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- dryta_ld - 12-26-2003 I enjoy very sweet, fruity wines, and other sweet and smooth drinks like cherry brandy. I'm trying to find a good champagne or sparkling wine that may fit my tastes. Any suggestions? - Etherized - 12-26-2003 Try an Asti Spumante. It's a sparkling wine from Italy that has a sweetness to it. A Martini and Rossi bottling can be found just about anywhere, and it's not bad. Hope it helped! - Drew - 12-26-2003 Also try an Italian Prosecco sparkler, very nice for little money. Drew - dananne - 12-26-2003 I'd also suggest a sparkling Italian red by Banfi called Rosa Regale. It runs about $20 and tastes like bubbly raspberries. - Brom - 12-26-2003 It is not likely you will find a champagne to your taste. Sweet champagnes are very rare. Those that are off-dry or sweet will be marked "sec", "demi-sec", or "doux". Spumante is made in the US as well as in Asti and other regions. Some good buys in off-dry and sweet are available domestically. Prosecco can be iffy. Although some are made in a sweet style, it is also made completely dry. The majority that I have tasted have been dry and sharply acidic. Spanish sparkling wine known as cava is available in sweet/off-dry styles. Look for a label that says "Semi-seco". - Innkeeper - 12-26-2003 Off dry sparking wine is as common as dry. In sparkling winetalk Brut is dry, and Extra Dry means off-dry. The even sweeter sparklers are designated as listed by Brom. Spanish Cavas in the Extra Dry bottlings are wonderful. - Georgie - 12-27-2003 We had some Il Fae (I think that's the name) Prosecco with appetizers on Christmas. Everybody loved it. I think it was a whopping $7.99 a bottle! |