RUGGERI Prosecco Brut Quartese DOC (VSQPRD), Ruggeri NV Grape Varieties 95% Prosecco 3% Perera 2% Verdiso Awards and Press: Decanter World Wine Awards 2011 BRONZE MEDAL Food Matching Note: Enjoyable on its own or with oven-poached fish in olive oil, warm asparagus and prosciutto salad or Thai spices shrimp salad with Asian greens and pesto dressing for example. Tasting Note: Streaked with a persistent perlage of minute bubbles, this is an elegant wine with an appley bouquet on a floral background and a dry, fresh palate with good length and a pleasantly fruity finish. 'Funky' Tasting Note: An elegant, appley bouquet on a floral background precedes a dry, fresh palate with good length and a pleasantly fruity finish. Grape: Made using the Prosecco grape variety, which gives the name to the wine. Location: From the Valdobbiadene Hills in the Veneto, a beautiful region of North East Italy. Flavour: Elegant, apple flavours with enticingly small bubbles. USP: An exquisite lighter alternative to Champagne. Combined: Made from the Prosecco grape, this sparkling wine from the Veneto, Italy, is elegant with fruity apple flavours which make it a lighter alternative to Champagne. Vinification Note: White vinification, that is to say without the skins, at a controlled temperature of 20 degrees C. The sparkle is added through slow refermentation in large sealed tanks at 12-14 degrees C, remaining with the yeasts for approximately three months before bottling. Quartese was originally the 4th part of the tax which the landowner collected in produce from the workers; this 4th part of the harvest was handed over to the church and it was customarily collected from the best bunches of grapes. Ruggeri has given the name Quartese to its Prosecco Brut in memory of this ancient custom and to emphasise the care given to choosing the best grapes for its production. Find this wine at www.winestore.co.uk Price: £16.42 (Including VAT at 20%)