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BOTTIGLIA A FORMA BIRILLO FORMATO MAGNUM D 1.5 lt
PROSECCO DI VALDOBBIADENE DOC SPUMANTE EXTRA DRY The wine is obtained from a careful selection of hand-picked Prosecco grapes, harvested when properly ripe between September 20th and October 10th. The grapes are immediately brought to the cellar and pressed softly in a pneumatic press; the must is then transformed into a lightly sparkling wine in pressure tanks using a long Charmat - method fermentation. This is the maximum expression of a Prosecco sparkling wine, a balanced structure to accompany the fragrant aromas of apples. The freshness and fragrance of the wine, together with a delicate and persistent pèrlage, make a wine for many different occasions. It works very well as an aperitif, as accompaniment to conversation, and with fish. The technical data are as follows: alcohol - 11-11.5°; total acidity - 5.5-6 grams per liter; residual sugar - 12-15 grams per liter; pressure - 4.6-5 atmospheres. Serve at temperatures of 43-46° Fahrenheit (8- 10° centigrade) in long and slender Champagne glasses which bring out all of the finesse and intensity of the wine. PROSECCO DI VALDOBBIADENE DOC SPUMANTE EXTRA DRY - "SKITTLE" bottle This is the same wine as the one described above, but proposed in an elegant and prestigious skitleshaped bottle.
The estate Althea extends over 22 acres of vineyards in an amphitheatre of moraines (glacier-created) hills with much calcareous rock near the village of Confine in the Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene and Colli di Conegliano DOC area, the western part of the township of Vittorio Veneto. This area has long been considered one of the finest for the cultivation of the Prosecco grape, a fact supported by old, historic documents. The Drusian family has a long tradition in the cultivation and fermentation of Prosecco in this territory. The years of experience in the vineyards, together with the proper technology and equipment in the cellar, carefully studied to bring out all of the character of grapes cultivated in low-yielding vineyards and then selected for proper ripeness and healthiness at harvest time, are completed by a thorough knowledge of all the techniques and secrets of sparkling wine production. The enjoyable versatility of Prosecco sparkling wines of real character animates and adds pleasure to all occasions of conviviality, of company and conversation. It is an essential aspect of the tradition of the "ombretta de vin" - the glass of wine - which is so much a part of warm and friendly moments shared in the taverns and simple restaurants of the Veneto, a part of daily life which characterizes the entire culture and life style, to which wine is so important, in this part of the Veneto. |