60, and the wine lives up to the hype.

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rows of grape vines at a vineyard in the champagne region of France
Champagne is the closest wine region to Paris.

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8 of the best wines to buy at Costco, from a sommelier

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Don't overlook the wine section at Costco.

Brianne Cohen

Over 100 Uncorked Champagne Bottles Found in 170-Year-Old Shipwreck

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Champagne bottles in a Baltic shipwreck.

Champagne sales are tanking. An LVMH exec thinks people aren't happy enough to pop bottles.

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Pouring of Krug Champagne
LVMH saw an 8% year-over-year decline in revenue for Champagne in 2024.

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How Champagne celebrations became a Formula 1 tradition and a coveted sponsorship deal

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The drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz of Ferrari celebrate on the podium after the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.

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