Pet-Nat Explorer Set Shipping Included Free Professional Sparkling Wine Stopper
Once upon a time, sparkling wine was made with the Ancestral Method. Nowadays, some artisan wineries still carry on this tradition, sometimes also called ‘Pet-Nat’. In this set, taste three normally very traditional wines, with a pet-nat and ancestral twist; these wines are ‘col fondo’ or bottled on the lees, leaving us with rich and complex sparkling wines. Taste a white sparkling wine from Valdobbiadene like a prosecco, a rare white wine grape known as boschera that are grown on only a few vineyards in the world, and a red sparkling Lambrusco in this set. Shipping is included in the Continental US for this set, and anything else in your order, so stock up! As well, for a limited time only, we will include for free a patented Professional Sparkling Wine Stopper (a $14.99 value) with your purchase of this set.
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Wines Included in This Set
Col del Balt | Sanzovo | Codola | Col Fondo Sparkling Wine
Before this 'modern era' of Prosecco made with the Charmat method, Prosecco was made with the ancestral method, like this wine: a second fermentation takes place in the bottle and it is not disgorged, so the wine is on its lees. In France this is known as the Pet Nat method. This results in a white sparkling wine whose aromas and flavors continue to evolve while they are in the bottle. This white sparkling wine has a straw yellow color with lots of fine bubbles and green herb and pear aromas with a hint of lemon zest. It has 0 residual sugar and it tastes dry and clean, with a slightly bitter, lemon rind tasting, finish.
Type of Wine: White Sparkling
Grape: Glera (Prosecco)
Alcohol % by Vol: 11%
Zanon | Boschera | Skin Contact Pet Nat | Natural Sparkling Wine
Made from a rare grape called Boschera, native to Veneto, Italy. There is less than 20 acres in the world, and we were the first to import this grape into the US!
Compared to the Prosecco grape (Glera), Boschera is more complex, and in fact this wine has been aged for over 3 years in the bottle on the lees.
With 2 days of skin contact giving it a deep yellow color, this native yeast fermented natural wine is then refermented with its native lees and then undisgorged, so it is unfiltered and continues to age on the lees too, allowing it to become more complex over time.
You can say it is a vintage & aged Pet Nat style, called Col Fondo in Italian. It has herbal, nutty and yeasty aromas and savory taste with a long saline finish. Pairs with many foods & throughout the meal, from appetizers to main course.
Type of Wine: White, Sparkling
Grape(s): Boschera
Alcohol % by Vol: 11%
Some pairings to try: Fish entrees and aged cheeses
Bugno Martino | Essentia | Ancestral Method Col Fondo Lambrusco | Dry Red Sparkling Wine | Organic
This is how Lambrusco wine was made in the ‘olden’ days in the Mantua province, refermented in the bottle, Pet Nat style. This organic wine has a deep rich purple color with ruby hue and a light effervescence. Its aromas are complex, with notes of cherry, cinnamon, milk chocolate and almond. It has a pleasant freshness, savory taste and light tannins. Being on the lees and on the lees, aka ‘Col Fondo’, it lends itself well to aging with its aromas and taste evolving over time. Low in alcohol too!
Type of Wine: Red Sparkling
Grape: Lambrusco Salamino
Alcohol % by Vol: 11%
