Italy, to France: "Move Over, Pét-Nat"
The Italian sparkling wine style you need to know + a summer veggie lasagna recipe
It’s not Prosecco. It’s not Franciacorta.
It’s (unfortunately) much more difficult to pronounce—but if you manage to find one to drink, you’ll know that it’s worth the effort.
Rifermentato in bottiglia. I know, it’s a mouthful. It means “refermented in bottle,” and it refers to a very common style of bubbly that you’ll find at natural wineries across Italy. And it is so, so good for this time of year.
Read on to learn how rifermentato in bottiglia wines are made (there’s even a flow chart, comparing this style to pét-nat and also to Champagne method wine) and some recommended bottles in the genre to find this summer. You may want to refresh your memory on the overall sparkling wine process with the below:
Also in this newsletter, I am sharing the simplest recipe for a roasted veggie lasagna, for those nights when you have friends coming over and it’s cool enough to use the oven. It’s really easy to assemble ahead of time and pop in an hour before you want to eat.
My new book has plenty of info about sparkling wines and how they’re made, btw!
