On Halloween, everyone has a lot to do to make the evening as scary as possible. For those who are looking for a magic potion, good and reassuring, here is a recipe with an infallible result.
Go to the Veneto Region, in the province of Treviso, where the soil is medium-textured clay and the continental climate, generally characterized by cold winters, is mitigated by Mediterranean winds. Here, carefully select grapes of the Glera and Chardonnay varieties in the vineyard and treat them through a careful process of soft pressing. Fermentation must be carried out at 16 °C and a second froth formation with the Charmat method. You will thus obtain an elixir with a brilliant straw yellow color tinged with gold and a fine and persistent perlage that reveals delicate fruity notes of pear and apple in a floral symphony of hawthorn and acacia. Pure poetry.
The winemakers of Ponte1948 know this well, having been doing all this for generations to bottle their best Prosecco Doc Extra Dry Millesimato every year. Fresh and balanced on the palate, it is ideal served as an entrée with fish and seafood appetizers. Exhilarating when paired with crustaceans and molluscs. The elegant note that distinguishes it makes it perfect alongside raw oysters, crème fraîche canapés or caviar. Speaking of first courses, it pairs magnificently with spaghetti with clams and bottarga as well as with a vegetable risotto. Moving on to second courses, it expresses itself best by continuing with the sea, but also with white meats such as chicken or turkey, and feathered game such as duck and pheasant, grilled, baked or stewed.
