Super Bowl XLVII will be filled with firsts, a 17-year league veteran playing his last game and lots of speculation and wagers on the line. It’s sure to be a game to watch, not to mention the sibling rivalry on the sidelines. Sport and food-and-wine blogger Jayme Lamm talks wine pairings and predictions with sommelier Edgar Poureshagh. Share with us: what are your own wine-and-Super-Bowl word associations?

“Champagne only comes from Champagne.” This is a truism in the world of wine as well as a recent quote from Sam Heitner, director of the U.S. Champagne Bureau in response to the release of President Obama’s Inauguration menu featuring “Korbel Natural, Special Inaugural Cuvée Champagne, California.” For a couple of reasons, this raised eyebrows, if not hackles, in the wine world. 

There’s nothing quite like the sound of a popping champagne bottle, especially at midnight on New Year’s Eve. While some may have put off shopping for their bubbles to bring in the New Year due to the Aztec calendar, WineTable writer Robin Salls was on a mission to taste as many as she could, just in case. Now here's the results of her tasting spree. What corks will you be popping for New Year's?

Bubbles vs. Bubbles, what's the difference? There are endless choices now of fizzy wines to choose from, Champagne being the most well-known and most expensive of all the fizzy wine is where the tradition started. It's the original masterpiece. Champagne is the region outside of Paris where the bubbles were perfected and is the gold standard of sparkling wine today. Depending on your budget and palate, you can get a wide range of fizzies now and this will help you pick the right one.

Champagne is the only region in the world where the wine breaks all the rules of what we consider the best, such as wines made from a single estate, from a single vintage, where what happens in the cellar is noninterventionist. Champagne is the epitome of a blend. It’s a blend of grapes (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier), it’s a blend of regions within Champagne, and it’s a blend of years. But the winemaker, called a master blender, is considered to hold the most coveted and respected position in the Champagne region.

Once the nectar of the wealthy and the symbol of luxury, the essence of finesse and grace is now thankfully accessible to all of us. We drink bubbly wine to celebrate the biggest events in our lives, to ring in the New Year and to make an already wonderful event even better. But understanding Champagne vs. other sparkling wines is still misunderstood. Why would you pay a starting price of, say $50, when you can buy a bottle of Prosecco for $8?

The best movies are the ones that make you think or make you feel good, ones that have likable characters, and the ones with the most memorable moments and timeless quotes. And wine is the perfect pairing for movies for all of the same reasons; wine can make you think and make you feel good, the flavors and tastes (the characteristics) are likable, and well, in vino veritas, right? Without further ado, here are Doniree Walker's wine pairings for her favorite Christmas movies. Have some pairings of your own to suggest?