Valentine’s Day Fizz

February 14th, the day to celebrate love by sharing a great bottle of fizz with your special someone.

When choosing a bottle of bubbly for the two of you to enjoy, why not try something different, maybe something from Austria or Italy, Spain or SLOVEnia, the choice is yours, don’t limit yourself from what you find in your local supermarket, look outside the box and find that perfect bottle, fit for Valentines Day.

The origins of Valentine’s Day is believed to have come from the Roman festival of Lupercalia, this festival celebrated the coming of spring in mid-February along with an interesting way of paring men and women together by using a random lottery system. At the end of the 5th century, Lupercalia was replaced with Valentine’s Day by Pope Gelasius I of the Catholic Church.

The first Valentine’s Day cards were printed in the late 1700s and the first commercialised Valentine’s Day was in the United States, in the mid-1800s.

I’ve complied 7 bottles of Sparkling Wine, which all won Silver Medals in the First Date Category. Take a look at the bottles and most importantly the tasting notes, see if anything stands out to you and sounds nice.

First Date

The perfect wine to accompany that first date. Nothing too complex and not necessarily a wine that needs to pair with exact foods.

Although it might not be your first date or you’re second, any bottle from this category will be perfect to enjoy over a nicely cooked or even a hand delivered meal, plus they’ll be perfect to include in some Fizzy Cocktails if you want some inspiration, check out 3 Easy to Make Cocktails For Valentine’s Day

Sektkellerei Szigeti – Klassik Welschriesling Brut – Austria

Aroma 👃 “Citrus, yellow apples, green pear and delicate white rose petals on the nose.”

Flavour 👅 “Nice, easy to enjoy flavours, white fruits with delicate sweet citrus.”

This Austrian Sparkling Wine Won a Silver Medal in the First Date Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2021

Codice Citra – Waitrose Sparkling Pecorino – Italy

Aroma 👃 “A nutty, yellow blossom, green fruit aroma.”

Flavour 👅 “Subtle flavours. Green fruits, grassy and a touch of oily walnut. Relaxing glass of bubbly, not over complex neither too punchy.”

This Italian Sparkling Wine Won a Silver Medal in the First Date Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2021

ThinK – ThinK PinK Pinot Grigio Sparkling Rosé – Italy

Aroma 👃 “Soft red berry, raspberry with a slight yeasty hay also.”

Flavour 👅 “Crisp and refreshing, soft expression of red fruits, minerals and a touch of white floral.”

This Italian Sparkling Wine Won a Silver Medal in the First Date Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2021

Posestvo Čehovin – Penina Pinela letnik 2017 Extra Dry – Slovenia

Aroma 👃 “Yellow floral, citrus, hay and yellow stone fruits on the aroma.”

Flavour 👅 “Citrus and yellow and green fruit flavours.”

This Slovenian Sparkling Wine Won a Silver Medal in the First Date Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2021

Radgonske Gorice – Penina Selection Rose Brut – Slovenia

Aroma 👃 “Raspberry, strawberry yoghurt, pink candy sweets on the nose.”

Flavour 👅 “Freeze dried strawberries, pink floral, raspberry flavours.”

This Slovenian Sparkling Wine Won a Silver Medal in the First Date Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2021

San Mártin Wines – Malvasia Petra – Slovenia

Aroma 👃 “Soft lemon creamy nose with floral and peach.”

Flavour 👅 “Touch dry initially with citrus, minerals and green apple flavours.”

This Slovenian Sparkling Wine Won a Silver Medal in the First Date Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2021

Cavas Naveran – Brut Vintage Rose – Spain

Aroma 👃 “Dry strawberry almost rhubarb nose.”

Flavour 👅 “Crisp, refreshing, red berries and chalky flavours.”

This Spanish Sparkling Wine Won a Silver Medal in the First Date Category at the Glass of Bubbly Awards 2021

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