Pairing Italian Food with Sparkling Wine

Italian food is some of the best in the world and regularly eaten in many households. It’s always handy to have some bubbly to pair perfectly with your dishes! We’ve stuck mostly with Italian bubbly, but there’s also some to mixing and matching. You can find many of these in your local UK supermarket. Creamy Pasta Such…

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Franciacorta vs Prosecco

Franciacorta vs Prosecco

We’ve seen how Prosecco has taken the sparkling wine industry by storm, even outselling Champagne in the UK. However, another Italian sparkling wine is gaining momentum: Franciacorta.  Franciacorta DOCG is grown in the Province of Brescia (Lombardy). There are 5,400 acres of DOCG vineyards and Franciacorta has had DOCG status since 1995. Even though they are both Italian sparkling wines, they are…

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6 Wineries to Visit in Franciacorta, Italy

Franciacorta is a small area in Lombardy in Northern Italy that produces complex sparkling wines using the traditional method. It’s a beautiful region to visit and full of amazing wine to taste. Ca’del Bosco Their most well known wine is their Cuvée Prestige, a well-balanced, pleasently fresh Franciacorta. The winery currently welcomes guests 7 days a…

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The Art of Wines: Bellavista

The “The Art of Wines” intends to become world leader in the distribution of the excellent Italian wines and particularly those of Campania. Bellavista Alma The foam is white, exuberant and excellent persistence. The sparkle is fine and continuous, with abundant crown. Bright colour, with yellow evident green tints. There seduces her perfume which is…

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