soviet champagne

  • Slip Into the Work Week With a Soviet Spritz

    Slip Into the Work Week With a Soviet Spritz

    I have been ordering a lot of wine (and caviar) during quarantine, mostly from Kachka, a Russian restaurant just a few blocks from my apartment. Kachka’s wines are interesting, unexpected, and almost entirely from the Balkans. Then there is Сове́тское шампа́нское, the “Soviet Champagne” that is definitely not Champagne. It is $20, very sweet, and…