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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Wines tasted in this episode:

Zardetto ProseccoProsecco
Nino Franco Rustico ProseccoProsecco
Riondo ProseccoProsecco

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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.
September 14, 2007

Steve Lambert
I’ve enjoyed Conte D’Alba Moscato D’Asti — very consistent. Light, flavorful and, most importantly, consistently good.
September 14, 2007

Michael Sokoloff
QOTD: A wine you recommended to me: Majella Sparkling Shiraz.
September 14, 2007

Cam
QOTD: I haven’t tried a *lot* of sparklers, but so far my favorite is FRV100.
September 14, 2007

SoCal
QOTD: 1995 MoÃ«t & Chandon Champagne CuvÃ©e Dom PÃ©rignon RosÃ©. Sorry to sound snobish but I found it to be the best I have had…….but I will be ordering some prosecco to try….
September 14, 2007

nyc621
Gary – Thanks for the great week of wine values! Please do more of these every once in a while. Really so good to have so much to choose from when you’re looking for values.
September 14, 2007

chenin
Well… there might very well be good Proseccos, but a lot of them
are dull and made for the mass-market.
It’s a little bit tough to find the good stuff, IMHO, because it’s
a very fashionable drink (here in europe) and just too much crap
floating around everywhere.
Beware.
September 14, 2007

Autoproxy
QOTD: There’s no such thing as a “favorite” wine, you know that! A couple of my favorites would have to be Mumm Napa Blanc de Noir, and Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Noir. I think we can all probably guess a big reason why.
September 14, 2007

Steve
Gary,
I an a HUGE champagne and sparlking wine lover…and my house champagne is the one your store carries, the Charles de Fere in both the rose and the standard brut. For 7.99 and 8.99, how the hell can you go wrong. Thanks for these hidden gems! My favortie continues to be the Cliquot Grande Dame 1996, but the Dom 96 was blowaway…also loving the Henriot and the Deutz Rose 2000- which I opened up for my 40th at Rods in Whitehouse Station, awesome place!

J E T S ! PS, got to meet Kenny Obrien back in the day when we picked him up and he was doing promotion work for my Dad’s company back then, hell of a nice guy and wish he panned out better for the green.

Best,
Steve
September 14, 2007

Orion Slayer
I’m surprised ( ) that no one commented on the flying saucer!
September 14, 2007

Ben Daniel
GV:

I LOVE the Vonnegut reference on your chalkboard, and if I’m the only semi-lurker who caught it, I think I deserve some kind of shout out. (A working knowledge of 20th century American lit should be worth something.)

QOTD: I like Moscato d’Asti, but I’ll have to try proseco.

Ben Daniel
San Jose, CA
September 14, 2007

TommyBoBo of WI
Still want to know why WL can no longer ship to Wisconsin????????????????

yeah, i’m going to pout until something happens!!!!! GDit anyway!!!!!
September 14, 2007

eduardo amaral
Dear Gary,

Don’t get me wrong, but Proseccos are very irregular and tend to be a big disappointment most of the times. I bet to say that more than 90% of zillions of bottles produced every year do not stand a chance against a regular Cava or non-vintage Champagne. You can always say Proseccos are more joyful, an additional teaspoon of sugar to make the ladies happy, etc. But, for the serious connaisseur, Proseccos are usually something to avoid.

BTW, Nino Franco Rustico is one of the few exceptions (I have not tried the other two; will do soon).

Best sparkling ever? Tough one… I can name a couple: Tarlant Brut Prestige 1997, Veuve Clicquot Reserve 1996, Henriot 1989.

Best everyday sparking? Codorniu NV Brut.

Finally, were you tasting the Proseccos at room temperature? Don’t you think the ‘hot’ CO2 kill your palate? It’s like having a hot coke… ugh.

Cheers
==
Eduardo Amaral
September 14, 2007

wayno da wino
YOOOOOO GARY!!
What a deal!! You’re almost giving dat stuff
(Prosecco) away! Thanx for taping all those
episodes in advance for da troops (Vayniaks).

QOTD: Drink lots of Bubblies. Da favorite???
Seems like you can never go wrong with da QPR
Mumm Napa Blanc da Noir.
September 14, 2007

mike palmieri
Love Riondo proseco light, fruity, crisp and clean
September 14, 2007

Iron Man
QOTD GV, I prefer Spanish Cava and Prosecco over champagne, but I almost always have Moscato d’Asti from Piedmont. True, sweeter than Prosecco but a crowd pleaser and a wife pleaser which is top priority at my house!!

Me thinks 9 minutes is too short. What? was there a taxi with a meter running? And I thought you were going to go off on the “man who always wear a sweatshirt in NE.” Gary, it’s not a sweatshirt, it’s a hairshirt Gary!! The man’s exterior is assembled in a foreign sweatshop!!
September 14, 2007

Billr
Come on down to Texas big boy and we’ll show you how to drink Asti Spumante with a Corona beer chaser……Just kidding but a good sparkling Shiraz such as a bottle of Black Queen followed by a few Corona’s is always good. Thank God I don’t usally drink beer on a regular basis or I would be worthless all the time…..GREAT SHOW…Thanks for introing the Prosseco’s to us whom knew nothing about them.
September 14, 2007

BelgianBeerMistress
QOTD: Sparklings are my favorites, so this is an easy list. GH Mumm Carte Classique, Veuve Cliquot Yellow Label, Piper-Heidsick Cuvee Brut, Mumm Napa Brut Prestige, Cordinu Blanc de Noir, Saint Hilaire Brut(when I’m in a “steely” mood), Charles de Frere blanc de noir…I could go on and on…
September 14, 2007

Elliot Essman
I cannot pin down individual wines, since it’s been a while, but I am a big fan of Moscato d’Asti.
September 14, 2007

Shad
Again playing catch up…Gary, when you said M & R Asti I bust out laughing because that was about the only wine-type beverage that my wife would drink for the longest time (and still does). I got her to branch out to Toad Hollow Risque, which she and I both enjoy and the price is right.
September 14, 2007

Jim C
Veuve Clicquot Rose
September 14, 2007

Chris C.
Great show on Prosecco. WL should check out Rotari NV Brut for a nice Italian sparkler with a high QPR.
September 14, 2007

MetalDave
QOTD: Herve Mathelin Brut Rose Champagne for reasonable champagne. For other sparkling wine, I love the Pierre-Henri Ginglinger Cremant d’Alsace.
September 14, 2007

MtnCharlie
Proseccos are excellent. Always have some on hand.
QOTD: Moet White Star, Schramsberg Blanc de Blanc.
September 14, 2007

JayZee
Did you ever notice than when Gary does one of these marathon episode-taping-days and you get to the end of them, he starts rambling, sort of mumbling and seems, um, a little goofy?

QOTD: Piper-Heidsieck Monopole Blue Top