Pop a cork: it needn’t be Champagne this year
(Picture: Pixabay)Come Christmastime, come the popping of Champagne corks — well, perhaps, in usual times.
But usual times these are not: with inflation running riot and the cost of living climbing swiftly up and up, saving here and there becomes the norm, even at Christmas. With that to mind, luxuries begin to be set aside and, if not exactly frivilous, bottles of Champagne begin to look ever more unaffordable. But sometimes, it’s just about wanting a break from the norm, changing things up.
