>> fantastic. >> of course, here in new york city, they'll be dropping a big ball and people are going to be drinking because it's time to celebrate. gone are the days of dining on caviar while sipping champagne. turns out the perfect champagne is probably already in your refrigerator. joining us from the union square hospitality group are wine director john reagan and the chief restaurant officer, sabato. how are you? >> great. >> you go to a restaurant and see, there is a fancy bottle of champagne for $300. you don't need to spend a lot of money to have a good champagne experience, right? >> not at all. i think as long as you're drinking champagne, john and i are happy. >> you are. you guys do start early, right? >> absolutely. >> it's your business. we're going to do like a popular wine tasting with champagne. for instance, tonight if somebody is going to chow down on some fried chicken, what kind of champagne do you put with it? >> we've all had beer and chicken wings, so this is that same pairing, but taken to a