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“One of the best rosé Proseccos I have ever tasted.” That’s what Guardian wine critic Fiona Beckett had to say about La Gioiosa Prosecco Rosé DOCG when she tasted it earlier this year. Indeed, she included it in her Valentine’s Day 2022 sparkling rosé recommendations. Whatever the occasion, La Gioiosa Prosecco Rosé brings color and…
La Gioiosa blog recently reached out to Flavio Geretto, international export director for winery. Here’s what Flavio, world traveler and one of the most dynamic persons working in the world of wine today, had to say about La Gioiosa’s approach to international markets.Flavio, thanks for joining us today. Tell us what’s new at La Gioiosa.We…
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…
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…
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…