How To Host The Perfect Fall Party With Prosecco
Prosecco’s charms extend far beyond the spritz—here’s how to integrate the elegant sparkling wine into all your autumn gatherings.
Prosecco is a bar cart essential for good reason. While it shines in summer spritzes, the crisp, refreshing flavours of sparkling wine—particularly Mionetto Prosecco—also pair beautifully with the colder seasons.
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Consider autumnal cocktails and seasonal spritzes made with ingredients like pomegranate and apple cider. Then try pairing the crisp acid and complex fruit flavours of Italian sparkling wine with rich, fall-friendly dishes and bountiful spreads of charcuterie. Sold? We’re not surprised. Here’s how to integrate Prosecco into all your fall moments.
What is Prosecco?
Let’s start at the very beginning. Prosecco is a sparkling wine made in the Veneto and Friuli regions of northern Italy. The majority of Prosecco production is centred in Valdobbiadene, a small commune outside of Venice.
Mionetto Prosecco has been producing one of Italy’s quintessential sparkling wines in Valdobbiadene since 1887, when Francesco Mionetto established the winery. Over the last century, the brand has gained a reputation for quality, tradition and innovation through its meticulous attention to detail: all grapes are carefully raised in the region, and the Prosecco undergoes a long, careful fermentation that preserves the delicate effervescence.
Savour invigorating spritzes
Spritzes and summer undeniably go hand in hand, but don’t underestimate how well a spritz and cooler weather also go together.
Start with an easy Aperol spritz: three parts Mionetto Prosecco, two parts Aperol and one part soda water. Instead of an orange wedge, top the drink with a sprig of rosemary for fall flair. Or, add some cold-weather appeal by swapping out Aperol for Cynar, a bitter Italian liqueur.
Alternatively, switch out your standard spritz for a Hugo: a bright, refreshing drink made with Mionetto Prosecco, soda water and elderflower liqueur. On top? A big sprig of bright-green mint. It’s your new best friend at brunch.
Crafting Autumn-Inspired Cocktails
Mionetto Prosecco can shine in cocktails well beyond spritzes. Try toning down the gin in a negroni and topping the classic drink with Mionetto Prestige Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut to make a negroni royale.
Or, give your mimosa a fall feeling by using grapefruit, pomegranate, apple cider or blood orange instead of your standard orange juice. Garnish with ingredients that shine when there’s snow on the ground: figs, bushels of herbs, cranberries or pomegranate.
Enjoying the Elegance of Prosecco
If cocktails are fussy, explore the elegance of Mionetto on its own. With lighter spreads, the bright fruit of Mionetto will play off briny oysters on the half-shell or trays of fresh sashimi or sushi.
And when the temperature starts to drop, Prosecco shines with cold-weather fare: its crisp acidity cuts through the butter and fat of rich dishes like roast chicken, tourtières and warming stews.
Or, just sip Mionetto Prosecco on its own. It’s available in 200-millilitre single-serving bottles that are perfect for any everyday occasion—from parties, where they make fun favours, to life’s little moments (like making it to Friday).
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