5% OFF WITH THE WELCOME CODE

SPARKLING WINES THAT PASSION

Sparkling wine or Champagne, classic method or charmat method? Spumanti di Valdobbiadene, Prosecco, or Bollicine della Franciacorta? Here is a brief guide to understanding the different processing methods. In the Classic Method and in Champagne, refermentation takes place in the bottle. After the first fermentation, the base wine thus produced, usually with a very marked acidity, is bottled with the addition of the so-called liqueur de tirage, a mixture of sugar, yeast and wine capable of starting the refermentation in the bottle, thus producing the carbon dioxide that gives the wine the traditional foam, the so-called "perlage". In general, the second fermentation lasts a few weeks, then the wine will remain in contact with its fine lees for a period of time ranging from a few years to decades, acquiring aromas and aromas that characterize it, in short, the more time the better. When the winemaker decides that it is the time for disgorgement, the bottles are shaken and rotated periodically to allow the lees to flow towards the cork, in a special container called bidule. This operation can last months, in fact today this work is done with machines called giropallets. When all the dregs are in the bidule the cork is removed by quickly uncorking the bottle so that there is no dispersion of wine and bubbles. There are two opening procedures: freezing the neck of the bottle so as to solidify the lees, or with a more traditional method called a la voleè, used above all in the case of magnums. The bottle is then topped up with the so-called liqueur d'expedition consisting of wine, brandy and sucrose. Depending on the amount of liqueur added, sparkling wines are divided into: pas dosè, extra brut, brut, extra dry, and sweet. In Italy there are many wineries producing sparkling wines Metodo Classico, and the best ones are found in Franciacorta, and in Trentino. In the Charmat or Martinotti Method instead, the refermentation takes place in an autoclave and the yeast sediment is eliminated by isobaric filtration before bottling. It is a method invented by the Italian Federico Martinotti, director of the Royal Oenological Station of Asti, but which was patented by the French engineer Eugène Charmat. It requires shorter processing times, even if there is a short method that lasts 3 months and a long one that usually lasts 6 months. It is used for those vines that can express fresh and fruity aromas such as Moscato, Riesling, Glera, and Muller Thurgau. The Charmat method allows to obtain both sweet and dry sparkling wines and is used to produce Asti spumante, Moscati, Prosecco and aromatic Malvasia. There is a third method for the formation of bubbles called the Ancestral Method. The "Ancestral Method" is the oldest and most natural procedure for obtaining sparkling wines characterized by a delicate and persistent perlage. An example of all, are two regions of great tradition such as Emilia Romagna with its Lambrusco or Veneto with its Prosecco "con il fondo". Looking beyond Italy, the Blanquette in Languedoc-Roussillon in France stands out. In the Ancestral method the fermentation is stopped at a precise sugar content, necessary to guarantee the recovery of the same after bottling, without the additional addition of sugars and yeasts. With the arrival of the first warm, usually in spring, the fermentation starts again with the formation of bubbles, or as the French say, a slightly sparkling "petillant". These wines that do not undergo disgorgement usually appear turbid and present the classic smell of bread crust due to the action of yeasts.

Active filters
SKU: CBS001
Brand: Criante

Niente Panico by Criante is a fresh, aromatic and enveloping sparkling wine obtained from Catarratto grapes. An original refermented wine, where minerality, fruit and drinkability are never lacking. A glass of niente Panico is a breath of fresh air.

Region: Sicily.

Grapes: Catarratto

Alcohol content: 12.5%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€14.90
Add to cart
SKU: BCA002

ColFondo Agricolo Colli Treviagiani IGT di Bele Casel is a sparkling wine obtained through the refermentation in the bottle, a traditional method of the Asolo hills for many generations. The grapes used are Glera and local varieties such as Bianchetta Trevigiana and Perera, which grow on marly-clayey soils. The nose perfumes are constantly evolving, fresh and fruity aromas in the first months of life, after the year from the date of bottling complexity and intensity are the masters. The sip is mineral, almost salty, persistent. There remains the light hint of bread crust and a light and pleasant bitter taste typical of prosecco.

Region: Veneto.

Grapes: Glera.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€13.90
Add to cart
SKU: FUR002

The "Macerato" sparkling wine from Cantina Furlani is produced using white grapes. The vinification is carried out spontaneously without added yeasts and without temperature control, with a short maceration. For decanting the lunar cycles are followed. The refermentation in the bottle takes place with indigenous yeasts and the wine is clarified with the only use of winter cold. It is not filtered. Zero sulfur dioxide added. "Macerato" sparkling wine has a beautiful pink color. Fruity aromas with spicy notes on the nose. In the mouth, its freshness and great drinkability stand out.

Grapes: White grapes

Alcohol content: 11,5%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€15.90
Add to cart
SKU: DBI004

The Cremant d'Alsace de Raphael by Les Vins Pirouettes is a fresh, agile and crunchy sparkling wine based on a blend of Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Riesling, Pinot Grigio. Like a bite of an apple surrounded by white flowers, bread crust and minerality. Tense and thirst-quenching sip, but of great elegance.

Region: France, Alsace.

Grapes: Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Riesling, Pinot Grigis.

Alcohol content: 12,5%.

Aging: At least 26 months on the lees in steel.

Contains sulfites

€27.90
Add to cart
SKU: BEF008

The Spumante Bianco Brut Natur is the result of Maurizio and Fabiola's passion for their small house in the mountains at 420 meters in the middle of the Belluno woods, in an atmosphere of nature, biodiversity and transparency. Casera Frontin is composed of a blend of local and resistant white grapes grown on soil with the presence of rock and clayey bottom, spontaneous fermentation of the grapes and maceration with its own skins for 3 weeks and then aging in terracotta amphorae. The result is a Brut Nature sparkling wine that expresses the characteristics of this place in delicate floral and fruity notes, which are declined on the palate in fresh and mineral sensations.

Grapes: Local white grapes.

Alcohol content: 12%.

Aging: refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

 

€16.90
Add to cart
SKU: FIS001

Naolta is a sparkling wine obtained with the technique of fermentation in the bottle using white grapes. It has a pale straw yellow color with a fine and persistent foam. The nose is fragrant and floral and fruity aromas can be recognized, with hints of pear, apple and almond combined with the characteristic notes of yeast and delicate nuances of "bread crust". The sip is striking for its extraordinary drinkability, it is very fresh, light, with excellent minerality and flavor.

.Grapes: White grapes.

Alcohol content: 10%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€13.90
Add to cart
SKU: BEF001

The Naturale Frizzante Sui Lieviti is a light and very lively wine produced with natural refermentation in the bottle. Deep yellow color, subtle and persistent perlage. On the nose floral and fruity scents, flanked by notes of citrus fruits, yeast and bread crust. In the mouth it is lively, with a good body, perfectly balanced by a good acidity. The yeast on the bottom of the bottle gives the wine softness and longevity.

Grapes: Local white grapes.

Alcohol content: 10%.

Aging: refermentation in the bottle

Contains suflites

€13.90
Add to cart
SKU: QUA002

Malvasia Despina di Quarticello is a fresh and pleasant sparkling wine that comes from Malvasia Aromatica di Candia grapes. The nose recognizes pleasant aromatic and white-fleshed fruit aromas. On the sip it is very fresh and lively.

Region: Emilia Romagna

Grapes: Malvasia aromatica di candia.

Alcohol content: 11,5%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€15.50
Add to cart
SKU: ZCA001
(0)
€17.90

Mea by Matic Wines is a wine refermented using the ancestral method 100% Furmint, a variety locally known as Šipon, is native to the area of ​​the Slovenian part of Styria. The grapes, harvested by hand and selected, are destemmed. The must rests for 48 hours in contact with the skins, after pressing, fermentation takes place in steel tanks. The bottling takes place by gravity. A wine that offers a fragrant, mineral and pleasantly articulated sip. When you can't give up a glass of aperitif, despite the sultriness and heat, Mea is the right compromise between low alcohol content and richness of taste.

Region: Slovenia

Grapes: Furmint (Sipon).

Alcohol content: 12,5%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€17.90
Add to cart
SKU: QUA002

Malvasia Despina di Quarticello is a fresh and pleasant sparkling wine that comes from Malvasia Aromatica di Candia grapes. The nose recognizes pleasant aromatic and white-fleshed fruit aromas. On the sip it is very fresh and lively.

Region: Emilia Romagna

Grapes: Malvasia aromatica di candia.

Alcohol content: 11,5%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€15.50
Add to cart
SKU: TDT002

Nouveau Nez is an elegant Pétillant Naturel made from 100% biodynamic Chenin Blanc from the Loire. Fresh, creamy, and lively, it captivates with notes of apple, pear, citrus, and honey, a fine perlage, and distinct minerality. An authentic, energetic, and irresistibly drinkable wine.

Region: France, Loire

Grapes: Chenin Blanc

Alcohol content: 12,5%.

Aging: 3/6 mounths in steel.

Contains sulfites

€29.90
Discover
Out-of-Stock
SKU: ROCH003

Domaine des Roches Neuves' Bulles de Roche is an expressive and mineral sparkling wine that was born and grown in Saumur, in the Loire, obtained from a blend of Chenin Blanc, 95% present, and Cabernet Franc, 5%. The base wine ages in wood used in which previously passes the Insolite It remains on the lees for 18 months. At sight it shows an intense yellow color. The scent recalls the citrus notes of grapefruit and lemon, on a pleasantly floral background of wildflowers and aromatic herbs. In the mouth it is savory and fresh, elegant and mineral. It closes with a stretch of finesse that distinguishes Chenin Blanc.

Region: France, Loire.

Grapes: 95% Chenin, 5% Cabernet Franc.

Alcohol content: 12,5%.

Aging: 18 months on the lees.

€37.90
Discover
Out-of-Stock
Compare (0 items) My Wishlist (0 items) Contact us
Please login first
Please login first

Your cart

There are no more items in your cart