White Medium Vibrant Test
Sommariva
We all know that Prosecco refers to value-driven sparkling wine. What’s notable here is “Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore,” which refers to the specific subregion where Cinzia Sommariva farms her Glera—the ancestral name for the Prosecco grape. Steep hillsides rise up out of this stretch of northeastern Italy, creating a landscape so spectacular that it has been granted UNESCO World Heritage status. This is the best terroir for Prosecco, and Sommariva farms and vinifies it beautifully.
—Tom Wolf
| Wine Type: | sparkling |
| Vintage: | NV |
| Bottle Size: | 750mL |
| Blend: | Glera |
| Appellation: | Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore |
| Winemaker: | Caterino & Cinzia Sommariva |
| Vineyard: | Up to 25 years |
| Soil: | Mineral-rich and Rocky Clay |
| Aging: | All vinification in stainless steel |
| Alcohol: | 11.5% |
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Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch