Like prosecco, franciacorta is (you guessed it) a sparkling wine from Italy. Made in the Franciacorta territory, an area just south of Lake Iseo in the Lombardi region, franciacorta is a hand
Italian Prosecco might be all the rage nowadays but roughly a decade ago Asti Spumante was what the fizz was all about. Asti is the Marmite of sparkling wines as this Piedmontese sweet and low-alcoholic wine (can be as low as 7% ABV) made with Moscato grapes generates a love or hate type of reaction.
Prosecco: Prosecco, made in Italy, is one of the most well known sparkling wines outside of Champagne. It’s known for its fruity taste and can be frothier than other bubbly wines. This is an all-around great option for celebratory drinking and is an ideal substitute for Champagne. (It also works well if you’re having a mimosa bar at your Guinigi Prosecco DOC Rosé 2020. Fresh, bright, and full of life, this Prosecco vibrates with pink grapefruit and an underpinning of something vaguely smoky, like hot sidewalks on a summer day
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1. Prosecco. One of the best known sparkling wines that no one calls Champagne is prosecco. Prosecco originated in the northeastern part of Italy, named after a little town in Trieste. Prosecco is more affordable than Champagne because the second fermentation happens in a vat, and then it is bottled.
“It’s so much better value than champagne, and actually I prefer the taste,” they say, before going on to mention how they’re saving for a wedding that you’re not invited to. Cremant, in many ways, is the best of all worlds — the price tag of Prosecco, the sophistication of champagne, the understatement of cava. Prosecco is a combination of 85% Glera and 15% of Verdiso, Bianchetta, Perera and Glera Lunga grapes, and in a few recent expressions a small amount of Pinot Grigio, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes. Prosecco is made using the 'Charmat Method' - (Metodo Italiano) rather than the Champagne method.
As you say, it ticks all the boxes; inexpensive, uncomplex, bubbly and fun. To explain the price point, a bottle of champagne varies from £10 discount supermarket buy (e.g. Aldi or Lidl) or £17 for Moët & Chandon to a £120 bottle of Krug. While bottle of prosecco can be bought for a little as £6 in a discount supermarket to £15 for a DOCG
Prosecco can be frizzante (semi-sparkling) or spumante (fully sparkling). A decent bottle can be had for as little as $12, making it a good option for mimosas and bellinis. That said, complex, higher-end proseccos from the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG and Colli Asolani DOCG are available, some of which are made in the méthode traditionnelle. G3LML.
