Zonin Prosecco’s pear, apple, and comfortable citrus taste profile makes it an ideal base in any basic or trendy easy-to-make cocktail.
We sat with Matteo Pizziol, Ambassador of Wine for Zonin to inform us extra. Right here’s what Pizziol needed to say about zoning in on the magic of Prosecco
What do bartenders have to find out about Zonin to counsel with experience.
Zonin Prosecco is created from the Glera grape, which comes from the Veneto area in northeast Italy. The bubbles are created utilizing the ‘Charmat’ course of, which, not like Champagne, entails creating bubbles en masse. The bubbles are lighter than these in Champagne. The method has remained largely unchanged since early Roman occasions.
Zonin options contemporary flavors of pear, apple, and comfortable citrus and is ideal for any special day. Much more celebratory is a Zonin Prosecco cocktail, however there isn’t a purpose that you could’t take pleasure in it anytime you need.
What ought to bartenders find out about mixing with Prosecco?
Prosecco can be utilized in virtually each cocktail, making it “Royale.” For instance, you possibly can add it to a Negroni to get a smoother model of this Italian aperitivo, often called the Negroni Royale.
You can too swap conventional soda water or glowing water with Prosecco to raise your favourite cocktail. An instance of that is the Previous Cuban, which is a Mojito with black rum and Prosecco as a substitute of soda and, fairly frankly, you have to attempt it!
What are some tricks to mixing with Prosecco?
The magic behind the bubbles is to concentrate to the timing: at all times add the Prosecco final.
To retain carbonation, when pouring the wine into the drink, it’s higher to pour over the rounded aspect of a bar spoon.
Added notice for brand spanking new bartenders, Prosecco is THE common aperitif base when creating “Spritz” cocktails in Italy, now trending worldwide. Spritz originated from the German verb “spritzen,” which implies “to splash.”
Inform us about mixing with Zonin Prosecco in cocktails.
It’s no shock that Zonin approached cocktail tradition with the Italian classics, identified by the world as Bellini and Rossini. These fruity cocktails go properly with the contemporary taste of Zonin Prosecco and with our Italian historical past, courting again to 1821 (created by an Italian in Venice). One other Italian drink added to the combination was the Hugo, a spritz cocktail made with Prosecco, elderflower syrup, and soda water.
The subsequent step for us was a collaboration with an awarded Italian bartender, Giacomo Diamante, who created some tailored drinks for our Prosecco.
It doesn’t matter what type of bubbly you’re searching for, Zonin encourages you to zone in on what issues most—the flavour, the feel, the aroma, and the proper cocktail fizz!
Right here’s a inventive cocktail that bartenders are making with Zonin Prosecco. Use this recipe as a base and change across the juice and fruit garnishes to make your favourite model.
Elements:
- Zonin Prosecco
- 60ml muddled strawberries
- 15ml orange juice
- 15ml vodka
Preparation: Add the muddled strawberries right into a champagne flute after which add the orange juice and vodka. Tilting the glass, slowly add the Zonin Prosecco. Stir gently, garnish with strawberries, and serve
