If it is true that wine is poetry, passion and savoir vivre, as it has been said by wise men and men of letters (“You are wise when you drink well: those who cannot drink know nothing” wrote, for example, Nicolas Boileau), then finding a good label to share with your loved one is a fundamental ingredient to celebrate the feast of lovers. This year, unfortunately, the dilemma of having to decide whether to spend the evening at a restaurant or at home does not arise, therefore, within the home, the choice of the menu, equipment, lights and the right bottle must be done with extreme care. .
For a sparkling rendezvous, which mixes joy, seduction and elegance, a classic Italian method is a certainty, also because a quality sparkling wine, well structured, harmonious, provocative in its intoxicating alternation between intensity and lightness, with its hints of flowers, ripe fruit, spices and pastry, is a winning card for many combinations at the table.
A classic method sparkling wine is not only ideal for a toast or a simple aperitif, but it can best accompany many types of dishes: raw fish starters, carpaccio, tartare, oysters and crustaceans, first courses with seafood, risotto, white meats, cold cuts and cheeses. You can be on the safe side, relying on famous labels from large wineries, created with the vines most suited to the production of sparkling wines, such as Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, or try wines made from grapes generally used for the production of full-bodied reds, such as Sangiovese , Sagrantino or Lambrusco di Sorbara (In the gallery above, 18 labels ideal for the party and recommended combinations).
The choice of glasses is also very important, such as the classic slightly retro but always impressive glasses, or the flutes with the “wider belly” and narrow opening, to allow the oxygenation of the wine and the development of aromas. complex of Millesimati and Reserves.
Returning to the famous phrases in the world of wine that should be listened to, an aphorism claims that “The soft sound of a cork being uncorked from the bottle has the sound of a man opening his heart”. «Soft sound»: elegant, with style, not a bang. Basically it is a “classic method”.
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