Rob Simms

"Canadians lead the pack," said Rob Simms, listings and promotions manager for the Newfoundland Liquor Corp.

"The No. 1 selling is Brights Spumante Bambino."

Busy month

December is the busiest month - accounting for 35 per cent of all sales of champagne and sparkling wine.Only July comes closer with nine per cent of bubbly sales.
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Australian-made Seaview Brut, says Simms, is new to the province's catalogue of sparkling wines.But it's only been available for a few weeks.

"The anticipation is that it's going to do pretty well," he said.

Retailing for $12.99, it is produced by Southcorp Wines, the same company owns such well-known wineries as Lindemans, Penfolds and Rosemount.