Prosecco

While there are many wines we could have chosen, we decided to go with a sparkling wine, probably the one you are most familiar with from Italy, Prosecco.
Parts of the region have spectacular hills, and you will hear people speak about ‘heroic viticulture.’ That’s no joke. Some of the hills are up to 65 degrees!
Prosecco is a sparkling wine made primarily from a grape called glera (that used to be called prosecco) in Northern Italy. These wines come specifically from the Veneto or Friuli Venezia Guilia, which is the Northeast corner of Italy.
The wine is made in the Charmant or Martinotti Method. A base wine is made from the glera. Then the wine is put in a large stainless steel tank called an autoclave for its second fermentation (this is where the bubbles form). The tank is pressurized and holds in the bubbles.
When you put your nose in a glass of Prosecco, you can expect aromas of crisp green apple, honeydew melon, pear, white flowers, apricot, lemon, and lime.

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