Made in Brazil: Why You Should Try Brazilian Sparkling Wines

For those who love bubbles, exploring new horizons is essential. So, let’s set aside Champagne, Prosecco, and Cava for a moment and take a sip of Brazilian sparkling wines. As a proud Brazilian and a sparkling wine enthusiast, I’m thrilled to say that Brazil is producing sparkling wines of exceptional quality and increasingly gaining global…

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Casa Valduga Is a Sparkling Example of Brazilian Winemaking

Now we know. Brazil has fantastic sparkling wine. My daughter brought back a bottle of 2022 Casa Valduga Brut from a recent visit to Brazil, presenting the opportunity for my first taste of Brazilian bubbly. In 1875, the first immigrant from the Valduga family arrived in Brazil. Coming from the city of Rovereto, in northern…

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Brazilian Wine

This time the Portuguese were responsible for planting the first Vines in a South American country, in 1532 they planted the first Vines in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The first Brazilian Wine was then produced in 1551, but it would take up to 1626 for it to really get moving. Brazil is home…

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Marks & Spencer Introduce ‘Riosecco’ for the Olympics

Marks & Spencer Introduce 'Riosecco' for the Olympics

Marks & Spencer has launched Riosecco, a crisp and refreshing sparkling wine from Brazil, to mark the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio. Riosecco is made in the same way as Prosecco, but in the Serra Gaúcha region of Brazil, where Glera grapes grow abundantly.  It is described as crisp and refreshing, with peach, apricot, and citrus…

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Delicious Brazilian Food & Fizz for the Olympics

To celebrate the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio, we’ve paired some beautiful Brazilian dishes with their equally-good sparkling wine counterparts. We often think of wines from Europe or the ‘New World’, but eyes will be  turning to Brazil as the Olympic Games draw nearer. Brazilian Favourites Pão de queijo For starters, bread and cheese – what could…

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