Prosecco. Sparkling Wines From Italy

Prosecco. Sparkling Wines From Italy – Epsiode #314

September 13, 2007

Value wine week continues with one of the best deals out there – Prosecco.

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“Running through a few old episodes.

QOTD: Bollinger Special Cuveé…” by Lau
“Let’s see…if you’re buying, it’s Cristal for me. If I’m buying it’s…” by Donna Schiavone
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Wines tasted in this episode:

Zardetto ProseccoProsecco
Nino Franco Rustico ProseccoProsecco
Riondo ProseccoProsecco

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May 21, 2009

Lau
Running through a few old episodes.

QOTD: Bollinger Special Cuveé
April 20, 2009

Donna Schiavone
Let’s see…if you’re buying, it’s Cristal for me. If I’m buying it’s Moet White Star. I love love love champagne & that White Star is so very smooth. However, I am ordering the Riondo. I’ll give it a whirl. I trusted you on the Fiorano Montepulciano & it was delicious! So tonight’s case will have both. Thanks for saving me the bones!!!!
December 21, 2008

Colleen
just ordered 2 bottles of the Braida moscato d’asti for a little get-together So lets hope thats my new fav- also got the Albrecht Gewurztraminer Reserve.
December 1, 2008

nnothing
still catching up on old episodes and trying to get out of lurker mode. for the qotd i don’t have a lot of experience with sparkling wine but have always liked Roederer Estate.
August 15, 2008

Dessert Wine Nerd
Sweet. I have had a few proseccos and are becomming fond of them. I forget about these being much better deals than most Champanges. QOTD: Sadly nothing comes to mind.
July 4, 2008

jimka
A few years ago in munich were i live, the fashionable drink was prosseco on ice. everyone was drinking it. if you ordered a prosesseco the waiter would ask whether you want it on ice… about that time i took a trip to rome and ordered prosesseco on ice and the waiter thought i was crazy but he gave it to me anyway, albeit in the wrong glass.
April 9, 2008

AR
Okay, I just had a glass of Prosecco at an after work function and it was so amazing, I had to go to my local wine store to check it out. Turns out episode 13 & Gary helped. I had Riondo Prosecco and I absolutely recommend everyone go and buy a bottle. Not to mention its inexpensive. I’m thinking of the next party to have just so I can have this amazing beverage
February 21, 2008

thefanjestic
Qotd: Thanks to WLTV – it’s now the Riondo Prosecco for the value and flovrs! It’s just an easy wine to drink and I love the banana flavor profile it has.
February 5, 2008

Tom G. of the CKC
I just had to respond to this post by “kathy” below:

1) It’s not “looser,” it’s loser. The first rule of insulting someone is that you should make sure you’re not making yourself seem ridiculously unintelligent in the process.

2) 16-0 means nothing without 19-0. Period.
December 30, 2007

kathy
HEY PROSECCO LOOSER!!! REGARDING YOU STUPID CHALKBOARD PATS=*, DOES 16-0 MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU OR MAYBE YOU NEED TO WASH IT DOWN WITH A BOTTLE OF ITALIAN BUBBLES. YOU CAN HAVE YOUR PRETENTIOUS BOOZE, BUT NOTHING GOES DOWN AS EASILY AS A GLASS OF “PERFECT TEAM HAVING A PERFECT SEASON.” DRINK THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 23, 2007

desmaic
give it up for prosecco!!!! word up.
September 21, 2007

George Clark
First enjoyed Prosecco on trip to Italy several years ago. Have been fan ever since, but never quite satisfied with local purchases. Until now. The Riondo was so tasty. Never experienced such mouth feel in a sparkling wine. Had a few glasses last night and woke up this morning to an empty bottle. Seems my wife liked it as well. Her response “My God that was good”. She was referring to the Riondo, not me. Thanks.
September 20, 2007

Snowdog1
You really hit the nail on the head with the band-aid nose and taste of the Riondo. Enjoyed it a lot and really appreciate the intro to Prosecco, but may pass on future purchases of the Riondo. Just a little too much band-aid… Looking forward to future Prosecco purchases.
September 19, 2007

wannaBconnoisseur
QOTD: Love Schramsberg.
September 18, 2007

J.ÄŒ.
OK, finally moving from the lurker stage… )
The best sparkling wine I’ve ever tasted was Champagne Philipponnat – Clos de Goisses 1992. Pinot Noir based blend, absolutely amazing.
September 18, 2007

Jeff Cleveland
QOTD: N.V. Pierre Peters Champagne Blanc de Blancs Brut CuvÃ©e de RÃ©serve – it’s what I drank last summer the night I got engaged!!!
September 16, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
I had that Riondo Prosecco at a friend’s house a few weeks ago, and I agree, it is totally awesome. That is the best sparkling wine I’ve ever had, completely delicious. I skipped over your Nino Franco review, I have that wine on the way and want to refresh my memory before seeing your opinion(a friend of mine gave me a bottle of that a wedding present a year ago and I remember it being good).

The Rondel Pura Raza Cava is another great sparkler in recent memory.
September 16, 2007

Harley Stan
Gary, cool quick episode.
QOTD- I can’t really say, last time I had a sparkling wine I was really paying that much attention to what wines I was drinking, I have a few in the basement I should just open.
September 16, 2007

ChiantiPrincipessa
One of my favorite sparklers is Pierre Peters Blanc de Blanc Champagne. I think it’s the best value too.
September 16, 2007

Porter
QOTD: NV Pierre Gimonnet Brut Cuis Premier Cru
September 15, 2007

Piper
QOTD: J Schram ‘98 Rose – so far!! But I generally am not a sparkling fan…
September 15, 2007

thepiratedoc
Absolutely LOVED the Ric Flair reference. Good lord, son, you do have a rich and varied background!
September 15, 2007

Lawrence Leichtman
my absolute favorite sparkling wine is Billecart Salmon Rose though it is very difficult to find and ridiculously expensive, Schramsburg Rose from Napa is my favorite US sparkler.

Prosecco is a great alternative to almost anything else for Thanksgiving turkey.
September 15, 2007

Judith
L’Shana Tova, Gary.

QOTD: ‘96 Veuve Clicquot La Grande Dame and ‘95 Pommery Cuvee Louise.

Still haven’t had a Prosecco that I’ve liked. I guess I should keep trying…
September 15, 2007

Mason
I want some prosecco now! I will look for some this weekend.

QOTD: Haven’t had many sparkling wines, but the best I have had so far was a Taittinger Brut. Nice and crisp, not sweet, and good mouth feel. Plan on trying some Cliquot and all that other jazz for some special occasions in the future.

Have a great weekend, Gary.