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Sweet Effervescence - $35.99

Wine Details

Price:	$35.99
Producer:	Il Conte d'Alba
Region:	Italy
Varietal:	Sparkling
Container Size:	750 ML
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Product Description

Stella Rosa and Moscato d' Asti with Classic Wooden Gift Box. Sweet, bubbly and festive. A great pairing of our most popular items for those who like things a little on the light side. Great as either an aperitif or after dinner topper.

Food Pairings

Category	Pairing
Cheese	Blue Cheese
Red Meat	Ham
Fruits & Nuts	Fruit Salad
Vegetables	Lentils, Risotto, Vegetable, Roasted Mixed Vegetables, Fruit Salad, Nicoise Salad, Stir Fry, Spinach, Bruschetta, Zucchini
Fish or Shellfish	Caviar, Calamari, Shellfish (scallops, clams, crab, lobster, shrimp, etc...), Deep Fried Catfish, Deep Fried Bass, Stews and Soups, Bouillabaisse, Sushi
Herbs & Spices	Saffron, Wasabi
Vegetables	Leafy Greens
Poultry & Eggs	Soufflé

Wine Terms

Name	Value
Italy	Makes nearly as much wine as France, but lags behind in their classification system. As a result, Italian wine isn’t taken as seriously as French wine. Most Italian wine is made from native grape varieties that don’t grow well elsewhere, such as Nebbiolo and Sangiovese. The most important regions are Piedmont, where Barolo and Barbaresco dominate, Tuscany, home to Chianti, Montepulciano, and the Super-Tuscans (a collection of relatively new reds), and the Northeastern region, where you’ll find Soave, Valpolicella, and Bardolino. Italy’s soils and climates are varied and ideally suited for viticulture, from the Alpine foothills in the north to the Mediterranean coast in the South. Its hilly landscape provides sun and cooler temperatures, even in the warmest regions. Italy has two categories of fine wines. DOCG, which means regulated and guaranteed place name, refers to a small group of elite wines. DOB wines are those with regulated (but not guaranteed) place names. A lower tier of table wines are grouped into IGT wines, which indicate the location on the label, and ordinary table wines, which carry no geographical indication except, “Italy.”
Sparkling Wine	Sparkling wines are part of a growing category of bubbly wines.

Name

Value

Italy

Makes nearly as much wine as France, but lags behind in their classification system. As a result, Italian wine isn’t taken as seriously as French wine. Most Italian wine is made from native grape varieties that don’t grow well elsewhere, such as Nebbiolo and Sangiovese. The most important regions are Piedmont, where Barolo and Barbaresco dominate, Tuscany, home to Chianti, Montepulciano, and the Super-Tuscans (a collection of relatively new reds), and the Northeastern region, where you’ll find Soave, Valpolicella, and Bardolino. Italy’s soils and climates are varied and ideally suited for viticulture, from the Alpine foothills in the north to the Mediterranean coast in the South. Its hilly landscape provides sun and cooler temperatures, even in the warmest regions. Italy has two categories of fine wines. DOCG, which means regulated and guaranteed place name, refers to a small group of elite wines. DOB wines are those with regulated (but not guaranteed) place names. A lower tier of table wines are grouped into IGT wines, which indicate the location on the label, and ordinary table wines, which carry no geographical indication except, “Italy.”

Sparkling Wine

Sparkling wines are part of a growing category of bubbly wines.