Fascino Organic Prosecco
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Wilfred
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Typical crisp and delicate perlage. Pale light yellow color, delicate and fragrant bouquet, with fruity notes of banana and apple and notes of acacia flowers. Fresh and light on the palate, with balanced acidity and body; harmonic with a pleasant dry aftertaste.
Ideal as an aperitif, this wine is a perfect combination to hors-d’oeuvres and delicate first courses
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The Fascino Prosecco is fresh and lively on the palate and has an excellent al dente finish. TASTING NOTES: This wine excels with aromas and flavors of light savory spices and tart citrus. Offer it as an aperitif at the beginning of dinner. (Tasted: August 10, 2021, San Francisco, CA)
Fascino translates as "charm"; a reference to the inherent character of this wine. It is produced by one of the Veneto's leading family-owned wineries who have been crafting sparkling wines since 1928 from their winery located a few kilometres from Venice. Today the third generation continue their parents' tradition, continuing to release wines of the highest quality while progressing to be at the forefront of vegan and organic production in the region.
The vineyards benefit from a temperate climate, influenced by the sea and the Alps which protect them from the northern winds. The local cold winters and hot summers with just the right amount of rainfall are the perfect combination for growing healthy grapes. These well-drained vineyards have been carefully converted to organics over several years. Only natural treatments are used with no artificial herbicides, insecticides or fertilisers ensuring optimum health for the vines and the vineyard workers.
After a gentle pressing, the juice undergoes a static cold settling. A cool fermentation occurs over 10 days after which the wine is filtered and the second fermentation is carried out pressurized stainless steel tank, using the Charmat method to capture the Carbon Dioxide in bubble form while retaining the vibrant fresh fruit that is so typical of Prosecco. The wine is made according to vegan principles.
A term typically reserved for Champagne and Sparkling Wines, non-vintage or simply “NV” on a label indicates a blend of finished wines from different vintages (years of harvest). To make non-vintage Champagne, typically the current year’s harvest (in other words, the current vintage) forms the base of the blend. Finished wines from previous years, called “vins de reserve” are blended in at approximately 10-50% of the total volume in order to achieve the flavor, complexity, body and acidity for the desired house style. A tiny proportion of Champagnes are made from a single vintage.
There are also some very large production still wines that may not claim one particular vintage. This would be at the discretion of the winemaker’s goals for character of the final wine.
One of the world’s most popular and playful sparkling wines, Prosecco is a specialty of northeastern Italy, spanning nine provinces of the Veneto and Fruili-Venezia Giulia regions. A higher-quality version of Prosecco wine that must meet more stringent production requirements is known as Prosecco Superiore and must come from the more rugged terrain between the towns of Valdobiaddene and Conegliano. Prosecco can be produced as a still wine, a semi-sparkling wine (“frizzante”), or a fully sparkling wine (“spumante”)—the latter being the most common. While Prosecco wine is typically produced in a “brut” (dry) style, its fresh and fruity character makes it seem a bit sweeter than it actually is. “Extra dry” styles, incorporating higher levels of residual sugar, are quite popular, however.
Prosecco wine is made from the Glera grape, which was formerly and confusingly called Prosecco, these wines are notable for pleasant flavors of peach, pear, melon, green apple, and honeysuckle. Lower pressure during the carbonation process (also called the tank method) means that the bubbles are lighter and frothier than in Champagne or other traditional method sparkling wine, and less persistent. Prosecco is also a great choice to blend with orange juice for mimosas for a classic brunch beverage.