Domini del Leone Prosecco NV Spain

Domini del Leone Prosecco NV SpainA 'col fondo' style of Prosecco, or any Italian sparkling for that matter, is one where the lees (or yeasts) of the wine are deliberately bottled when the wine is put in bottle to prompt secondary fermentation, where the bubbles come from. This is quite different from the majority of Prosecco on the market, which are often filtered and made with the Charmat method, or creating sparkling in a big big tank. The col fondo tradition is older in Italy and

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Benjamin Taillandier is an up-and-coming vigneron committed to organic production

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Jacques Perritaz' cuvée 'Transparente' is always a blend of native and wild apple varieties from Switzerland—this is a demi-sec bottling

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where wines get blended across many vintages: 'Atavus VI' is the sixth release of this solera

Among many other things Taylor is known for his fight to pass the Bottled-in-Bond Act of 1897 - and so today each barrel is hand-picked and Bottled in Bond at 100 proof to honor its namesake

dark-fruited

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and shines with an abundance of character on the palate

easy to drink