As the Italian national summer holiday Ferragosto approaches, many Italians will be heading to the seaside (if they’re not already there). After all, who can blame them? Italians are surrounded by the Mediterranean and all the amazing seafood served along the Italian coastline — from Sicily to Venice, from Puglia to the Italian riviera in…
“Man, do I love the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen… #hellyeah,” wrote Food & Wine magazine executive wine editor Ray Isle on his Instagram when all was said and done. As the masthead’s top wine writer, Ray, one of the top wine writers working in the U.S. today, leads some of the highest-profile tastings and seminars at…
La Gioiosa took its place in the winner’s circle at the Grand Prix Oakley at the Mugello race track in Tuscany late last month as the official wine of the event. Lorenzo Moretti Polegato, son of La Gioiosa’s owner, Giancarlo Moretti Polegato, was on hand to take part in the festivities as the winners of…
La Gioiosa international export director Flavio Geretto just got back from London where he was attending a sommelier competition (as a sponsor, not as a competitor). During his brief stay in the British capital, he picked up not one but two original Prosecco cocktail recipes. The first is the Queen Elizabeth II Jubillini, by Adamo…
We couldn’t have been more thrilled to receive leading German wine blogger and educator Louisa Maria Schmidt who recently visited us for a “deep dive” into Prosecco. Louisa, who studied the economics of the wine business in school, is the author of the highly popular wine blog Bring Flavor Home. She recently traveled to Valdobbiadene…
One of the greatest rewards of our work is when top wine writers recommend our wines. We couldn’t have been more thrilled that leading wine expert David Williams has included La Gioiosa Prosecco rosé in his 2021 holiday round-up. Click here for the link to “The 50 Best Wines for Christmas 2021″ published last week…
From La Gioiosa winemaker Stefano Gava: The vegetative cycle started a bit late this year. During budding, around April 7 and 8, there was frost and temperatures that reached -4° C. During the flowering and fruit set, the temperatures continued to stay very low, with plentiful rainfall. During the months of June and July, the temperature…
Halloween is almost here. And that means that Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Every year, our friends and colleagues in the U.S. ask us the same question: What’s the best wine for Thanksgiving? Our answer? Prosecco, of course! But it’s not just because we love the Prosecco that we make in the hills of…
We couldn’t be more thrilled that leading U.S. wine writer Meg Maker published the following tasting notes for the La Gioiosa Prosecco Rosé on her popular site, Terroir Review: “Spring-pink and fragrant of strawberries, rhubarb, kiwi, and lime peel. Its body is animated by tiniest bubbles that relax into languid, persistent chains, and its flavors…
According to data published late last month by the Italian wine industry’s leading trade observer, IRI, La Gioiosa Prosecco DOC Rosé is the category’s top seller. The survey covers Italy’s retail sales of Prosecco Rosé from November 2020 through March 2021, a five-month period following the Prosecco Consortium’s green light for the category last year (the wines were…