Specogna Friuli Sparkling Glera Pro Fondo NV bis-hidden The blend is Falanghina and

The blend is Falanghina and Biancolella

The wine carries a marine inflection that's distinctive in his lineup

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Aromatics of dried apples and lemon zest open up to toasted bread with a soft mousse finish

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Specogna Friuli Sparkling Glera Pro Fondo NV bis-hidden The blend is Falanghina andCloudy, unfiltered, refermented in the bottle and left sitting on its lees: this is farmhouse fizz, the way northeastern Italy drank sparkling wine long before Prosecco became a global brand. Specogna is a benchmark family estate in Friuli's Colli Orientali, started in 1963 when Leonardo Specogna came home from working abroad and bought a plot in the hills of Rocca Bernarda. They farm organically and intervene as little as possible, and Pro Fondo is