Vin Mousseux

Sparkling wine, made either by SECONDARY FERMENTATION in bottle or in tank, or for inexpensive wines, the addition of carbon dioxide.

What is doble pasta?

A. A Spanish ballroom dance with sharp footwork based on the story of the bull fight

B. A Spanish red wine fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp

C. A traditional “drunken” spaghetti dish from Chianti made by adding wine to the cooking water

D. A traditional Tuscan distillate made with pasta cooking water

Doble pasta [DOH-blay PAHSS-tah] is a traditional style of red winemaking in the Alicante, Jumilla, Utiel-Requeña, and Yecla districts in the Spanish Levante. Wines are macerated and fermented with twice the normal amount of grape skins and pulp, resulting in a wine of intense concentration, tannin and color. Doble pasta wines are often produced from the indigenous bobal grape variety and used to strengthen lighter blends.

Prosec-obsession

Maybe it’s just me but doesn’t this pink cheese bring back memories of Hostess Pink Snowballs? It’s actually Wensleydale cheese (a British classic) flavored with raspberries and prosecco (which, sigh, Snowballs didn’t have). But I… Continue reading

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