Prosecco Mix-Ins: The Verdict

Recently, we talked a bit about Prosecco and took the mix-in suggestion to heart.  Last night I convened an expert Prosecco mix-in tasting panel armed with Casalnova Prosecco, fresh raspberries, POM mango pomegranate juice and fresh blood orange wedges.  It was a long, arduous process of sipping, sampling, discussion and judgement.  The panel emerged with a unanimous verdict:

"Medium dry Prosecco + one squeeze from blood orange wedge = Boo-Ya"

Try it now.  Thank me later.

The Skinny
Casalnova Prosecco, NV ($12-$14) [find it online]

• 100% Prosecco from Italy's Veneto; 11% alcohol
• Very pale straw in color with baby-sized bubbles
• Delicate scents of honeysuckle mated to hints of peach & pear
• Mostly-sorta-kinda dry, with a little lingering sweetness in the mouth.  This is one of those 'blank slate' Proseccos that is open to pre or post dinner mixing

*** (3 stars out of 5)

Check out a photo of our test bottle at Vino Voyeur.

Tagged with: wine +italian wine +sparkling wine +mixed drinks