With the intertidal zone's high exposure to the sun, the temperature range can be anything from very hot with full sun to near freezing in colder climates.
1 In the mid-range, a toast with a $14 per bottle Spanish cava might cost $3 per person. 2  In this price range, Montsarra Cava Brut has received good reviews. 3  And, on the high end, a toast with $40 -plus champagne from France in crystal flutes might cost $7 or more per person.
THE GLASSES. An ideal all-purpose tasting glass is Riedel Crystal's Ouverture Red Wine glass, widely available for $7.50 to $9; the more expensive Riedel Vinum Chardonnay glass, about twice the price, has a somewhat more elegant shape.