For this year’s Christmas Day Special I’m going all Italian wines since that’s the kind of food we eat for our Christmas meal. First up is the NV Ca’ del Bosco Cuvée Prestige Edizione 44 Franciacorta. Second is the 2016 L’Olivella Racemo Bio Bianco. I finish up with the 2021 Luigi Giordano Langhe Rosso.

Links for the show:

Wikipedia – Franciacorta – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franciacorta

Consorzio per la tutela del Franciacorta (official Franciacorta site) – https://franciacorta.wine/en/

Ca’ del Bosco – https://www.cadelbosco.com/en/

Wikipedia – Ca’ del Bosco – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ca%27_del_Bosco

Decanter Magazine – What is light strike in wine? Ask Decanter – https://www.decanter.com/learn/advice/light-strike-wine-ask-decanter-440704/

Craft Beer & Brewing – The Oxford Companion to Beer definition of lightstruck – https://beerandbrewing.com/dictionary/eIXf22Zwnt/

Consorzio Vini Frascati – Azienda Agricola L’Olivella – https://consorziofrascati.it/l-olivella/

Azienda Agricola L’Olivella – at the time of writing the script, this website wouldn’t load, now it does – https://www.olivella.it/en/

Luigi Giordano – https://www.luigigiordano.it

The Peidmont Guy – Luigi Giordano – https://thepiedmontguy.com/luigi-giordano

The Finest Bubble – Disgorgement: What Is It and Why Is The Date Important? – https://thefinestbubble.com/news-and-reviews/disgorgement-what-is-it-and-why-is-the-date-important/