Looking for recommendations for inexpensive but well-made Prosecco for a variety of cocktails that call for sparkling wine…Preferably ones that are widely distributed.
Thanks,
Bruce
Costco’s Kirkland Signature Prosecco is an easy buy at 6.99/bottle. It’s a little on the sweet side, but well made.
LaMarca is pretty good.
2nd LaMarca. 91 rating and about $12. Can even have straight up without mixing.
Getting a bit of a consensus on the LaMarca it seems…will have to try it in the next cocktail…
Bruce
Prosecco is pretty much DNPIM for me, but I have to agree on LaMarca–reasonably acceptable wine at a VERY good price point.
Another one I like is Caposaldo. Good by itself or in a cocktail.
Not prosecco, but Ferrari from the Trento DOC makes a nice traditional method sparkling that we tend to prefer to prosecco in our house.
The Bele Casel Asolo Superiore is very nice. We get it from Moore Brothers and make campari spritzes with it year round. I don’t think they come up on wine searcher, though, you have to visit their site.
Most of the commercial Prosecco is horrible, I completely agree, but have you tried the better bottlings from smaller producers? I use Prosecco as an aperitif at least once a week, either as is or in Spritzes, but only the good stuff.
Can’t agree on lamarca, that stuff makes me gag… I can’t say I’ve ever been one to endorse prosecco being consumed with few (but glaring) exceptions that seem to be too expensive for use in this manner if margins and/or shrinkage is an issue…
But glad to see our Kirkland creation getting some love…
Have you thought instead about finding some good limoux blanquette brut? Or a Loire sparkler?
I need to try it.
Our local grocery has the small bottles. It would be nice to keep some on hand if palatable.
Add a splash of Aperol and dream you’re over looking lake Como on a warm summer day
Procecco is a staple in northern Italy.
The Canella 200ml bottles are good pantry staples. One bottle will be good for two smaller aperitifs, or a good-sized spritz. It is DOCG (Valdobbiadene) and drinkable on its own, if the need arises. Though on a cost-per-ounce basis, you might just decide to open a larger bottle.
I’d use more than a splash of Aperol. Probably a dollop, maybe two. A bit of club soda is helpful…the salt makes the flavor pop. Garnish with a slice of orange. Heaven.
Right, this thread was inspired by the thought of Aperol Spritzes. I made my first one at home a few weeks ago with the “classic” recipe–3 parts Prosecco, 2 parts Aperol, and 1 part club soda. Garnished with a slice of soda and it was very nice.
Although the sparkling wine doesn’t need to be Prosecco, it needs to be of a reasonably good quality not to detract from the rest of the flavors and it needs to be relatively dry.
Bruce
The best one I have had is Bisson Glera imported by Neal Rosenthal. Full disclosure, I’m a retailer that sells it (and others).
WTSO currently has Serre Colsenta Valdobbiadene at $12.99, free shipping. It’s better than La Marca.
P Hickner
We like Campari in our spritzes better than Aperol, we’ve found, with orange slices as garnish, squeezed out just a touch. In Venice, I’ve often seen them with olives. I think the orange is a huge plus.
Campari is great. The alcohol content is rather higher than Aperol, which can be a bug or a feature, depending on your needs/wants. Aperol comes in at 11%, or right around the prosecco, while Campari is 28%.
It’s not a huge difference, but if you are going to sit on the terrace drinking spritzes all afternoon, it can add up.
I’ve liked this, but it isn’t Prosecco right? Not that it makes much difference, just thought I’d been told that recently when served this at a restaurant.