PROSECCO AT THE PINNACLE AS SPARKLING DEBATE BUBBLES AWAY
T a recent showcase organised by Pinnacle Drinks, Woolworths exclusive brands business, sparkling wines occupied centre stage as recommendations for Mother’s Day and winter. There were two champagnes. A Lanson Brut Rosé and a reasonably priced bottling clearly pitched as a step up from Aldi’s runaway bestsellers, Monsigny Brut and Premier Cru. But the other imported sparklers were proseccos from Porta Dante, Zonin and Freixenet, Spain’s largest cava maker. The Spanish prosecco was housed in a shimmery bottle that looked like a cut-glass crystal vase. With prices
