6 Affordable Date Night Bubblies

There's nothing sweet about this berry red Italian sparkler. Dark and clean tasting, with a tart, tannic edge, it delights as a cocktail but can also hold its own on the dinner table.

To buy: $15.99, unionsquarewines.com.

Featured February 2015

This elegant Spanish cava has a smooth, full-bodied creaminess and a nose-tickling effervescence that's perfect paired with oysters on the half shell. Cheers to that!

To buy: $10.95, sherry-lehman.com.

A world-class sparkling wine that hails from the heart of the American southwest? You bet. This ruby rose bubbly, made outside Albuquerque, New Mexico, is bursting with berry flavors and every bit as tempting as many bottles twice the price.

To buy: $17, wine.com.

The name Baci Vivaci, literally translated, means "lively kisses"—and the moniker couldn't fit this Sicilian wine any better. Light and bright with delicate bubbles and a whisper of stone fruit sweetness, it's a wine that's easy to drink and easy to love.

To buy: $14, getwineonline.com.

It's pink, it's fizzy, and it's fantastic. Produced by a small family estate in the Austrian region of Burgenland, this organic and biodynamic sparkling rose has an intoxicating fragrance, a ripe freshness, and a mineral edge that will make you keep reaching for more.

To buy: $17, unwinedonline.com.

This is a dry, delightful "small world" sort of wine—a French-style crémant made with 100% Riesling grapes grown and crafted in the Finger Lake region of upstate New York. Try it with cheese as an aperitif.

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