You can buy a good Frizzante wine for under $20, and sip it on its own, or make festive frizzante cocktails! Grab a bottle of the Frizzante Prosecco whenever you need some fizzy fun.
Say ‘hello’ to fizz! I’m just going to jump right into this one: frizzante wine is an exceptionally fun sparkling wine.
My gateway into frizzante wines was via a bottle of Bisson Marca Trevigiana Glera Vino Frizzante that I picked up at K&L Wines in a moment of weakness, while online wine shopping. Interestingly enough, I also discovered that K&L Wines delivers wine right to your door for a small fee! This is dangerous information to know. The entire inventory of my local K&L Wine Merchant at my fingertips, and the convenience of wine delivery service all in one. Someone do me a favor and hide my credit card, please.
A side note about Bisson Wines, the wine’s producer in Liguria, Italy. The proprietor, Pierluigi Lugano, is an expert on the local wines of the Ligurian Coast. What’s also interesting is that they procure the grapes from vines on a steep, rocky Mediterranean coastline without the help of mechanical picking or tilling. Everything is done old school style: by hand.
I say, anytime we can support a winemaker that’s seeking out local, ancient wine varietals, and working the land in a traditional, sustainable way, let’s do it!
What is Frizzante Wine?
Frizzante is a lightly sparkling Italian wine with soft, gentle bubbles. Essentially, when a bottle of bubbly wine has the word ‘frizzante’ on the label, that refers to the level of carbonation in the wine.
Is Frizzante Prosecco?
The short answer is yes. Frizzante is a type of prosecco. Prosecco wines can also be labeled ‘spumante’.
Here’s the difference:
- Prosecco frizzante wines contain between 1 and 2.5 bars of pressure at 20˚C.
- Prosecco spumante wines have a minimum of 3 bars of pressure at 20˚C.
There is absolutely no difference in the quality of wine when it comes to frizzante versus spumante wines. The difference just comes down to the bubbles. Frizzante sparkling wines have a softer bubble, while spumante sparkling wine has a more energetic bubble, due to the pressure in the wine making process.
How do You Pronounce Frizzante?
Italian words are delightfully fun to say, and pronouncing frizzante is no exception. It was actually a little hard to stop saying frizzante! Check out this short video if you want to know how to pronounce frizzante, and you need a quick laugh too.
Tips for When to Serve Frizzante
In my humble opinion, bubbly wines offer the most serving flexibility. Think of all the times you’ve enjoyed prosecco, Champagne, sparkling wine, or pet nats. I mean, is there ever a wrong time to open a bottle of bubbles?
Here are a few serving tips and occasions to pop these bottles:
- Before a meal
- During the first course
- As an after dinner drink
- At receptions
- During brunch
- Binging your favorite show
- Birthdays
- Baby showers
See what I mean? You can really serve sparkling Italian wine, or any sparkling wine, anytime. Bubbles go with everything.
The frizzante I had from Bisson Wines was a little creamy, a little dry, and a little sweet. I paired it with Gary Janetti’s new show, The Prince, which is a satirical look at Prince George’s life in Buckingham Palace. Now that I think about it, that frizzante was the perfect pairing.
Frizzante Cocktail Recipes
Anyone who brunches knows that a number of brunch cocktails use sparkling wine as a base. Likewise, you can use frizzante sparkling wines to make Belinis, and you can use frizzante to make Mimosas.
Need more inspiration? Take a look at these frizzante cocktail recipe ideas to get you started!
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Frizzante mean?
Frizzante is Italian for sparkling. Frizzante is a type of delicately sparkling wine with mellow bubbles.
Is Spumante or Frizzante Prosecco better?
Spumante and Frizzante just refer to the strength of the bubbles in the glass of wine. Both styles are semi-sparkling wine, so it’s really a matter of preference. If you want lots of fizzy bubbles, go with a Spumante Prosecco. If you want bubbles that aren’t so “in your face”, literally, go with a Frizzante Prosecco.