Sparkling summer days
I have imagined that my very first wine post should be something special. I was planning to kick off this blog with a fancy 20 years old Tawny Port but I am still waiting for the occasion to open it. Then I found something else interesting and also rare so it will be my star, together with some others. In the middle of the May, I had some days off from work so I had a nice long 4-day weekend. We drove to my boyfriend’s parents summerhouse on one Estonian island. I love this place! It’s green, fresh air all around, sea 100 meters from house, only sounds are waves, wind in the trees and birds. The weather was finally sunny, no work either, so perfect time to enjoy some sparkling wines already before lunch. Piccini, Prosecco, Extra Dry Piccini winehouse tradition started at 1882 as a small family enterprise. Now, five generations later, the company has five wine estates in Tuscany. The wine is made 100% out of Glera grape. I learned that this type of bottle is called Venetian ...