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Mionetto

Champagne, Drinks, Sparkling Wine
5 Amazing Organic Sparklers for Earth Day

Isn’t that a pretty picture? It’s from the 100% pesticide and herbicide-free vineyards of Cavas Recaredo in Spain. Earth Day is approaching, and I’m looking forward to celebrating at the Iron Horse Vineyards’ Green Valley Earth Day Party. Since I last wrote about organic champagne or sparkling wine for Earth Day, there has been a large increase in the number of organic wines on the market, and that applies to bubbly as well. While some people aren’t convinced that wines made from organically raised grapes taste any different, I swear I always pick up an extraordinary level of clarity in these wines. It feels like drinking a liquid crystal, if that makes any sense. And of course, the fact that the grapes aren’t sprayed with chemical fertilizers or pesticides means that it’s better for the workers who have to tend those grapes as well as Mother Earth. Here are some…
April 17, 2013
Drinks
The Kind Cocktail

With so many antioxidants, organic spirits and wine from organically grown grapes, this custom cocktail I created for Alicia Silverstone’s Kind Diet book signing in San Diego is practically a health tonic! 2 ounces organic Pomegranate/Blueberry/Acai juice, like Lakewood 1/2 ounce Rain organic vodka or vanilla infused soju 3 ounces Mionetto Organic Prosecco edible flowers from San Diego Specialty Produce Add the chiled pomegranate blend juice and vodka or soju to wine glass or champagne flute. Top with the chilld prosecco. Garnish with edible flowers like orchids, daisies, rose petals or pansies. By Maria Hunt aka The Bubbly Girl, author of The Bubbly Bar: Champagne & Sparkling Wine Cocktails for Every Occasion (Clarkson Potter, $16.99)
January 31, 2011
La Dolce Vita: 5 Great Prosecco Cocktails for Spring

. You’ll find prosecco is one of the most sociable sparkling wines around, mixing and mingling quite easily with a range of spring and summer fruits and flavors. I’m sure prosecco cocktails with strawberries, honeydew melon, lemons and peaches created by me and some creative people who love to entertain will help you live a festive, dolce vita style spring.
April 20, 2009