2021 Corte Bravi Vivace Rosato Frizzante

Region: Valpolicella Valley < Veneto < Italy

Grape: Corvinone

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming; biodynamic practices; limestone soils; made in the ancestral method for sparkling wine: grapes are hand-picked and immediately softly pressed with a short skin maceration then fermented in steel tanks and refined in tank for at least 6 months.  Before bottling, the must from dried Corvinone grapes is added and fermentation continues in bottle; bottled under crown cap without disgorging and with zero added SO2; zero-zero; 12% ABV

Winemaker: Andrea Brunelli

• Small family-run, certified organic estate in the Valpolicella Valley near the city of Verona
• Brothers Andrea and Ivano are laser-focused on sustainability, generating their own electricity, collecting rainwater and rejecting all chemicals in the vineyards
• Gorgeous pet-nat of Corvinone, a light red grape that makes the prettiest pale pink fizz
• Vibrant and zesty fruit basket of cherries, grapefruit and peaches sprinkled with flaky sea salt