Search Results: prosecco

Biancavigna

By Glass of Bubbly / 8th April 2014

Biancavigna is very much a family affair and was established in 2004, with Elena Moschetta at the helm and her brother Enrico making the wine. Biancavigna is situated in the heart of the Prosecco area. Veneto’s climate is governed by the mountains to the north and the sea to the east. They manage 12 ha of vineyards…

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Why Sparkling Wine? My Top 10 Reasons

By Glass of Bubbly / 1st April 2014

Well why not?! It’s fabulous. Don’t you agree? I’ve been asked a few times why my business specialises in premium sparkling wine and particularly starting with Prosecco. So here we go….my top 10 reasons why: 1) The wine market for sparkling wine is increasing, particularly Prosecco. In fact, Prosecco overtook Champagne last year in global…

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Champagne Warehouse

Champagne Warehouse

By Glass of Bubbly / 30th March 2014

Hand picked, exclusive sparkling wines from around the world… Initially wine, and in particular Champagne, was a hobby of mine, and after several visits to the Champagne region, I became frustrated that the Champagnes I enjoyed over there were not available over here. After working for many years in IT, I felt I really wanted…

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Grave di Stecca By the Glass in the UK

By Glass of Bubbly / 21st March 2014

Grave di Stecca Launched at The SeaHorse Restaurant, Dartmouth, Devon, England “Credo sia il vino più fine ed elegante che questa terra abbia mai prodotto”      (G.B ) Veronelli Wine Guide 2014 “I think it is the finest and most elegant wine that this earth has ever produced” “This wine is sourced from a single,…

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Nino Franco

By Glass of Bubbly / 9th March 2014

The Company: Antonio Franco founded the “Cantine Franco” winery in Valdobbiadene in 1919. Valdobbiadene is located at the foot of the Prealps, in the Veneto region, near Venice in the Northeast of Italy and is famous for the Prosecco vine and wine production. This area is designated as the Prosecco Superiore DOGC zone. This winery…

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Val D'Oca

Val D’Oca

By Glass of Bubbly / 26th February 2014

Located at the foot of the Veneto’s Pre-Alps, in the delightful hilly region between Asolo and Conegliano, the winery was founded in 1952 by a handful of vine growers with a strong belief in the benefits of cooperation as a solution to face the economic difficulties of that time. Since then, the winery has been…

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An Introduction To Sparkling Wine


By Glass of Bubbly / 10th February 2014

I remember my first trip to New York. I went with work and got put in business class, which I’d never travelled in before. I was nailing all the free stuff in the lounge before the flight, and then once we got on the plane there were only about 10 of us in the whole…

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Italian Sparkling wine

By Glass of Bubbly / 9th February 2014

There are 20 unique wine regions in Italy with over 350 types of grape. The major types of sparkling wines from Italy include Prosecco, Asti Spumante, Lambrusco and Franciacorta. Prosecco is made from the white Prosecco grape ‘Glera’. Prosecco is also a region in Veneto, northwest Italy. Most Prosecco wines are meant to be enjoyed young and fresh. The…

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Sparkling Wine Production

By Glass of Bubbly / 27th January 2014

Most sparkling wines go through two fermentations: one to turn the grape juice into still wine (the base wine) and the second to turn the base wine into sparkling wine. The second fermentation involves adding yeast and sugar to the base wine. The yeast converts the added sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide (CO2 Gas) bubbles. The…

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