Posts Tagged ‘Italian sparkling wine’
Pairing Italian Food with Sparkling Wine
Italian food is some of the best in the world and regularly eaten in many households. It’s always handy to have some bubbly to pair perfectly with your dishes! We’ve stuck mostly with Italian bubbly, but there’s also some to mixing and matching. You can find many of these in your local UK supermarket. Creamy Pasta Such…
Read MoreMeet our Sommeliers! – Chantal Serrano, The Cinnamon Club, London
How did you become interested in wine? My parents were wine lovers and introduced me to the joys of having a glass of wine with meals. I picked up my own interest by working on a harvest in a Champagne vineyard, attending the Independent Wine Producers show in Paris twice a year and simply tasting,…
Read MorePiuma D.O.C. Garda Sparkling Wine
Piuma D.O.C. Garda sparkling wine is produced from hand-picked Chardonnay grapes from a single year. The wine is produced in the heart of the Morenic Hills, immersed in quiet green woods of birch and oak near Mantova and Lake Garda in Italy. Cesare “Maître de Chai” and Franco Gozzi’s DOC Garda sparkling wine is normally a mix…
Read MoreIncrease in Popularity of Pignoletto Italian Sparkling Wine
Major UK supermarket Sainsbury’s reported that a certain Italian bubbly boosted their festive sales by a futher 0.8% – and they weren’t taking about Prosecco. Sainsbury’s Pignoletto DOC Spumante Brut was a Christmas hit as many customers chose it above Champagne and Prosecco for their celebrations. Tesco also released their own Pignoletto in their Tesco Finest…
Read MoreLini 910 Metodo Classico – Italian Sparkling Wine
Alice and Emma founded The Italian Wine Women through their love of wine and wanted to bring the best of it to the UK. The wines they choose to sell are made by artisans focused on producing the best possible wine in the most sustainable way. LINI 910 METODO CLASSICO BIANCO V.S.Q. MILLESIMATO 2009 A truly…
Read MoreMaeli Moscato Giallo Fior D’Arancio
Maeli is the splendid enterprise set in the Euganean Hills and guided by Elisa Dilavanzo that has drawn new energy from the support given it by Gianluca and Desiderio Bisol, who have encouraged the search for new expressions in a grape variety that still has so much to reveal. The estate overlooks the magnificent Villa…
Read MoreFerrari Italian Sparkling Wines Selection
Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore A first-class Italian wine. A Chardonnay with delightful golden highlights against a background of brilliant yellow. Taste: Sumptuous suggestions arise from its creamy, velvety body, with hints of acacia honey accompanied by notes of exotic fruit. The over ten years of ageing on the yeasts yield a finish of great complexity, which…
Read MoreItalian sparkling wine selection from The Art of Wines
Falanghina Brut Characteristics: pale yellow, bright, white foam, “perlage” fine-grained and persistent. The nose hints of bitter yellow fruit and bread crust. The palate is dry, fresh and slightly mineral, with subsequent variations of softness that make it an excellent companion to the table. Serving suggestions: Ideal as an aperitif or to accompany a…
Read MoreItalian Sparkling Selection by Libiamo
Sparkling wines from Italy: Spumante Charmat Brut, Rive Gauche, Malvirà This surprising sparkling wine is a light straw-yellow colour, with aromas of white peach and blossom with a hint of herbs. It has a dry, refreshing taste. It pairs well with chicken, pasta, light summer salads, fish, seafood and goats cheese. Malvirà is a well established…
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