Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

La Gioiosa estate and winery wishes you and your loved ones a merry Christmas, a happy new year, and a holiday season filled with light and joy! Thank you for following along this year and stayed tuned for more great content from the La Gioiosa Blog.

Why Prosecco is the best wine for Thanksgiving.

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…

Your Spritz is only as good as your Prosecco

The spritz has been a favourite of the Venetians for decades. And with meteoric speed, the spritz has become one of the most popular cocktails in the UK. A lot of people tend to reach for the cheapest Prosecco they can find when making this excellent summer cocktail. But we really believe that you’ll taste…

Prosecco and seafood: A match made in HEAVEN!

There’s an old saying in the food and wine trade: If it grows with it, it goes with it. In other words, if the people who grow the grapes and make the wine like to pair their wine with a certain local dish, it’s probably because they go really well together. In Venice, where Prosecco…

Why do Italians love Prosecco so much?

Even though Prosecco is made exclusively in northern Italy, it is wildly popular with Italians in each of the country’s 20 regions. It’s not hard to understand why! In today’s world of wine, we tend to focus on the hyperlocal when it comes to the wines we drink and the foods we pair those wines…

Prosecco at the sea: Italy’s favorite wine to pair with seafood.

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…

La Gioiosa Prosecco at the Food & Wine Classic Aspen.

“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…