For lots of people, myself included, memories of Thanksgivings, Christmases, and also New Years Eves past cross their minds. Several of those memories are of a particular champagne, called Cold Duck. You might even keep in mind with fond memories, the commercials from the 1970’s, of a pleased couple toasting the vacations with a glass of Cold Duck, with a joyful Christmas carol having fun behind-the-scenes. Cold Duck come from Germany, where it can be traced to the typical practice in Bavaria of mixing cool, gleaming Wine red with containers of previously opened up Sparkling wine. This mix was called kalte ende (cool end). In 1937, the owner of the Pontchartrain A Glass Of Wine Cellars in Detroit, Harold Borgman, designed his own drink based upon this Bavarian personalized. Cold duck experienced a large rise of popularity in the very early 1970s, being a preferred white wine for celebrations as well as celebrations. Among the very best understood brand names of Cold Duck is Andr, from the E&J Gallo Vineyard, which uses Concord grapes for their recipe. Like many gewurztraminers and champagnes, and unlike many red wines, Cold duck is finest served cooled.