Poggio Costa Prosecco Brut
Pairs with: Crispy french fries, raw oysters on the half shell, prosciutto-wrapped melon, classic salt-baked branzino, shrimp skewers fresh off the grill, light garden salads tossed in citrus vinaigrette, or an elegant weekend brunch featuring smoked salmon Benedict.
Good for: Ditching cloying, mass-produced commercial sparklers in favor of a bone-dry, crisp "old-school" style; mixing high-wire, mineral-driven Spritzes and Bellinis that refuse to taste syrupy; or keeping a highly refreshing, certified sustainable bubble option on hand for spontaneous everyday celebrations.
Grape: 100% Glera.
I am from: Prosecco DOC, Veneto/Friuli, Northern Italy (Sourced from high-elevation, coastal-influenced hillsides flanking the Gulf of Trieste near the Slovenian border, where ancient soils are littered with marine fossils).
The Story: Meaning "The Hill by the Sea," Poggio Costa is a gorgeous, small-batch project crafted to restore the dry, mineral-driven heritage of Prosecco long before industrialization flooded the global market with sugary, mass-market formulas. While the vast majority of modern Prosecco is grown on flat, overheated plains, this estate looks directly to the rugged, high-altitude ridges running near the Gulf of Trieste, where the vines tunnel into compressed layers of prehistoric marl, sandstone, and fossilized sea life left behind by the retreating Adriatic Sea. Tended under strict, dual SQNPI and VIVA certified sustainable guidelines, the growers use eco-friendly cover crops and natural biodiversity blocks to ensure the pristine coastal ecosystem stays thriving. In the cellar, the winemaking team coaxes out maximum crispness by utilizing a highly disciplined, temperature-controlled Charmat method in tiny lots, stopping the fermentation at a remarkably lean 10 grams of residual sugar to construct a true, old-school Brut that prioritizes sea-breeze salinity over sweet commercial candy flavors.
Why You'll Love Me: It is an absolute masterclass in crisp, coastal tension and lively effervescence—a light-bodied, highly vibrant sparkler that trades simple sugar for a bone-dry, mouthwatering mineral crunch. In the glass, it pours a beautiful, luminous straw-yellow enlivened by youthful, pale emerald reflections and a persistent stream of tiny, energetic bubbles. The nose is spectacularly airy, crisp, and atmospheric, instantly floating out of the glass with a fragrant bouquet of green apples, unripe honeydew melon, and fresh-cut acacia blossoms, seamlessly layered with top notes of lime leaf and a distinct, salty whisper of ocean spray. On the palate, it delivers a gorgeous, texturally nimble ride, greeting the tongue with an immediate, refreshing snap of white peach and lemon zest before a driving beam of racy, high-altitude acidity cuts clean through the mouth. The bubbles feel beautifully integrated and soft rather than aggressive or frothy, carrying the wine into a long, incredibly clean finish marked by a trailing touch of bitter almond and a persistent rock-dust mineral snap that begs for another sip.
