Monday, November 26, 2012

Prosecco: Something Festive for the Holidays!


It’s light, easy-to-drink, refreshing, usually slightly sweet, affordable and food-friendly.  Its bubbles make it festive.  It’s even fun to say!  (Pro-SAY-ko).  
It’s what’s for Thanksgiving!
I’ve written here before about the futility of spending a lot of money on fancy wine for Thanksgiving.  The holiday is NOT about the wine.  It’s about family and traditions and lots and lots of food.  No one is going to be paying a lot of attention to the wine, so why spend a lot of time and money worrying about it?
However, if you’re at all like me, you DO want to make sure that the wine isn’t noticed because it’s really terrible!  So you must give it SOME thought.  Fortunately, I’m here with some advice.  And this year’s recommendation is to pick up a bottle or two (depending upon the size of your table and anticipated number of guests) of Prosecco.
Prosecco is a sparkling wine from the northeastern part of Italy.