The Best Sparkling Wine to Sip

When you think of popping the cork on a celebratory bottle of sparkling wine, champagne may be the first name that jumps to mind. But that doesn't mean that France's most famous bubbling bottles are the only sparklers worthy of a spot in your champagne bucket. In fact, in the vast world of wine-making, there are ample varieties of sparkling wine—some taking inspiration from champagne's flavor profile and the traditional méthode champenoise—worthy of attention.From California bubbly and Spanish cava to Austrian sekt and even French sparkling wine from beyond the champagne region, these are some of our favorite non-champagne sparkling wines worth toasting to.