Posts Tagged ‘italian’
What is Lambrusco?
What is Lambrusco? Lambrusco is an Italian grape, used to make red wine and also the name of the wine that grape makes. The Lambrusco grape – In the Roman times, the Lambrusco grape was said to have yielded a lot and been highly valued in making wine. There are over 60 identified varieties of…
Read MoreWhat Is Spumante?
When you think about Sparkling Wine from countries like Italy, Spain and France, you think of Prosecco, Cava and Champagne, but there are more Sparkling Wines to explore in these countries, rather than just from these regions, for this article I am going to focus on Spumante from Italy. What is Spumante? Spumante is a…
Read MoreCaribbean Fizz Cocktails
Summer is here, and for some, we would have been packing our suitcases and heading abroad for an unforgettable holiday, but instead, we are stuck at home, so to combine with the great weather we are currently having, lets put some Caribbean Cocktails in our hands. To help us with these Caribbean Cocktails, I’m using…
Read MoreMagnums vs Standard Sized Bottles with Ferrari Trento
For me, I’ve only been around for a few months in the world of sparkling wine, the biggest appeal to a Magnum was, of course, its size, the attraction was that it was different, it was bigger and I saw it as holding more excitement, more mystery and possibly a better overall tasting experience thanks…
Read MoreThe Italian Lord Cocktail
The Italian Lord – A simple, elegant and sweet Cocktail You don’t always need a lot of ingredients to create an enjoyable Cocktail, sometimes all you need is a few good quality ingredients. Lord Randolph – Oxford Malt Whisky ‘Genius is found in simplicity with a twist’ After creating the IQ Oxford Gin that we…
Read More3 Must Visit Italian Sparkling Wine Wineries
Enjoying a fine Sparkling Wine is one thing, but enjoying it at the place it was created is another. If you ever travel to Italy and find yourself wanting a memory to last a lifetime, then these three wineries will surely do the trick. Ferrari Trento Starting in 1902, Ferarri Trento is now a wonderland…
Read MoreVenturini Baldini – Organic Italian Sparkling Wine
The Venturini Baldini company was founded in 1976, located in the Matildiche Hills in Emilia Romagna in Italy. The Venturini Baldini family started their production of Sparkling Wine the same year, the estate has 130 hectares, but only 32 of those hectares are planted with vineyards, the hills on which the vines are grown reach an…
Read MoreHow Sparkling Wine Can Effect A Cocktail
1 Cocktail, 2 Sparkling Wines I’ve made a lot of Cocktails here on Glass of Bubbly, but I’ve never tried the same Cocktail with two different Sparkling Wines. Today I’ve created 1 cocktail twice, and in each contain a different Sparkling Wine, one from Italy and one from Slovenia. To make this Cocktail, all you…
Read MoreTanore Vineyard, Italy
We are a small Italian firm in Valdobbiadene (Treviso), in the heartland of Cartizze. Among these hills we own 10 hectares of vineyards, called “Rive”, which means steep slopes cultivated by hand. From our “Rive” we produce our Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG wines. Such a limited production allows us to follow with meticulous attention every…
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