From toasting to a new year or a new engagement, champagne makes every occasion feel just a little more celebratory. It’s the drink of choice for life’s biggest moments, and each sip of sparkling is something to savor. While delicious on its own, champagne finds a welcome home in a wide variety of cocktails because it adds gentle sweetness and delicate fizz. The versatile drink acts like a sophisticated base for other ingredients, so it doesn’t take much to whip up something extra special.

From the simplicity of a morning mimosa to the classic sophistication of a French 75, cocktails are a great way to put a bottle of champagne to good use. The next time you pop open a bottle of bubbly, try mixing it into one of these fantastic champagne cocktails.

This festive drink is a refreshing twist on the classic champagne cocktail that blends crisp bubbly with sweet‑tart raspberries for a bright, festive sip perfect for brunch or holiday toast.

It doesn’t get much easier than this four-ingredient-cocktail. Bitters help add a tangy bite to champagne in this drink that’s topped off with a sugar cube and twist of lemon. Ready in just five minutes, it’s a great drink to make for guests when you’re short on prep time.

Mimosas are the quintessential breakfast cocktail, and they instantly make brunch feel more fun and fancy. If you want to try a spin on the traditional recipe, look to these blushing mimosas. The sweet raspberry simple syrup is the perfect complement to tart grapefruit juice, and the sparkling rosé helps maintain that gorgeous blush pink color.

Frozen, fruity and perfectly sparkling, this champagne cocktail recipe starts with homemade clementine sorbet. Once blended and smooth, the sorbet gets topped with crisp sparkling wine to make for an elegant, sophisticated and impressive cocktail.

Lemon juice, sugar, bitters and champagne pair perfectly in this delightfully-balanced cocktail. Equal parts sweet and sour, the sparkling drink is quick to whip up with just five ingredients. It’s elegant and simple, so it’s a fabulous drink to make for a dinner party.

In this fresh and fruity drink, orange juice, frozen cranberries and orange zest combines to create an elegant cocktail that’s sexy and simple. A homemade fruit syrup adds sweet flavor and a gentle bite of acidity.

If you’re tired of the same old brunch cocktail, try swapping your mimosa for a bellini. The light and bright drink takes fruity flavor from fresh peaches and a bit of lemon juice. Whether you serve them individually or batched in a pitcher, these fizzy drinks are a great way to kick off a holiday breakfast.

Some champagnes can be on the sweeter side, so balancing it out with a tart fruit (like cranberry) is a great way to make a fun and flavorful drink. This one combines cranberry juice, frozen cranberries and a bit of lime juice to create a sweet and tangy drink.

These super easy drinks are a great way to wake up. Perfect for a holiday breakfast or a bridal brunch, all you need are four simple ingredients to mix it all together. Better yet? These drinks are totally customizable: add as much or as little orange juice as you like.

If you love orange cream soda, you’ll love this grown-up version of the nostalgic drink. You start by making a homemade ice cream mixture that’s packed with fruit flavor from orange juice and orange zest. Once frozen, scoop the mixture into a champagne glass and top with sparkling wine and strawberries.

Fruity, sweet and just a bit tangy, a pitcher of French 75’s is a great way to toast with friends. No matter what you’re celebrating, this simple cocktail makes a welcome addition to any party. Strawberries add extra fruity flavor to the classic recipe.

If you thought classic bellinis were delicious, you’ll definitely want to try these peach ginger bellinis. A homemade ginger simple syrup adds complex, zesty flavor to the sweet and fruity drink that takes just 10 minutes to whip up.

Just six ingredients are all you need to whip up this tasty cocktail that can be ready in only ten minutes. The classic cocktail combines sweetness from sugar with the perfect amount of tangy acidity from a squeeze of lemon juice.

This creamy and cool punch makes for the perfect holiday centerpiece, complete with a snowman chilling in drifts of bubbles. Vanilla ice cream and orange sherbet combine to make the sweet snowman that adds creamy texture to the punch as it melts. To make it ahead, you can assemble the snowman body in advance and pop it in the freezer, adding the scarf just before serving.

Though this recipe combines raspberries, creme de cassis and prosecco, you could easily swap in any sparkling wine instead. Whether you opt for champagne, cava or prosecco, this sparkling drink combines delicate bubbles with tangy fruit flavor.

Fresh and fruity, this sparkling cocktail gets sweet flavor from strawberries, raspberries and framboise. It’s light and elegant, and the pink color makes it a great choice for a bridal brunch or baby shower.