The new year is nearly here and 2018 will be a thing of the past. And if you are like many Americans you will be celebrating the start of 2019 with a glass of champagne. Champagne has been the drink of choice at celebrations, whether it's a New Year’s party, weddings, or graduations. But it wasn’t always this way: In fact, winemakers from the Champagne region of France tried for years to stop their wines from bubbling in order to produce those classic “still” wines that they hoped would rival