1.   On arrival, guests are offered wine or a champagne cocktail.

2.   All that a Champagne cocktail should be.

3.   First, Champagne cocktails.

4.   For instance, lemon peel may look pretty in a Champagne cocktail, but it has a flattening effect on the wine.

5.   I chose a solitary champagne cocktail in front of a pine-scented fire in the library and felt blissfully alone in a hotel that was fully booked.

6.   Ms. Turano puts a similar spin on the Champagne cocktail.