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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.

SKU: GEF001

Vincolfondo by Gian Antonio Posocco is produced following the method of natural refermentation in the bottle. Fermented spontaneously, the frozen must of the same vintage is used for the second fermentation in the bottle. It offers a pleasant and flowing drink, with hints of pear, ripe apple and bread crust, harmonious, dry and with a sustained freshness.

Grapes: Local white grapes.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: refermentation in the bottle

Contains suflites

€19.90
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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
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SKU: BCA001

A prosecco, smart, elegant, of great drink; With yellow apple scents, peach, and tropical fruit. In the mouth a living acidity compensated by fruit from tropical accents and light notes of citrus honey. The sugar residue is 4 g / l.

Region: Veneto.

Grapes: 90% Glera, 5% Bianchetta Trevigiana, 5%, Perera.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: 4 months on the lees.

Contains sulfites

€13.90
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SKU: BEF009

An authentic, unfiltered, artisanal sparkling wine crafted by Maurizio using strictly hand-harvested grapes and a slow production process that fully respects the raw material. “Bocciato” is a lively, genuine wine featuring a fine, pleasant effervescence. On the nose, it reveals delicate aromas of pear, white flowers, and wisteria, while on the palate, it surprises with freshness and a fragrant finish reminiscent of bread crust. An honest, dynamic, and satisfying wine, designed for those seeking authenticity, craftsmanship, and character in their glass.

Grapes: Local white grapes.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

 

€12.90
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SKU: CCP001

The Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG "Frizzante ... naturally" from Case Coste Piane is a Prosecco which is produced with the technique of refermentation in the bottle, the oldest and most natural method to obtain sparkling wines. After the first fermentation, the wine is bottled and rests all winter in a cool place. With the arrival of spring and the rise in temperature, a second spontaneous fermentation in the bottle with sugars and residual yeasts begins, which produces a light and lively perlage. Its colroe is intense straw yellow. On the nose aromas ranging from white fruit to flowers. The sip is full, pulpy, beautifully fresh, fruity and highly mineral.

Region: Veneto.

Grapes: 95% Glera,5% Verdiso, Bianchetta, Perera.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€18.90
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SKU: CCP005

The Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG "Frizzante ... naturally" from Case Coste Piane is a Prosecco which is produced with the technique of refermentation in the bottle, the oldest and most natural method to obtain sparkling wines. After the first fermentation, the wine is bottled and rests all winter in a cool place. With the arrival of spring and the rise in temperature, a second spontaneous fermentation in the bottle with sugars and residual yeasts begins, which produces a light and lively perlage. Its colroe is intense straw yellow. On the nose aromas ranging from white fruit to flowers. The sip is full, pulpy, beautifully fresh, fruity and highly mineral.

Region: Veneto.

Grapes: 95% Glera,5% Verdiso, Bianchetta, Perera.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

€42.90
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SKU: CAZ004

The Mariarosa di Ca 'dei Zago is a refermented wine in the bottle obtained from Perera, Bianchetta and Verdiso. A wine of intense minerality, which gives the nose floral and fruity notes.

Region: Veneto.

Grapes: Glera,Verdiso, Bianchetta, Perera.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: Refermentation in the bottle.

Contains sulfites

 

€22.90
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SKU: BCA001

Authentic hills, and bubbles that have something to say. Fresh, dry, with aromas of yellow fruit and a lovely saline note. Clean, elegant, with no sugar content or overflowing.

Region: Veneto.

Grapes: 90% Glera, 5% Bianchetta Trevigiana, 5%, Perera.

Alcohol content: 11%.

Aging: 4 months on the lees.

Contains sulfites

€17.90
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