I landed in Italy a couple of days ago and I got immediately confronted with the reality of the culinary life and all the things related. Wines being the part that we are personally more interested got me back to a phenomena I noticed already in the past few years and it's now getting stronger, the passion of Europeans and Italians in particular for sparkling wines. "Bollicine?" It's the first question a bartender or a sommelier asks you as soon as you sit down for your meal or for a simple aperitif, this is the nickname adopted by all Italians for sparkling wine. Once dominated by the classic Prosecco or the more sophisticated Franciacorta now the novelty is to discover the use of the almost infinite, by industry standard, types of grape varietals present in the Italian viticultural industry. In the first 2 days here I had a Cuvee made from Pinot Noir, Riesling Italico and Bonarda, creamy and elegant; a charmat obtained from Arneis and Cortese (outstanding!) and a sparkling rose` of Barbera which I couldn't stopped "tasting".
This is the real kingdom of sparkling wines, Europeans just cannot live without them and for good reasons, nothing set up meeting a friend or starting your meals better then them.
"Bollicine anyone?"
Cin Cin!
Manu
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Riesling Italico and Bonarda, together? A blend? How interesting. Bollicine, please!
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