"If you're not paying over the odds and going out, with long queues and stressed-out staff, you're the stressed-out one yourself. Is everyone good for drinks? When was the last time anyone saw [insert child's name here]? And then there's the clean glass matrix, where no one can remember whose is whose and you're caught in an endless cycle of washing-up. The antidote to all of the above is, for me, just to stay in with your immediates and a bottle of something nice."
"producer. How about prosecco? If you're already a fan, you'll know exactly the one you want to drink. But if you don't think prosecco's for you, on account of its usual sweetness, I have a good work-around: to find a dry prosecco, look for bottles with brut or extra brut on the label, and perhaps you'll find something more pleasurable."
New Year's Eve often creates stress from crowded venues, queues, and social logistics. Staying in with a small group of up to five guests and a bottle of good sparkling wine reduces tension and logistical hassles like washing up and lost glasses. Sparkling wine options include non-vintage (NV) Champagne for feeding groups, vintage Champagne for costlier, terroir-expressive bottles, and Prosecco. For a drier Prosecco, choose bottles labeled brut or extra brut. Choosing appropriate wines and a calm setting helps enter the new year relaxed rather than already tense.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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