The NV Prosecco Garbèl represents amazing value in its category. Sweet white flowers, young peach and hints of vanilla bean make up its seductive bouquet. It’s wonderfully balanced, with a soothing bead of bubbles that massage the palate, giving way to ripe orchard fruits. A hint of salty minerality frames the expression perfectly, as it tapers off, leaving a complete refreshed sensation. This was bottled in September of 2020.

Sage, basil and hazelnut notes. Salted lemon, like licking the rim of a margarita. Long, salty and refined. This has a thrum of energy, although it is broader of mouthfeel than the prodigious, more minerally Rive di Farra. Drink now.

Vivid flavors of green apple, Asian pear and mango are amplified by this wine’s light sweetness, which is in harmony with refreshing acidity. A versatile wine, it can be enjoyed with fruit and cheese or on its own at a poolside or beach gathering.

The 2020 Extra Brut Rive di Farra di Soligo Col Credas opens slowly in the glass, as sweet herbal tones and hints of underbrush give way to sliced granny smith apple and crushed stone. It’s silky-smooth yet savory, almost salty in character, with hints of sour lime giving way to mineral-infused orchard fruits. It leaves the palate completely refreshed, as a twang of residual acids lifts the expression, and inner florals slowly fade.

A dazzling mix of crushed green apples, Sour Patch lime, tropical melon and wet river stones makes the 2021 Brut Nature Prosecco Superiore sui Lieviti Col Fondo a total pleasure on the nose. This is silky-smooth yet delicate in feel, with a bead of silken bubbles that seem to hover across the palate. Ripe pear and sweet herbal tones linger as the 2021 finishes a bit shorter than anticipated, yet with a salty flourish of minerality that urges me back to the glass for more.

There are plenty of cheap and quaffable choices available when it comes to Prosecco DOC, but for just a few dollars more you can take a real step up with Prosecco Superiore DOCG wines, especially from quality producers like Adami. Over the last decade, producers in the hilly Prosecco Superiore zone have moved toward less-sweet styles to keep up with changing market demands, applying meticulous vineyard management to achieve the perfect grapes these dryer styles require. The Adami family bought the Col Credas vineyard in the early 2000s. It lies in the Rive di Farra di Soligo, one of the 43 rive sites notable for their steep slopes and favorable exposures. The family experimented with the vinification of grapes from Col Credas for a decade, eventually concluding that wines from this site reached their best expression with just a few grams of residual sugar, and releasing Col Credas as a single-vineyard wine for the first time in the 2011 vintage. Ten years later, the 2021 Col Credas Extra Brut is firm and taut, with golden pear and citrus flavors that are pure and refreshing as they glide on a line of cool acidity.  The wine finishes crisp and dry, with lingering saline notes that call for a plate of freshly shucked Wellfleet oysters.  

The nose of this Prosecco is focused with aromas of tart green apples, Meyer lemon zest and lilies. The refined palate deftly follows the nose and continues the laser-like focus, finishing with a very impressive minerality.

This Prosecco is linear and focused, almost austere in its laser-like acidity and cool salinity. Notes of lemon pith emerge, but the wine is more about precision and freshness than fruit. Ideal for oysters or grilled scallops.