Are you celebrating the New Year with some bubbly?
Paul Bonarrigo, owner of Messina Hof Winery owner, says you should consider choosing a Texas sparkling wine.
“Very creative varieties make it taste very different than your classic sparkling, so when you’re trying Texas sparkling wines, you get a really different experience than what you would experience from different parts of the world,” said Bonarrigo.
Bonarrigo says the sparkling industry in Texas is still in its infancy, and the biggest challenge is the infrastructure of sparkling production.
“Right now it is a very, very costly process, so it is very expensive for a winery to produce sparkling. But as you get some of those tools and techniques into the state and it becomes more cost effective, then you can pass that cost savings onto the customer,” said Bonarrigo.
Bonarrigo expects the Texas sparkling wine industry to continue to grow as production becomes easier and more cost effective.
Bonarrgio also say bubbles aren’t just for celebratory toasts. Sparkling wines pair well with several types of dishes and can be sipped on at any time.
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