Punctual as every year Sparkle 2025, the guide to the best Italian dry sparkling wines, arrives in good time for thoughtful purchases for Christmas toasts with an eye on quality and your wallet, published by the historic food and wine magazine Cucina & Vini, now in its 23rd edition. The presentation will take place in Rome, on Saturday 30 November 2024 from 13.30 pm, at The Westin Excelsior Hotel. Will rewarded with the coveted "5 spheres" 87 labels among the 936 present in the guide, produced by the best wineries in the Bel Paese.
The most awarded region is Lombardy followed by Trentino, Veneto and Piedmont
The most represented region is the Lombardy, thanks to the 33 awards received, 29 belonging to the Franciacorta DOCG denomination, 2 to the Oltrepò Pavese area; Trentino at 19, with only Trento DOC; followed, with 16 awards for Veneto, 13 Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, two Lessini Durello DOC and one Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG; therefore, Piedmont (7), Alto Adige (3), Abruzzo (3), Puglia (2), Friuli Venezia Giulia, Tuscany, Lazio and Sicily with 5 spheres.
"Now our tastings are compressed into the summer period and the first part of autumn. This is also an indication of the increase in quality of Italian sparkling wine - he states Francesco D'Agostino, curator of the Sparkle guide – In fact, it is necessary to wait a longer time from bottling (in the case of wines made with the Charmat method) or from disgorging (for the classic method) than it was ten years ago. Not only that, Today they are wines capable of maintaining their quality in the bottle for yearsi. At the end of our research and selection work we feel the need to compare ourselves with the data, with the sparkling wine declarations made by all Italian producers and collected by Icqrf for each wine year, from August 2023, 31 to July 2024, 0,5 in this case. Italian producers have sparkling wine equivalent to over one billion and eighty million bottles, marking a decrease of 2024%. This is a clear indication of a sector in excellent health, which is reflected in the Istat export data from January to July 7, which record a total of one billion and two hundred and ninety-seven million euros, marking a growth of 2023% over the same period in 213 and 2014% compared to 5,69 (always January-July). The only flaw is that this year the growth in value corresponded to a percentage-wise higher growth in volume and therefore a small decrease in the value of the bottle, today at 5,87 euros, last year XNUMX.” Francesco D'Agostino concludes.
It will start at 13.30 pm with the presentation of the 2025 edition of the Sparkle guide and the related delivery of the coveted 5 spheres (the complete list is attached). And then, as usual, at 16 pm the great tasting of Italian bubbles begins with the opening to the public. An exciting tasting with over two hundred of the best Italian dry sparkling wines, among those present in the guide, all to be discovered and tasted through a path structured according to territorial belonging. This year too we can count on the support of important national and international brands that have chosen our event as an opportunity for communication and promotion. For the technical part, an important confirmation is the consecutive presence for 12 years of Diam, a leading brand in the production of technical cork stoppers present as a sponsor since the first editions of our event. And then the food part which records the fifth participation of a large family of the Italian quality food industry. We are talking about Antica Pasticceria Muzzi since 1795, the Umbrian confectionery company leader in the production of pastries for special occasions and more. This year, another well-known Made in Italy brand joins the SparkleDay team, we are talking about Caffè Toraldo, the historic roasting company in Naples that has been bringing Neapolitan espresso all over the world since 1968.
All the info on how to participate and the list of companies present will be updated on www.cucinaevini.it. The Sparkle 2025 guide is on sale on the website www.shop.cucinaevini.it.
The list of 87 companies awarded with the 5 spheres
PIEDMONT
Alta Langa Blanc 'd Blanc Brut 2018 Giulio Cocchi
Alta Langa TotoCorde Brut 2018 Giulio Cocchi
Alta Langa Riserva Zero 140 Pas Dosé 2010 Enrico Serafino
Alta Langa Reserve Zero Pas Dosé 2018 Enrico Serafino
Alta Langa Riserva Cuvée 60 Months Brut 2013 Gancia
Soldiers La Scolca D'Antan Brut 2012
Soldiers La Scolca D'Antan Rosé Brut 2012
LOMBARDY
Franciacorta Satèn Edition 2020 Barone Pizzini
Franciacorta Pas Opera Extra Brut 2018 Bellavista
Franciacorta Riserva Palazzo Lana Extrême Extra Brut 2013 Guido Berlucchi
Franciacorta Rosé Extra Brut 2020 Bosio
Franciacorta Riserva Cuvée Annamaria Clementi Dosage Zéro 2015 Ca' del Bosco
Franciacorta Riserva Cuvée Annamaria Clementi Rosé Extra Brut 2014 Ca' del Bosco
Franciacorta Riserva Vintage Collection Dosage Zéro Noir 2015 Ca' del Bosco
Franciacorta Nero Zero 2019 Hills of the Star
Franciacorta Blau Blanc de Noir Extra Brut 2016 Corte Aura
Franciacorta Riserva Raramè Zero Dosage 2012 Corte Aura
Franciacorta Rosé Brut Corte Fusia
Franciacorta Le Millèsimé Brut 2015 Derbusco Cives
Franciacorta Riserva 33 Non Dosed 2016 Ferghettina
Franciacorta Reserve Extra Brut 2016
Franciacorta Saten 2020
Black Arrow Berlucchi Brothers
Franciacorta Riserva Chapter II Zero Dosage 2016 The Views
Franciacorta Superno Zero Dosage 2016 Marzaghe
Franciacorta Satèn 2020 Mirabella
Franciacorta Satèn 2020 Mosnel
Franciacorta Riserva Villa Crespia Millè Brut 2014 Muratori
Franciacorta Satèn 2020 Tenuta Ambrosini
Franciacorta Ricciolina Satèn Terre d'Aemòr
Franciacorta Rosé Extra Brut 2020 Terre d'Aemòr
Franciacorta Comari del Salem Extra Brut 2017 Uberti
Franciacorta Dequinque Cuvée 15 Harvests Extra Brut Uberti
Franciacorta Magnificentia Saten 2020 Uberti
Franciacorta Cuvette Brut 2019 Villa Franciacorta
Franciacorta Diamant Pas Dosé 2019 Villa Franciacorta
Franciacorta Riserva Nobile Alessandro Bianchi Rna 15 years Extra Brut 2007 Villa Franciacorta
Oltrepò Pavese Classic Method Pinot Noir Riva Rinetti Pas Dosé 2019 Calatroni
Oltrepò Pavese Classic Method Pinot Noir Dasdòt Pas Dosé 2019 Fradé
Lugana Brut Nature 2013 Pearl of Garda
Mattia Vezzola Great Vintage Brut 2018 Costaripa
TRENTINO
Trento Riserva Luciano Lunelli Collection Rosé Brut 2009 Abate Nero
Trento Riserva Graal Brut 2017 Altemasi
Trento Brut Balter
Trento Reserve Pas Dosé 2017 Balter
Trento Riserva 907 Extra Brut 2018 Isera Winery
Trento Riserva Brezza Riva Pas Dosé 2019 Riva Winery
Trento R Rosé Brut Cantina Rotaliana
Trento Riserva R Brut 2016 Cantina Rotaliana
Trento Riserva OroRosso Dosage Zero 2018 Cembra Mountain Winery
Trento 1673 Rosé Brut 2017 Cesarini Sforza
Trento Reserve Lunelli Extra Brut 2016 Ferrari
Trento Riserva Masnen-Vignal Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2019 Klinger
Trento Reserve of the Founder 976 Brut 2013 Letrari
Trento Reserve Zero Dosage 2019 Maso Martis
Trento Brut Nature 2018 Moser
Trento Riserva Traces Extra Brut 2016 Moser
Trento Riserva Flavio Brut 2016 Rotari
Trento Maso Nero Zero Dosage 2019 Zeni
Trento Riserva Maso Nero Extra Brut 2017 Zeni
SOUTH TYROL
Alto Adige Riserva Extra Brut 2018 Arunda
Alto Adige Riserva 600 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2018 Kurtatsch Winery
Alto Adige Riserva 1919 Extra Brut 2018 Kettmeir
VENETO
Asolo Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry 2023
Commander Pozzobon Rosalio
Valdobbiadene Rive di Colbertaldo Dry Garden Vineyard 2023 Adami
Valdobbiadene Rive di Santo Stefano Dirupo Nazzareno Pola Founder's Label Extra Dry 2023 Andreola
Valdobbiadene Rive di Soligo Mas de Fer Extra Dry 2023 Andreola
Valdobbiadene Superiore Cartizze Dry 2023 Andreola
Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Rive di Soligo Extra Brut 2023 BiancaVigna
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore BandaRossa Collagù Vineyard Extra Dry 2023 Bortolomiol
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Ius Naturae Brut 2023 Bortolomiol
Valdobbiadene Coasts of Mezzodì Dry 2023 Col Vetoraz
Valdobbiadene Rive di Vidor Tittoni Dry (2013-2014-2021-2023) La Tordera
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Cruner Dry The Crops
Conegliano Valdobbiadene 20.10 Extra Dry 2023 Le Manzane
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry 2023 Rebuli
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Rive di Farrò Particle 232 Extra Brut 2023 Bronca Sisters
Lessini Durello Riserva Amedeo Evolution Pas Dosé 2012 Ca' Rugate
Lessini Durello Reserve Amedeo Pas Dosé 2018 Ca' Rugate
FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA
Dom Jurosa Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2018 Lis Neris
TUSCANY
Bolle di Borro Rosé Brut 2018
LAZIO
Alarosa Brut Heritage Vineyards
ABRUZZO
Nicola Di Sipio Brut
Brut Marramiero
Rosé Brut Marramiero
PUGLIA
Daunia Bombino Bianco RN Brut 2019 d'Araprì
Gianfranco Fino Zero Dosage Rosato 2019 Gianfranco Fino
SICILY
Etna Gaudensius Blanc de Noir Brut Firriato
