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Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Favorite sparklers — mine and yours
A little help, if you please.
Do you have a favorite sparkler that is available on local wine shelves?
I’m writing a short piece that will run in the Dec. 30 Dayton Daily News on the best sparkling wines for the holidays. Value is a strong consideration, but the story isn’t limited to inexpensive wines. Any suggestions?
I tasted one very fine value-priced sparkler Saturday at Arrow Wine’s Centerville store: The Ca’ Tullio Prosecco ($13.99). Plenty of intensity, with good fruit flavors but a dry finish. By gosh, maybe there is something to all this Prosecco hype.
And on the same day, the Dorothy Lane Market Oakwood store was pouring a crowd-pleasing, delicious, semi-sweet La Spinetta Moscato d’Asti ($18). This is a consistently fine bottling from a dependable producer, and boasts a peachy, lychee-fruit flavors balanced by enough bright acidity to keep it from being cloying. One other plus, if you’re going to serve this wine over the holidays to folks who don’t usually imbibe, is its alcohol level: a modest 5.5 percent.
Do you have a favorite sparkler that would make for a fine recommendation to our fellow wine lovers this holiday season? Post a comment and let us know!
And Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all …
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