Toast 2009 With Dry Champagne

FitSugar — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0800

We shall all be ringing in the New Year tomorrow, and for many of us that means a champagne toast, or two, or three. While the average glass of champagne contains 91 calories, I would like to suggest toasting with dry champagne, as sweet champagne is just dry champagne with added sugar. And you all know how I feel about added sugar.

Look for bubbly with the word brut on the label. Brut is champagne speak for "dry" and signifies a lower sugar content and a drier wine. Laurent Perrier Ultra Brut is popular with actresses and supermodels, famous for counting calories, because it contains only 65 calories per glass. Considered bone dry, a bottle of this ultra brut retails for $55 - low cal champagne doesn't run cheap. The drier the champagne, the better it tastes with salty and savory foods like low calorie oysters and caviar. What are you planning to sip on New Year's Eve?

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