The best dry sparkling wines will take center stage on Saturday the 26th at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel & Spa.
A total of 89 wines have been awarded the “5 sfere” by the twenty-first edition of the guide to the best Italian dry sparkling wines published by Cucina&Vini.
Lombardy leads with 28 awarded wines, followed by Trentino with 22, Veneto with 19, Piedmont with 7, Alto Adige with 5, Puglia, Lazio and Abruzzo with 2, and Valle d’Aosta and Umbria with 1.
The more than 150 labels available for tasting make Sparkle 2023 a unique opportunity for lovers of fine drinking.
From 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm the elegant halls of the Parco dei Principi will host an exciting tasting with over 150 great Italian dry sparkling wines, among those featured in the guide.
The conclusion of the work for the twenty-first edition of our guide prompts, as always, a reflection on the balance of a season. After more than one thousand five hundred tastings – underlines Francesco D’Agostino, Director of Cucina&Vini – the most effective summary takes place at the moment of the final tasting, when the best expressions of the country meet and we define the 5 sfere. The level of Italian sparkling wines is truly extremely high, so much so that it requires great concentration to define the top wines. Many highlight the incredible quantitative increase that has led our country to a production, from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022, of one billion one hundred and twenty million bottles, marking an increase of more than 13% compared to the same period between 2020 and 2021 (Icqrf data). However, we prefer to emphasize how the bar has risen from a qualitative point of view, and this not only in the classic territories.
The appointment is for Saturday, November 26, 2023.
After the presentation of the guide and the related awards ceremony, in an event reserved for press and industry professionals. At 4:00 pm, and until 10:00 pm, the halls of the Parco dei Principi will open their doors to begin Sparkleday and its tasting tables.
There are four sponsors this year: Diam, a leading brand in the production of cork stoppers present since the first editions of the event; Owens-Illinois, the American multinational that is currently the largest producer of glass containers in the world; and for the food part Muzzi, the Umbrian confectionery company that since 1795 has been a leader in pastry production, and Veroni, the historic Emilian company that for almost 100 years has produced high-quality cured meats, present at Sparkleday with a 100 kg mortadella.
All information on how to participate and the list of participating wineries is updated at www.cucinaevini.it.
The Sparkle 2023 guide is available for purchase on the website www.shop.cucinaevini.it.
The wines awarded the “5 sfere”
VALLE D’AOSTA
- Institut Agricole Régional – Monchoisi Brut
PIEDMONT
- Banfi – Alta Langa Riserva Cuvée Aurora 100 Mesi Pas Dosé 2011
- Giulio Cocchi – Alta Langa Blanc de Noirs Pas Dosé 2016
- Enrico Serafino – Alta Langa Riserva Zero Pas Dosé 2016
- Gancia – Alta Langa Riserva Cuvée 120 Mesi Brut 2009
- Ettore Germano – Alta Langa Riserva Blanc de Noirs Pas Dosé 2015
- La Scolca – Soldati La Scolca D’Antan Brut 2010
- La Scolca – Soldati La Scolca D’Antan Rosé Brut 2010
LOMBARDY
- Ballabio – Farfalla Noir Collection n° 9 Rosé Extra Brut
- Alessio Brandolini – I GER Pas Dosé 2016
- Monsupello – Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
- Rossetti & Scrivani – Pinot Nero Brut
- Conte Vistarino – Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico Pinot Nero Saignée della Rocca Rosé Extra Brut
- Barone Pizzini – Franciacorta Naturae Edition 2018
- Barone Pizzini – Franciacorta Riserva Bagnadore Zero Dosage 2014
- Bonfadini – Franciacorta Veritas Brut Nature
- Bosio – Franciacorta Riserva B.C. Zero Dosage 2011
- Ca’ del Bosco – Franciacorta Riserva Cuvée Annamaria Clementi Dosage Zéro 2013
- Ca’ del Bosco – Franciacorta Riserva Vintage Collection Dosage Zéro Noir 2013
- Ca’ del Bosco – Franciacorta Riserva Cuvée Annamaria Clementi Rosé Extra Brut 2013
- Ferghettina – Franciacorta Extra Brut 2015
- Ferghettina – Franciacorta Eronero Extra Brut 2014
- Fratelli Berlucchi – Franciacorta Riserva Casa delle Colonne Zero 2013
- Guido Berlucchi – Franciacorta Riserva Palazzo Lana Extrême Extra Brut 2011
- Le Marchesine – Franciacorta Riserva Secolo Novo Dosage Zéro 2013
- Marzaghe – Franciacorta Superno Zero Dosage
- Mirabella – Franciacorta Riserva Døm Zero Dosage 2015
- Mirabella – Franciacorta Satèn 2018
- Monte Rossa – Franciacorta Cabochon Doppio Zero Brut Nature 2016
- Monzio Compagnoni – Franciacorta Riserva Noir Brut Nature 2012
- Mosnel – Franciacorta Riserva Pas Dosé 2007
- Quadra – Franciacorta Riserva Pìné Rosé Raccolta 2012
- Uberti – Franciacorta Riserva Sublimis Zero Dosage 2014
- Uberti – Franciacorta Quinque Extra Brut
- Uberti – Franciacorta Magnificentia Satèn 2018
- Villa Franciacorta – Franciacorta Diamant Pas Dosé 2016
TRENTINO
- Altemasi – Trento Riserva Graal Brut 2015
- Balter – Trento Riserva Pas Dosé 2015
- Cantina Rotaliana – Trento Riserva R Brut 2012
- Cantina Toblino – Trento Riserva Vent Extra Brut 2015
- Cantine Monfort – Trento Le Général Dallemagne Extra Brut 2015
- Cesarini Sforza – Trento 1673 Noir Nature 2017
- Cesarini Sforza – Trento Riserva 1673 Extra Brut 2014
- Cesarini Sforza – Trento Riserva Aquila Reale Brut 2012
- Ferrari – Trento Riserva Perlé Nero Extra Brut 2015
- Ferrari – Trento Riserva Perlé Bianco Brut 2015
- Ferrari – Trento Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore Rosé Extra Brut 2010
- Letrari – Trento Riserva Quore PieNne Extra Brut 2016
- Letrari – Trento Riserva del Fondatore 976 Brut 2011
- Letrari – Trento Riserva + 4 Rosé Brut 2011
- Mas dei Chini – Trento Riserva Inkino Carlo V Brut 2012
- Maso Martis – Trento Monsieur Martis Rosé de Noir Brut 2017
- Moser – Trento Brut Nature 2016
- Moser – Trento Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut 2015
- Moser – Trento 51,151 Brut
- Pisoni – Trento Riserva Erminia Segalla Extra Brut 2014
- Rotari – Trento Riserva Flavio Brut 2014
- Zeni – Trento Riserva Maso Nero Blanc de Noir Extra Brut 2016
SOUTH TYROL
- Arunda – Alto Adige Talento Riserva Extra Brut 2016
- Cantina Kurtatsch – Alto Adige Riserva 600 Blanc de Blancs Pas Dosé 2016
- Franz Haas – Alto Adige Pinot Nero Pas Dosé 2016
- Kettmeir – Alto Adige Riserva 1919 Extra Brut 2016
- Lorenz Martini – Alto Adige Riserva Comitissa Pas Dosé 2018
VENETO
- Adami – Valdobbiadene Rive di Colbertaldo Vigneto Giardino Asciutto 2021
- Adami – Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze Dry
- Andreola – Valdobbiadene Rive di Soligo Mas de Fer Extra Dry 2021
- Andreola – Valdobbiadene Rive di Rolle Vigna Ochera Dry 2021
- Andreola – Valdobbiadene Cartizze Dry 2021
- BiancaVigna – Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Rive di Collalto Extra Dry 2021
- Borgoluce – Valdobbiadene Rive di Collalto Extra Dry 2021
- Bortolomiol – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Ius Naturae Brut 2021
- Col Vetoraz – Valdobbiadene Cuvée 13 Extra Dry 2021
- La Tordera – Valdobbiadene Rive di Vidor Tittoni Dry 2021
- Le Colture – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Cruner Dry
- Le Manzane – Conegliano Valdobbiadene 20.10 Extra Dry 2021
- Marsuret – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Il Soller Extra Dry
- Sorelle Bronca – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Rive di Farrò Particella 232 Extra Brut 2021
- Sorelle Bronca – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Rive di Rua Particella 181 Brut 2021
- Val d’Oca – Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Uvaggio Storico Dry
- Valdo – Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze Cuvée Viviana Dry
- Villa Sandi – Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze La Rivetta Brut 2021
- Dal Maso – Durello Lessini Riserva Pas Dosé 2018
UMBRIA
- La Palazzola-Grilli – Collezione Riesling Brut 2005
LAZIO
- Vigne del Patrimonio – Alaenne
- Vigne del Patrimonio – Alarosa Brut
ABRUZZO
- Marramiero – Brut
- Marramiero – Rosé Brut
PUGLIA
- d’Araprì – Daunia Bombino Bianco RN Brut 2018
- d’Araprì – Gran Cuvée XXI secolo Brut 2015
