Balvonie Marlborough Prosecco Methode Traditionnelle 2023

5 January 2025By Yvonne

Balvonie Marlborough Prosecco Methode Traditionnelle 2023 $35 New Zealand’s first Prosecco (despite the Italians not being happy about it, we can keep calling it that for the foreseeable future) is being made by the McLauchlan family from their vineyard in Rapaura, Blenheim. They’ve been growing Glera grapes on their family farm for a few years … Read More

Canella Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco ‘Millesimato’ 2014

3 June 2023By Yvonne

Canella Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene ‘Millesimato’ 2014 $30 It might say ‘extra dry’ on the label, but make no mistake, this plucky prosecco is packed with apple, pear and soft lemony loveliness, a seam of piercingly vibrant acidity and real generosity in the mid palate.  Serve super-chilled to enjoy the flintiness on the finish.  Prosecco is made … Read More

Spade Oak Voysey Le Champ NZ Prosecco 2022

11 February 2023By Yvonne

Spade Oak Voysey Le Champ NZ Prosecco 2022 $28 Welcome to the very first wine made from 100% NZ prosecco grapes. It’s fitting that Steve and Eileen Voysey are the couple behind it because they have a reputation for pioneering interesting grape varieties from their little pocket of paradise on the east coast of the … Read More

Brown Brothers King Valley Prosecco & Prosecco Rosé

30 January 2023By Yvonne

Brown Brothers King Valley Prosecco $15 If you’re looking for a vibrant, apple and lemon-layered sparkler with a splash of sweetness and a pang of pear drop on the finish, then here’s your thing Chandler Bing. Clean, floral and feisty – it has a zippy, refreshing texture that’ll please even the most jaded crowds. Brown … Read More

Brown Brothers Origins Series Victoria Prosecco NV

21 December 2022By Yvonne

Brown Brothers Origins Series Victoria Prosecco NV $19.99 Brown Brothers rarely disappoint when it comes to crafting great value wines packed with personality and this new prosecco is no exception. Ultra-clean, bright, apple and white peach notes on the nose and palate merge with a hint of honeysuckle and persimmon to create a gently juicy, … Read More

Villa Miazzi Veneto Prosecco Spumante Extra Dry Rose 2020

9 September 2021By Yvonne

Villa Miazzi Veneto Prosecco Spumante Extra Dry Rose 2020 ($20-$25 tbc) Pretty apricot colour, perfumed with subtle peach blossom, mandarin and soft cherry notes which all flow through onto the palate. There’s a distinct ‘berries and cream’ character in the mouth, clean, gently spritzy, hints of sweetness and rather delicious in my book. Imported into … Read More

Masottina Prosecco DOC Treviso Vino Spumante Brut NV

16 November 2020By Yvonne

Masottina Prosecco DOC Treviso Vino Spumante Brut NV $19.99 No joke, when this multi-award-winning wine is first poured, the tiny links of delicate bubbles are wriggling and twisting so energetically, they look like they’re doing a Zumba class inside the glass. With its soft, summer-flowers and lemon blossom aromatics, pillowy texture and generous, suede-like citrus … Read More

Perlage Quorum Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry NV

24 July 2020By Yvonne

Perlage Quorum Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry NV $28 With soft, classic prosecco aromas of rising dough, lemon brioche, toasted almonds, preserved lemon and fresh, perfectly prickly textures on the palate.  It’s a crisp, clean, classically structured sparkler with a long, lengthy, deliciously dry finish.  It’s the kind of prosecco that has depth and … Read More

Bella Modella Extra Dry

18 July 2018By Yvonne

Bella Modella Extra Dry NV $24.99 Some people see the word ‘prosecco’ and assume it’s always going to be on the sweet side, but that’s not the case with this little cracker. Crafted from ‘glera’ grapes grown in Veneto, Italy, it’s exactly my kind of prosecco: light, crunchy-crisp, refreshing, and zesty. It’s deliciously dry and … Read More