Foam from the shore of Lake Garda
Four remarkable sparkling wines from Northern Italy
9 November 2020
Werner Elflein

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled — but the very definitiveness with which it was resolved precluded the idea of risk.
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I must not only punish but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong. It must be understood that neither by word nor deed had I given Fortunato cause to doubt my good will. I continued, as was my wont, to smile in his face, and he did not perceive that my smile now was at the thought of his immolation.
The wines at a glance
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⧛ | The rating of the wine reflects the mean value from a tasting by our jury. |
⚖ | The wine was evaluated in a blind tasting. |
⛬ | The wine was tasted as a barrel sample or before an official test number (Amtliche Prüfungsnummer or Staatliche Prüfnummer) was issued. |
▲ | The wine exhibited a sensory abnormality during our tasting. This does not necessarily have to be a qualitative defect or a wine fault. In the case of a qualitative impairment, a devaluation or rejection was made depending on the type and severity of the defect or wine fault. |
Bigagnoli
Via Veronello, 1
37010 Calmasino
Italy
Phone: +39 349 5633093
Internet: www.bigagnoliwines.com
E‑mail: info@bigagnoliwines.com
Sparkling winerosébrutCorvina VeroneseMolinaraRondinella
Bardolino Chiaretto “001” brut
Italy
Veneto ↳ Bardolino • Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
13 % alcohol
Guerrieri Rizzardi
Strada Campazzi
37011 Bardolino
Italy
Phone: +39 045 7210028
Internet: www.guerrieri-rizzardi.it
E‑mail: mail@guerrieri-rizzardi.it
Sparkling wineroséextra dryCorvina VeroneseMolinaraRondinellaSangiovese
Bardolino Chiaretto “Fior di Rosa” extra dry
Italy
Veneto ↳ Bardolino • Denominazione di origine protetta (DOP)
12 % alcohol
Famiglia Olivini
Località Demesse Vecchie, 2
25015 Desenzano del Garda
Italy
Phone: +39 030 9910268
Fax: +39 030 9108961
Internet: www.famigliaolivini.com
E‑mail: info@famigliaolivini.com
Sparkling winerosébrutBarbera NeraGroppello BiancoMarzeminoSangiovese
2016 Garda brut
Italy
Garda • Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
Lot 17719 • 12.5 % alcohol
Perla del Garda
Via Fenil Vecchio, 9
25017 Lonato del Garda
Italy
Phone: +39 030 9103109
Internet: www.perladelgarda.it
E‑mail: info@perladelgarda.it
Sparkling winewhiteextra brutChardonnay
“Perla del Garda” Chardonnay extra brut
Italy
Garda • Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC)
12.5 % alcohol