In wrapping up my features coverage of my 2024 press jaunt to Italy’s Asolo Prosecco region, I’m going to focus on what many of us would consider the more recognizable incarnations of Prosecco: namely, those coming from two big production houses. Giusti Wine First up is Giusti Wine, located in Nervesa della Battaglia in a…
Month: October 2024
“I Don’t Like Mineral Water”: The Iconoclastic Wines of Ida Agnoletti (Postcard from Asolo Prosecco, Part 4)
In a lot of ways, Ida Agnoletti represents the antithesis of everything that we in the States think that we know about Prosecco. In a region known for large production houses, she farms only 8 hectares of vines, much of them nearing 70 years of age, making about 50,000 bottles a year, and farming without…
Wine Reviews: Mini Round-Up for October 21, 2024
2020 Renata Pizzulin ‘Melaris’ Malvasia Istriana Friuli Isonzo (Friuli-Venezia Giulia): Not your typical Malvasia expression, but so quaffable that you’re not likely to care. $NA B+
NV Jacquesson Cuvee 743 Extra Brut (Champagne): Intense, linear, fresh, and intense. Did I mention intense? $90 A-
2022 Benedicte & Stephane Tissot Arbois Rouge DD (Jura): A lot of florals, a little bit of fizz, and a metric ton of fun. $45 A-…
Prosecco, Large and Small (Postcard from Asolo Prosecco, Part 3)
[ This is Part 3 of a series detailing my media jaunt to Italy’s Asolo Prosecco Superiore. Check out Part 1 and Part 2). ] The Asolo Prosecco Superiore region offers some interesting contrasts, perhaps none so obvious as that between the two producers featured here today: Villa Sandi, and Bele Casel. One, of course,…