{"id":3668,"date":"2012-03-01T07:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T07:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3668"},"modified":"2012-03-01T07:28:00","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T07:28:00","slug":"benvenuto-march-with-prosecco-from-bisson-rosenthal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=3668","title":{"rendered":"Benvenuto March with Prosecco from Bisson & Rosenthal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We\u2019re welcoming March with a bottle of prosecco<\/a>\u2013 always a safe bet, but with Rosenthal<\/a> on the label it\u2019s nearly a sure thing! We once advised a friend, who was uneasy about the thought of ordering wine at an upcoming business dinner, to just ask the restaurant for a Neal Rosenthal wine. She got a Standing O!<\/p>\n

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The terms, \u201cartisan, traditional, and natural\u201d are more than words on a label, they\u2019re part of this wine merchant\u2019s philosophy. When Rosenthal talks about Enoteca Bisson and Pierluigi Lugano\u2019s<\/a> care and passion as a grower and producer of distinctive wines, you can begin to appreciate the vision and effort that goes into his prosecco.<\/p>\n

Vino Frizzante Prosecco (Glera in Italy) 2010 Bisson<\/a> is produced in a \u201cbone-dry style.\u201d That would normally be enough for me to take a pass on a sparkler, but one sip and I was intrigued.<\/p>\n

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Bisson Prosecco uses a Crown Cap<\/a> (also called a \u201cSpark Cap\u201d)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, it was dry but not in an overwhelming way. We both could taste the fruit\u2013 concentrated pear? Penny compared the wine\u2019s body to that of a Bollinger Champagne!<\/p>\n

When we returned to buy another bottle from Howie Rubin at Bauer Wine & Spirits,<\/a> he wasn\u2019t surprised, \u201cI find it\u2019s got a little more chalkiness, more like real Champagne.\u201d Rubin pointed to, \u201c…the yeast in the nose. It could be the limestone in the soil, it could be more Champagne-like soil.\u201d  <\/p>\n

Whatever it is, we\u2019ve added our applause and another bottle to our wine rack. There\u2019s a lot of prosecco out there. \u201cLeave it to Neal Rosenthal to give us something that\u2019s a little drier, a little more complex, a little deeper in flavor,\u201d said Rubin. \u201cIt sets it apart from all the rest.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vino Frizzante Prosecco 2010 Bisson, Rosenthal Wine Merchant, NY at Bauer Wine & Spirits<\/a><\/p>\n

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