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July 23, 2006
Some Like it Hot - NOT ME / Why Prosecco is Cool
So, is it hot where you are? It sure is hot here. No one in San Franciso has air conditioning and when it gets close to 90 we all sorta drag our feet and wonder around like Zombies wishing we were at Stinson Beach. What to do? Well, you know what they say, "when in Rome, do as the Roman's do." I mean, "when in Venice, do as the Venicians do." That's not quite right, either. When it's HOT, do as the Venicians do. There. That's got it
When it's hot in Venice, they drink chilled Prosecco, a delicious, slightly bitter, sparkling white wine from the Veneto. Yesterday, while draging myself home from the scorching 95-degree (35 deg C) streets of Sausalito (from a trip to “Fish." ... perhaps I'll get enough energy to blog on that, too), I stopped in at K&L Wines and bought a bottle. Yummy. Here's a tasting note:
N.V. Sorelle Bronca Prosecco di Valdobbiadene - Italy, Veneto, Prosecco di Valdobbiadene (7/23/2006)
Color is quite clear, good supply of (large) bubbles. Very nice bitter-sweet proosecco palate with refreshing acidity. Very enjoyable. Super hot weather sipper, and the fact that it only has 11% alcohol is also a hot-weather plus. Stick it in the freezer until it almost turns to slush. (87 pts.)
Drinking Prosecco will help with the heat, but drinking a Sgroppino will help even more!
Recipe: from A.G. Ferrari
2 cups (16 oz) lemon sorbet, softened
2 Tbsp vodka
1/3 cup prosecco
4 Tbsp cream or half-and-half
Chill 4 to 6 champagne flutes.
Mix ingredients in a blender.
Pour mixture into a pitcher and serve immediately in chilled champagne flutes.
The sorbetto will separate if left standing.
Serves 4 to 6.
If you've never had a Sgroppino you've missed out on a very important part of summertime life!
P.S. If you are in the San Franciso Bay Area, and now crave a Sgroppino, Pesce make a great one.
Posted by Paul at July 23, 2006 07:49 PM | Wine Tasting
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