Ca’Momi Ca’Secco

Type: Slightly sweet sparkling white

What’s Special: It’s tank-fermented

Plays well with: Fruit and/or by itself

This little unassuming sparkler is a delight. It’s refreshing and light, not so sweet it’s like soda pop (never mind the soda pop top), and not too dry, either. It’s perfect for brunch or maybe to begin winding down after a long, hard day at work.

Made primarily from chardonnay and sauvignon blanc grapes, the wine was tank-fermented – an easier, less fussy way to make bubbles in wine than the traditional methode champagnoise, which involves dosing the wine in bottles, turning the bottles, and so forth and so on.

In tank-fermenting, the individual wine is fermented in the normal way in steel tanks to avoid oak flavors. Then, in this case, the chard and sauv blanc are blended together and pressurized to allow carbon dioxide to dissolve into the liquid, which creates the bubbles. In addition to being less fussy than methode champagnoise, it’s a lot cheaper and faster, too.

Flavor-wise, the Ca’ Secco is light and almost dry with a little bit of fruitiness that isn’t overt. At 11.5 percent alcohol, it’s so easy to keep sipping and sipping. Try it with fruit or a shrimp cocktail without the red sauce. Or French toast and bacon. Or with your shoes off, your feet up and a good mindless book.

You can get it via the website at camomi.com. Please be aware that they are under construction on a new site, so if this link doesn’t work, try just camomi.com.

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