Almost every famous alcoholic beverage has its own ideal pair. This is the kind of product that is best able to emphasize its taste. Champagne with strawberries is just such an inseparable duet.

There are several ways to serve berries with sparkling wine. But whichever one is chosen, you know, you will get to the point. Looking for the perfect aphrodisiac? Do you want to immerse your loved one in an atmosphere of romance? Then strawberry and champagne is your best choice.

General rules

First of all, we need to choose the right berries. Ideally, you need to take fresh ripe strawberries grown on your own backyard. Also, berries can be purchased from friends. In this case, you are guaranteed to receive a fresh product that has not been fed with chemicals and fertilizers.

When buying strawberries in a store, we cannot be sure about their quality, taste and health benefits. However, if you don't have to choose, you can even choose frozen berries from the package.

Before using the strawberries, you should get rid of the stalks, wash them thoroughly and discard them in a colander so that water is completely drained from them. We are now ready to prepare the perfect champagne snack.

Strawberry cream recipe

This classic version, which prim Englishmen are used to offering to champagne. To prepare it, we need the following ingredients:

• ripe strawberries - 450 grams;
• cream 25–35% fat - 225 ml;
• granulated sugar - 3 tablespoons;
• grated milk or dark chocolate - 30 grams.

It should be understood that these proportions are not dogmatic. You can experiment by adding ingredients as well as varying the amount.

Step by step recipe.

1. Prepared strawberries are cut with a knife. Small slices of any shape will do.

2. Pour sugar into the cream. Whisk the mixture until thick.

3. Place the chopped berries in a dessert glass and cover them with sweet cream.

4. Sprinkle grated chocolate over the dessert to complete the composition.

Simple options

If you don't have time, necessary products or strawberries and champagne were a spontaneous improvisation, you can do it easier. The berries prepared in the way described above are laid out on beautiful dish and in this form are served to the table along with a bottle of chilled sparkling wine. In this case, with such a plate, you can additionally serve granulated sugar.

If you only found a few berries at home, do not despair either. They can be used to decorate wine glasses in which champagne will be poured. To do this, make an incision with a sharp knife from the tip of the strawberry to its half and plant it on the wall of the glass. Just remember, the berry should not come into contact with sparkling wine.

You should be aware that strawberries are not combined with all types of champagne. Berries should not be served with sparkling rosé wine. Otherwise, you are free to create and experiment.

You have your own proprietary recipe? We would be grateful if you describe it in the comments to this article.

Not only fresh, but also frozen strawberries are suitable for us, which can be prepared during the harvest season or purchased in supermarkets. all year round... First, the berries are separated from the stalks, washed well and thrown into a colander, allowing the water to drain.

Strawberry with cream

Light delicious dessert that goes well with champagne.

Ingredients:

• strawberries - 300 grams;
• cream (23-35%) - 150 ml;
• sugar - 2 tablespoons (or to taste);
• grated chocolate - 20 grams (optional).

1. Cut strawberries into small, free-form pieces.

2. Whip the cream and sugar until thick.

3. Fill the cups with pieces of berries, then pour the cream over them.

4. Sprinkle with grated chocolate on top.

Strawberry & Champagne Cocktails

1. "Champagne Ice"

An original combination of sparkling wine, ice cream and strawberries.

• champagne - 50 ml;
• ice cream sundae - 100 grams;
• strawberries - 50 grams;
• mint - 2-3 leaves.

Preparation: cut strawberries and mint into slices, put the slices in a glass. Add the ice cream and pour in the champagne. Drink the liquid part of the cocktail through a straw, and eat the rest with a spoon.

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2. "Rossini".

A low alcohol cocktail named after the 19th century Italian composer Gioacchino Rossini.

• sparkling wine (champagne, asti, proseco) - 120 ml;
• strawberries - 75 grams;
• lemon juice - 2-3 drops;
• sugar to taste.

Preparation: beat strawberries with sugar in a blender, add lemon juice. If the puree is not very sweet, add more sugar and beat again. Put the mixture in the refrigerator for 60 minutes. Mix 1 part puree and 2 parts cold champagne in a shaker. Pour the finished cocktail into a glass through a strainer.

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Champagne jelly with strawberries

It is easy to surprise guests with this dish by taking glasses with amazing contents from the refrigerator.

Ingredients:

• sweet champagne - 400 ml;
• lemon - 1 piece;
• sugar - 3 tablespoons;
• gelatin - 15 grams;
• water - 100 ml;
• strawberries - 250 grams.

1. Lemon wash in hot water, remove the zest (yellow part) and squeeze out the juice.

2. Combine water, sugar and lemon zest in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly with a spoon, and immediately remove from heat. Strain the liquid through cheesecloth.

3. Add gelatin and lemon juice to the syrup, mix well.

4. Strain again through cheesecloth to get rid of undissolved gelatin.

5. Pour the champagne into a saucepan, then add the gelatin mixture.

6. Cut the peeled, washed strawberries into slices and place in champagne glasses.

7. Pour champagne so that it only covers the layer of berries.

8. Remove the glasses in the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes, then take out and repeat step 7.

9. Top up with champagne without strawberries. Leave in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Fragolino is called "ladies'" and "summer" - indeed, it is a sweet wine (only 7.5% alcohol) with a distinct strawberry-strawberry flavor. The paradox is that extraneous fruits are not used in the production, it is just that the Isabella grape (Vitis Labrusca) itself has a strawberry aftertaste. Some manufacturers enhance the effect with juice or syrup, but in original recipe these additives are not included, if used, the label must state that it is a wine drink.

The history of the variety. Most of the Fragolino wines are produced in northeastern Italy. The very name "Fragolino" comes from the Italian word fragola (strawberry) with a diminutive suffix, so it can be loosely translated as "strawberry". For production, the Vitis Labrusca variety is used, which was considered wild a little over a hundred years ago. This variety has mutated and hybridized so many times that it is now almost impossible to trace its homeland, but most connoisseurs agree that Labrusco grapes came to Europe from the New World.

They say that the grapes of this family were used in France for the production of Framboisier, and in the British Isles they made "fox wine" - an alcoholic drink with a characteristic tart smell. Now the fragolino variety is used to produce not only refined (and at the same time quite affordable) wine, but also coarser and stronger drinks, such as grappa.

Vitis Labrusca (Isabella) - grapes for Fragolino

Ban on industrial production of Fragolino

It is almost impossible to buy real wine or Fragolino champagne in stores: the whole point is that industrial production this delicious wine is banned in the EU in general, and in Italy in particular. There are several versions of this decision by the authorities. The official one sounds like this: in the process of making Fragolino, methanol is released, and if its level exceeds the permissible norm, the drink will become poisonous.

Another reason is that vitis labrusca grapes contributed to the spread of the phylloxera epidemic in Europe, but this version does not stand up to criticism, since European vineyards fell ill much earlier than this variety was introduced to the market.

Finally, there is one more reason: as mentioned above, this variety is most likely from America, and the European authorities do not want to promote the distribution of "non-European" products.

There is even a very simple explanation: the Isabella variety makes a tasty, aromatic and cheap wine, and on the one hand, such competition is unprofitable for French winemakers, and on the other hand, it is a shame that some American variety could outshine the famous French wines.

Be that as it may, drinking fragolino, as well as producing it for your own needs, is not prohibited, so in Italy you can find small farms where you will be treated to delicious strawberry wine. In addition, this drink is extremely popular in the Austrian Burgenland. In this small region, the authorities turn a blind eye to non-compliance with the ban - the locals are very fond of enjoying refreshing summer wine.

Fragolino in the store

Despite the ban, fragolino is still found on the shelves of European and Russian supermarkets, and this is not necessarily a cheap fake.

Italian winemakers slightly change the recipe, adding freshly squeezed strawberry juice to the pulp. The result is a drink that completely imitates the taste of real Fragolino, but is not prohibited.

Champagne Fragolino

Sometimes the labels do not write "wine", but "wine drink", and thus bypass the legislation.

How to drink Fragolino

There are three types of this wine on the market:

• Fragolino Rosso - sweet red wine
• Fragolino Bianco - semi-sweet white;
• Fragolino sparkling wine - sparkling wine (analogue of champagne), it can be both red and white.

White Fragolino

Any kind of Fragolino goes well with desserts: fruit pies, meringues, cookies, raisins, prunes, peaches, apricots. When serving, the wine should be cooled to a temperature of + 6-8 ° C.

Among the producers of Fragolino, Duchessa Lia is especially famous.

Fragolino - unusual strawberry champagne

Champagne is a drink that is usually drunk on special holidays. Men also drink it, but still the fair sex love it more.

Italian wine that smells like strawberries is a typically feminine drink. In Russia it is familiar to everyone and is called Fragolino champagne.

Strawberries are not used in the production of the original drink - the grape variety itself gives such an aftertaste. Unfortunately, in the production of copies of this drink, which are on store shelves, various additives are used that give such a flavor.

This is not a brand, but a grape variety. Various manufacturers produce sparkling wines with the inscription "Fragolino" on the bottle.

A description of the most popular drinks with a strawberry flavor, the rules for its use, as well as tips on how to distinguish real Fragolino from a fake, are given in this article.

General information

Isabella, or Fragolino, is a variety belonging to the type of labrusca grape (Vitis labrusca).

It should be noted right away that this species has nothing to do with the wine called Lambrusco. The commercial production of wine and champagne from these grapes is currently prohibited in Europe. Why, then, when we come to the store, we will soon find several beautiful bottles with the coveted inscription?

The fact is that the Italian sparkling wine called Fragolino, which is produced by modern producers, has nothing to do with the variety of the same name. Their task is to mimic the taste of strawberry wine in order to diversify the gastronomic travel of customers. For these purposes, berry juice and appropriate flavorings are used.

• When producers in Europe had the opportunity to create sparkling wines based on fragolino, they supplied champagne, which many called "ladies'", "summer".
• That being said, in order to achieve the strawberry flavor, there was no need to add additional fruits.
• The grapes themselves gave a slight unusual aftertaste, the only thing that had to be done was to slightly emphasize it with natural aromas.
• But this manipulation implied the obligatory mention of it on the label of the finished product.

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Specifications

1. Producer - the company "Moranda", "Fraco Schulz", "Santero", "Toso", Italy, Czech Republic.
2. The volume of the bottle is 750 ml.
3. Fortress - 7.5 degrees.

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Existing varieties

• Morando Fragolino is a semi-sweet red sparkling wine with a deep purple-ruby color. The taste is clearly ripe sweet strawberry, tropical fruits. The finish is sweet. The scent is filled with captivating notes forest berries and sunny fruits.
• Fiorelli Fragolino Bianco - semi-sweet white champagne has a straw color. The taste of alcohol is especially delicate with bright shades of strawberries. The aroma of the drink is filled with strawberry and strawberry tones.
• Fiorelli Fragolino Rosso is a sweet red sparkling wine with a bright ruby ​​color. The delicate taste of ripe strawberries is intertwined with fragrant forest strawberries, filled with sun and sweetness. The aroma is pronounced, berry.
• Santero Fragolino Classic - sweet red champagne has a pronounced bright ruby ​​color. The taste is harmonious, combined with fruit and strawberry undertones. The aroma is delicate, berry.

• La Giogiosa Fragolino Dolce is a red sweet sparkling wine with a blood-ruby color. On the palate, fruits are traced, successfully combined with tender ripe berries. Has a delicate pleasant aftertaste. The aroma is pronounced, saturated with tropical fruits and berries.
• Morando Fragolino Brindate is a sweet red champagne with a violet-ruby color. It has a rich velvety taste. Differs in harmony and special sweetness. The bright aroma of strawberries and strawberries is combined with fruit.

Morando Fragolino

Morando, Fragolino is a refreshing wine drink created from sparkling red semi-sweet wine and natural strawberry juice. The combination of fruity sourness and seductive sweet notes provides it with drinkability and a light, pleasant taste. Therefore, it can be served neat as an aperitif, or used as a base for summer cocktails.

Fragolino from Casa Vinicola Morando is created exclusively from natural ingredients in accordance with the necessary quality standards. Such wine will decorate a summer evening and cheer you up with friends at a fun party.

The goal of the Moranda company, created at the end of the 19th century, is to preserve the wine-making traditions of Piedmont. The vineyards of the company are located in hilly areas in the provinces of Asti, Cuneo and Alessandria. Morando produces DOCG, DOC and IGT wines in bottles and boxes, producing over 40 million units annually.

The assortment of the company is distinguished by a wide variety - these are dry and sparkling wines, as well as wine-based drinks. In addition to large-scale retail trade in Italy, Morando exports 18% of its products.

Color

Wine of pure ruby ​​red color with purple highlights.

Gastronomy

The wine can be served as an apreitiv pure, as well as used to create alcoholic cocktails.

Scent

The aroma of the wine is clean, light, refreshing, revealing with tones of ripe forest berries and fruits.

The wine has a fresh, rich fruity taste with accents of aromatic strawberries and nuances of ripe fruit in a pleasant, sweetish aftertaste.
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One of the most famous drinks widespread in our country is Fragolino Fiorelli Bianco, which has a pleasant semi-sweet taste. The producers of this wine managed to preserve the old traditions of professional winemakers in Italy and present the world with wine that is made on the basis of high-quality and natural ingredients without chemical flavors and similar additives.

The producer of this wine is an Italian wine company called Distilleria Bottega. Semi-sweet wine of white color with a golden sheen from the first minutes envelops you with a delicate aroma of fruit. Its taste is sweet and graceful, with hints of juicy summer strawberries.

1. This drink is made according to the "charm" technology on the basis of white grape wine, to which natural juice of fresh strawberries is added.
2. Fermentation, that is, the process of separating the juice from the peel, takes place within seven days under low temperature conditions.
3. The next step is re-fermentation and stabilization at a temperature of minus two degrees Celsius.
4. After filtration, the wine enters the bottle.

The ideal temperature for serving Fragolino Fiorelli Bianco is six to eight degrees. Best combined with sweet dishes. Ideal for a languid romantic dinner.

Having once tasted a drink called Fragolino, whether it is real Italian wine or its modern counterpart, you will forever remember its sweet and light refreshing taste and unique aroma.

Color

The wine is straw yellow in color. Long play of small bubbles in the glass.

Gastronomy

This wonderful dessert wine pairs perfectly with desserts, fruits and pastries. It can be used as an aperitif, as well as used for making cocktails.

Scent

The rich fruity aroma of the wine is filled with notes of strawberries and wild strawberries.

Taste

The wine has a pleasant sweet and fresh taste, filled with delicate notes of ripe strawberries.

Toso's “Strawberry Champagne” is created from the Vitis Labrusca grape variety, which was previously considered wild.

• The uniqueness of this variety lies in its natural fruity aroma with hints of strawberry or pineapple.
• Therefore, the taste of the wines obtained from Vitis Labrusca is completely unusual.
• When making "Fiorelli Fragolino" after the completion of secondary fermentation, natural strawberry juice is additionally added to the drink.

Color

Wine of intense ruby ​​red color. Long play of small bubbles in the glass.

Gastronomy

This wonderful dessert wine pairs perfectly with desserts, fruits and pastries. It can also be used as an aperitif.

Scent

The aroma of wine is decorated with bright notes of freshly picked strawberries.

Taste

The wine has a pleasant sweet and delicate taste, filled with strawberry tones.

Light, sweet, pleasantly refreshing red sparkling wine Fragolino is made from Malvasia Nero grapes. The harvested crop is pressed, and the resulting wort is fermented. During fermentation, flavorings are added to the wine and natural juices... Then the resulting wine base is subjected to champagne.

The Santero company is one of the most respected producers of not only sparkling, but also classic wines. In 1958, the four brothers of Santero - Adelio, Aldo, Leopoldo and Renzo decided, having united, to continue their father's business and to establish the production of the best sparkling wines in Piedmont.

To fulfill their plans, they purchased and modernized a wine estate in the vicinity of the picturesque town of Santo Stefano Belbo. Several years later, the company significantly increased its production and mastered new sales markets. In 1977, a new plant was built on an area of ​​more than 18 thousand square meters, which processes grapes from 60 hectares of vineyards belonging to the Santero family, as well as an annual harvest from local farmers.

In the facility, equipped with the latest technology, all stages of wine production are certified in accordance with ISO 9001 (International Food Safety Standard).

The company confidently keeps pace with the times, successfully combining the traditions of Italian winemaking and modern technologies... Almost half of Santero's products go to the USA, England, France and Japan.

Color

The wine has an intense ruby-red color with a delicate and long-lasting play of bubbles.

Gastronomy

Wine is pleasant to enjoy at any time of the day. It is perfect as an aperitif and as an accompaniment to desserts and other sweet dishes.

Scent

The wine attracts with a very fragrant, delicate, sweet aroma.

Taste

The wine is characterized by an aromatic, well-balanced, pleasant fruity taste with predominant hints of wild strawberries.

1. "La Gioiosa" Fragolino Dolce is a sparkling wine drink created on the basis of sparkling wine from red grape varieties with the addition of natural strawberry juice.
2. It demonstrates a bright, expressive taste with fruity and berry tones, pleasant sweetness and a long, velvety aftertaste.
3. "La Gioiosa" by Fragolino Dolce goes well with berry desserts, biscuits and fruit cakes.

The company La Gioiosa Etamorosa belongs to the Moretti Polegato family - owners of Villa Sandi, and is one of the most famous and important Italian wine brands (both in terms of turnover and volume of Prosecco wines produced). La Gioiosa embodies the winemaking tradition that the Moretti Polegato family has carried over three generations.
The name of the company has a very poetic origin.

Treviso is a picturesque region located in the hills in northern Italy. It was previously also known as the "Garden of Venice" because supplied the city with fruits and vegetables. The splendor of the local nature is complemented by the rich history of the region, art, traditions, hospitality of local residents, delicious cuisine... Therefore, since ancient times, Treviso has been called "Marca gioiosa et amorosa" - "a joyful and beloved place."

This is the definition of the region that the founders of the company La Gioiosa Etamorosa decided to use in the name.

Wines "La Gioiosa" are widely known far beyond the borders of Italy and are appreciated by millions of consumers.

Color

The drink is ruby ​​red in color.

Gastronomy

The wine goes well with berry desserts, biscuits and fruit cakes.

Scent

The sparkling drink has a rich aroma, woven from notes of ripe fruits and berries.

Taste

The wine demonstrates a bright, expressive taste with fruity and berry tones, pleasant sweetness and a long, velvety aftertaste.

Morando Fragolino Brindate

Fragolino Brindate is a drink made on the basis of sparkling grape wine and containing natural strawberry juice. The drink is recommended to be served chilled. The drink contains sparkling red wine, sugar syrup, strawberry juice, strawberry flavor.

The goal of the Moranda company, created at the end of the 19th century, is to preserve the wine-making traditions of Piedmont. The vineyards of the company are located in hilly areas in the provinces of Asti, Cuneo and Alessandria.

Morando produces DOCG, DOC and IGT wines in bottles and boxes, producing over 40 million units annually. The assortment of the company is distinguished by a wide variety - these are dry and sparkling wines, as well as wine-based drinks. In addition to large-scale retail trade in Italy, Morando exports 18% of its products.

Color

The drink has a beautiful, pure ruby ​​color with purple reflections.

Taste

The drink has a well-balanced characteristic taste... The aftertaste is long-lasting, sweet.

Scent

Fresh, intense aroma of the drink is rich in strawberry and strawberry notes.

Gastronomic combinations

The drink is excellent as an aperitif, as well as in combination with red meat dishes and fruits. Can be included in summer cocktails.

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The culture of drinking Fragolino champagne

The alcoholic beverages market offers three varieties of a drink such as Fragolino:

1. sweet, red - Fragolino Rosso;
2. semi-sweet, white - Fragolino Bianco;
3. sparkling wines (red or white) - Fragolino sparkling wine.

Any of them is recommended to be served with desserts, for example, with cookies, fruit pie, air meringues, as well as with fruits such as peaches and apricots, as well as dried fruits, among which the most suitable are raisins and prunes.

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How to open and pour champagne correctly

• Champagne is consumed chilled. Therefore, before the feast, send the bottle with the contents to the refrigerator and reach the temperature of 10-12 degrees. Do not freeze the drink or refrigerate it beyond the specified mark. Otherwise, champagne will lose its sparkling, aftertaste and aroma.
• It is believed that a bottle of champagne is immersed in a container of crushed ice. However, experienced sommeliers refute this aspect. Correct option: pour into a bucket cold water, then add ice cubes to float. After that, the container is installed on the footboard, a bottle is placed in the bucket. The installation rolls up to the table and remains there throughout the entire event.

• To open champagne, take a bottle in your hands, do not shake it. Install the container with the contents, observing an angle of 45 degrees. Now grab the cork, scroll the bottle in your hands (and not vice versa, as is commonly believed). Thus, the plug will come out of the neck easily, without a "shot".
• Prepare tall, long-stemmed, smooth, clear glass for champagne (widening from stem to middle, then tapering). Wine glasses do not need to be pre-cooled. While pouring, tilt the glass slightly, then pour the drink along the wall in 2 approaches. Let the foam settle. The wine glass is filled with ¾.

How to drink champagne

Ice is not added to the glass with the drink; cooling is carried out in advance on the lower shelf of the refrigerator or in a bucket of cold water and ice. When the champagne reaches the desired temperature, you can start drinking it.

1. Take a glass in your left hand, do not exhale as you would before spirits. Sip the sparkling wine in small sips, savoring each serving. You should feel the whole fragrant bouquet of the drug with your tongue.
2. It should be remembered that after you place the champagne glass on the step or table, you cannot raise the glass again. Even if you took "just one sip". Simply put, if a full glass was poured to you, and the wine turned out to be tasty, you need to hold the glass in your hand until it is completely empty.
3. It is also important to consider that the glass of sparkling wine should be held by the stem, and not the main body (as is the case with whiskey). The warmth of the hands will warm the drink, become less sparkling and attractive. You will not get real pleasure from using it.
4. If the celebration began in the hall (for example), and then you were called to the festive hall for a table, leave the champagne in the first room. According to etiquette, a glass of fresh sparkling wine will be poured to you in the ceremonial hall.
5. It is important for people who wish to follow all the canons to learn how to open a champagne bottle correctly. Hold the bottle with the label to your palm, scrolling not the lid, but the container itself. Wait a while for the foam to settle, only then start pouring.

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Snacks for every kind of champagne

The answer to the question of how to drink champagne correctly depends on what kind of alcohol is served at the table. Each type of sparkling wine will only benefit if you choose the right festive dishes for it.

Semi-sweet

Semi-sweet sparkling wines are eaten with the following dishes:

• fruits and ice cream;
• berry cakes and not very sweet desserts;
• goose or duck liver pate;
• asparagus and cauliflower dishes;
• mild varieties of cheeses;
• meat of poultry and wild poultry.

Sweet

Sweet champagnes pair perfectly:

1. with cheeses made from goat or sheep milk;
2. meat dishes from low-fat (white) meats or poultry;
3. vegetable salads dressed with olive or other vegetable oil;
4. various types of nuts;
5. not very sweet desserts or ice creams without toppings.

To serve dishes with sparkling wines, it is recommended to hastily to prepare dishes in the form of canapes, tartlets, rolls, cuts, sandwiches, snacks on skewers. Such snacks will not dominate the meal and will allow you to fully experience the real taste of any kind of champagne.

Foods not to be served with champagne

There is a list of foods and dishes, the use of which can distort the taste of champagne and prevent you from enjoying alcohol to the fullest. Do not serve as appetizers for sparkling wines:

• chocolate and desserts rich in coffee flavor;
• salads and snacks dressed with mayonnaise, lemon juice or fruit vinegars;
• dishes in the process of preparation of which onions, garlic or seasonings with strong aromas were used;
• very sweet confectionery and desserts.

Champagne is an individual peasant alcoholic. It is not recommended to be consumed simultaneously with other alcoholic beverages. Sparkling wines are not commonly used in cocktails. Sometimes champagne is diluted with peach or orange juices.

The culture of drinking champagne requires adherence to certain etiquette.

1. It should be remembered that sparkling wine is served to the table in a special bucket with cold water, in which pieces of ice float.
2. The serving temperature should be 9-12 degrees.

If the drink is cooled more strongly, then it will be impossible to fully appreciate its organoleptic qualities, for which sparkling wines are so fond. Sparkling wine is served in a special tall glass called Flute.

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Fragolino in Russian stores

Strawberry juice - an essential component of Fragolino sparkling wine

What modern manufacturers supply to domestic stores alcoholic drinks called Fragolino, does not yet say that they are trying to deceive you and sell you a cheap fake.

To satisfy the consumer's desires for an unusual strawberry champagne, they simply slightly change classic recipe, seasoning the pulp with freshly squeezed strawberry juice. The drink imitates the real Fragolino very well and does not violate any prohibitions.

In the 60s, after Khrushchev's trip to the States, the Kiev Champagne Factory was assigned the task of creating a Soviet Fragolino. Do not forget that in those days, any additives were banned in Soviet factories.

Our Fragolino was made from Isabella and Lydia grapes. Isabella in those years did not yet have "fox" tones in the aftertaste. Received Pink Kiev champagne. Even now you can occasionally see him in stores. But he is still far from the original.

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Why was strawberry champagne banned in Europe?

Since 1931, the whole struggle of the Italian government with strawberry wine began.

• The first to issue a ban on cultivating the Isabella variety in several provinces.
• Over the years, the number of these provinces increased, and more and more restrictions were imposed on winemakers.
• Finally, on April 6, 1966, the government completely banned the commercial production of the real Fragolino. However, fragolino wine is not forbidden to be made for the family use of the grower.

Restrictions on the production of fragolino were supported by the entire European Union and only Austria defended its right to produce sparkling wine with strawberry aroma.

There are various reasons why Isabella was banned in Europe, but there are only three main ones:

1. Toxic tannin content and low alcohol content.
2. During the production of the beverage, methanol is produced. If the methanol rate is exceeded, the champagne will become poisonous.
3. Isabella wines in phylloxera distribution.

On closer inspection, none of these reasons hold water.

• The toxicity of sparkling strawberry champagne is more myth than reality. Otherwise, it is difficult to imagine that the Austrian laws, which allow the production of fragolino, would allow the poisoning of consumers with methanol.
• Isabella wines are also unlikely to spread phylloxera. This disease struck the European vine long before vitis labrusca arrived from the New World.

Most likely, the real reason lies in the fact that the European authorities do not want to promote an American product on their territory.

Champagne storage rules

1. Champagne must be properly maintained. In this case, the drink will retain its original properties. It is customary to keep sparkling wine in a dark room at a temperature of 5 to 15 degrees.
2. When storing champagne, it is important to leave the alcohol bottle horizontal. This condition will allow the cork plug not to dry out and not to lose its qualities. When opening the bottle, the plug will not crumble.
3. When opening a bottle of champagne, alcohol after the event must be closed with a cork and put into the refrigerator. In this case, sparkling wine must be consumed within 2 days. Such indicators depend on the variety of the crop. Some wine has a longer shelf life.

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How to distinguish real Fragolino champagne from a fake

Examining the label

• Real champagne should be free of colorants (which is often the case in pink), flavors and other additives.
• If the label says "sparkling" (do not confuse with sparkling) or "carbonated", then this is not champagne, but a fake. For bubbles, hydrocarbon is added to such a drink. So production is cheaper and faster than waiting for natural fermentation to take place. As a result, you can get considerable health problems from such "champagne".

Caution, fake!

As practice shows, most of all counterfeits are counted 2 weeks before the New Year, when the drink, without looking, is taken in boxes. Therefore, be sure to stock up on them in advance. Pay attention to labels: on quality product drips of ink and glue, fuzzy letters or any other printing defects are excluded.

If you prefer a particular type, then carefully read on the Internet how to distinguish this particular champagne from fakes.

Consider a cork and a bottle

Under natural corks, the taste of champagne is better preserved; this should be taken into account when choosing a drink. The color of the bottle also affects the taste. Choose with dark glass that blocks out light.

When interacting with the sun, the drink loses its original taste and even begins to taste bitter.

Little money - little quality!

Champagne is a sparkling wine that, as usual, must go through a fermentation process. This is not a matter of one day or even a month. Long-term production goods cannot be cheap, it is not profitable.

Therefore, when purchasing champagne, do not look towards very cheap options. Let you buy one bottle, drink just a couple of sips, not 2-3 glasses, but it will be delicious and, most importantly, not dangerous!

Let's make the taste brighter and sweeter

1. Buy frozen berries, preferably raspberries or strawberries. And add them (without defrosting) to the drink poured into the glasses. From this, he will acquire a pleasant berry taste and a slight coolness.
2. You can dilute the champagne with fruit juice to make the drink sweet.

How much to cool

Keep in mind that champagne doesn't like quick cooling - they get lost taste qualities... Chill the drink for at least three hours. But it is even better to remove it in the morning before the feast on the lower shelf of the refrigerator, and get it in the evening.

How to tame a drink

If you open a bottle of champagne immediately after bringing it from the store, the splash cannot be avoided. The reason is simple: while you were walking home with the purchase, the champagne was shaken. He needs to be allowed to "calm down": place the bottle for 40 minutes in a pot of cold water.

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History reference

The champagne in question owes its amazing taste and popularity to the grapes growing in northern Italy. A hundred years ago, wine berries were considered wild and uncultivated.

The variety was named Vitis Labrusca. Its distinctive feature was a pleasant aftertaste reminiscent of sweet juicy strawberries. Actually, the strawberry wine itself received such a sonorous name Fragolino for this very reason.

An unusual grape variety was susceptible to hybridization, therefore, it is unlikely that anyone will undertake to determine the homeland of growth with confidence. It is known for certain that the wonderful berries arrived in Italy from the New World, which Italians do not like to talk about too much.

Manufacturers are constantly experimenting with their products, offering the consumer new unusual variations taste. To do this, they use third-party additives, liqueurs, fruit juices. However, in this case, alcohol will no longer be considered a real wine, but only a wine drink. The manufacturer is obliged to mention this on the label, so as not to mislead fans of the true Fragolino.

Unfortunately, it is not easy to get a pleasant drink with an amazing strawberry flavor. Its production is prohibited in the European Union. There are several versions of the ban.

1. In one case, it is said about the release of a dangerous substance by wine - methanol or methyl alcohol. With its increased concentration, the drink can turn into poison.
2. In another case, the reason was the berry variety itself, allegedly contributing to the spread of phylloxera. The epidemic has hit the vineyards of Europe.

However, no one prohibits the production of strawberry wine for their own consumption. This means that, having arrived in Italy, lovers of summer wine will be able to appreciate its merits and not worry about their health.

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Famous cocktail recipes with Fragolino champagne

Cocktails with champagne and juice

These cocktails can be prepared with any juice, depending on your personal preference. In addition, with the help of juice, you can change the color of the drink, turning it into a small work of art.

Ingredients:

• juice (optional) - 50 ml:
• champagne - 100 ml;
• ice - optional;
• orange or strawberry - for decoration.

Preparation

1. To prepare a cocktail, all ingredients must be chilled, especially the champagne.
2. Next, you need to pour champagne into a glass, add the selected juice, ice to it and mix all the ingredients.
3. Garnish with an orange slice or strawberry before serving.

These simple champagne cocktails can be made at home in minutes.

Champagne cocktail with ice cream

Ingredients:

• ice cream - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
• champagne - 100 ml;
• mint - 2 leaves;
• lemon - 1 slice;
• ice to taste.

Preparation

1. Ice cream, lemon wedge and ice must be sent to a blender, pour chilled champagne over them and grind until smooth.
2. After that, the cocktail should be poured into a glass and decorated with mint leaves.

Ingredients:

• champagne - 100 ml;
• liqueur (optional) - 1 tsp;
• brown sugar - 1 tsp;
• lemon - 1 slice;
• ice - optional.

Preparation

1. First of all, you need to send sugar and a slice of lemon to the glass, then the liquor and, finally, the champagne itself.
2. Add ice last and serve.
3. You do not need to stir such a cocktail.

Champagne Martini Cocktail

Ingredients:

• martini - 50 ml;
• champagne - 100 ml;
• brown sugar - 1 tsp;
• lemon - ½ pc.;
• ice - optional.

Preparation

1. First you need to squeeze the juice from ½ lemon and mix it with martini and champagne.
2. All drinks must be chilled.
3. Add sugar to the glass, pour the resulting mixture over it and add ice as desired.

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To prepare this drink you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 part Curasao - blue liqueur.
• 2 parts lemon juice.
• 7 parts champagne, preferably chilled.

Preparation

1. First, take a glass and pour the liquor into it, and then the juice.
2. Stir the two drinks gently with a spoon.
3. Only then pour champagne into the glass.
4. This must be done carefully, along the edge, so that it does not mix with the rest of the components.
5. You can decorate the glass with cherries.

These cocktails with champagne and juice will appeal to many. After all, they turn out to be very tasty.

To prepare this drink, you will need the following ingredients:

• 1 part cognac.
• 4 parts pineapple juice.
• 5 parts of champagne.

Preparation

So, let's move on to the story of how to make this cocktail. Cognac with champagne combined with juice create a unique taste. However, it is worth remembering that the drink turns out to be quite strong.

1. Take a highball glass and throw a few small pieces of ice into it.
2. Pour brandy and juice into the bottom.
3. Gently mix these ingredients and pour champagne around the rim of the glass. The cocktail is ready!

Mimosa

To prepare this cocktail, you will need the following ingredients:

• 90 milliliters of champagne, preferably chilled.
• 90 milliliters of orange juice.
• Orange peel.

Preparation

1. Take a flute glass and refrigerate it.
2. Pour to the bottom Orange juice and champagne on top.
3. Gently squeeze a few drops of oil out of the citrus peel.
4. Stir the contents of the glass with a bar spoon.
5. Garnish with a peel or orange slice.

These cocktails are usually served with champagne for brunch.

For cooking you will need:

• 20 ml Grenadine - pomegranate syrup.
• 40 milliliters of orange juice.
• Champagne.
• 10 milliliters of lemon juice.
• Orange slice.

Preparation

1. Take a champagne glass and fill 1/3 of its volume with crushed ice.
2. Pour in juices and syrup. Stir the ingredients gently and top up with champagne.
3. Now decorate the glass by stringing a slice of orange over it. The cocktail is ready!

Apricot Champagne

For cooking you need components:

• 20 ml Apricot Brandy.
• Champagne.
• 30 milliliters of light rum.

Take a glass and put ice cubes in it. After that, pour in rum and liquor. Mix it all well. Strain the drink into a champagne glass and add the rest of the ingredients. The cocktail is drinkable!

Alcoholic champagne cocktails can be easily prepared by yourself. To create this drink you will need the following ingredients:

• 20 milliliters of lime syrup.
• Several teaspoons of honey.
• 30 milliliters of dark rum.
• Champagne.
• A slice of lime.
• Cherries.

Preparation

1. Place rum, honey, lime syrup and ice in a shaker.
2. Shake everything well and then pour into a tall glass with ice.
3. Top up the champagne and decorate your cocktail with a slice of lime.
4. You can throw a cherry on the bottom.

Flying Dutchman

Perhaps this is the most famous cocktail. Vodka and champagne make it an unforgettable experience. But you shouldn't get too carried away with it, as the drink turns out to be quite strong. For cooking you need:

• 20 milliliters of Pisang Ambon liqueur.
• Lime juice.
• 10 milliliters of Malibu liqueur
• A slice of lemon zest.
• 20 milliliters of vodka.
• Champagne.
• Lime.
• Mint.

Preparation

1. Put ice in a shaker, pour in liqueurs and vodka, and then drip a little lime juice.
2. Mix all the specified components.
3. Strain the finished mixture into a glass intended for a long drink.
4. Put a couple of ice cubes in it, and then top up with champagne.
5. Gently sprinkle the finished cocktail with the juice squeezed out of the lemon peel.
6. Decorate the glass with the drink with lime slices. Place a sprig of mint on top. The drink is ready!

To make this cocktail, you will need:

• 20 milliliters of gin.
• Orange.
• 20 ml Curacao Blue.
• Champagne.
• 10 milliliters Dry vermouth.
• 1 dash of Angostura.
• 20 milliliters of lemon juice.

Put ice in a shaker and pour in all the indicated ingredients, except for champagne. Mix everything thoroughly, and then strain into a cocktail container. In this case, it is better to use a tumbler glass. Top up the champagne and decorate the cocktail by hooking an orange slice on the edge of the glass.

To prepare a drink you will need:

• 10 milliliters of pomegranate syrup.
• Strawberry.
• 20 milliliters of yellow chartreuse.
• Champagne.
• 10 milliliters of lemon juice.

Preparation

These kinds of champagne cocktails are easy to make.

1. Put ice in a shaker and pour in all the ingredients. Of course, the champagne and strawberries should be saved for later.
2. The contents of the shaker should be mixed well and then poured into a prepared glass.
3. Top up with champagne and garnish with strawberries. That's all, the drink is ready!

Fruit Champagne

To prepare this extraordinary drink, you will need the following components:

• 50 milliliters of orange juice.
• Champagne.
• 20 milliliters of apricot liqueur.
• Cherries.
• 10 milliliters of brandy.

Preparation

1. Pour brandy, liquor and juice into a shaker.
2. Add some ice cubes and shake.
3. Gently strain the contents of the shaker into a glass and add champagne.
4. Garnish the cocktail with cherries. In this case, it is better to use a saucer glass.

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King's Ruin

• Champagne - 240 ml
• Cognac - 30 ml
• Orange or lemon

Preparation:

1. Pour cognac into a glass and add cold champagne to it.
2. Garnish with a spiral made from lemon or orange peel and serve cold in Collins glass without ice.
3. By strength, this cocktail is classified as a long, it is drunk gradually.

Mustique

• Light rum - 60 ml
• Champagne - 100 ml
• Orange juice - 60 ml
• Grenadine - 3 ml
• Slice of lemon

Preparation:

1. In an ice shaker, shake the rum, grenadine and orange juice. Strain into a large wine glass, squeeze out a wedge of lemon and pour in cold champagne.
2. By strength, this cocktail belongs to longs.

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The harm and benefits of champagne

Strictly speaking, the concept of "Champagne" is defined as a special kind of white wine, which is produced in the territory of the French province of the same name. In a broader sense, champagne is a special kind of sparkling white wine that has firmly taken its place on holiday tables in honor of the New Year, weddings and other special moments.

One way or another, but champagne, which is mainly a drink for women, in recent years has gained immense popularity not only because of its pleasant taste, but also thanks to the controversy unfolding around how good it is for the body to drink.

This drink is alcoholic, although with a minimum content ethyl alcohol

Useful, but on one condition

Without speaking about how great the harm or benefit of champagne is, it is important to note that this drink is alcoholic, although with a minimum content of ethyl alcohol - only 17 grams. per 100 ml. And any alcohol, if used excessively, is a poison for the internal organs, especially for the liver, brain and cardiovascular system.

You can drink champagne without harm to health only 200-300 ml per day, and not every tribute, but with at least two "sober" days. Only under such conditions is the favorite drink of women allowed to be considered conditionally safe for the body.

As for how useful champagne is, the opinions of experts on this matter are contradictory. They agree that the product has a positive effect on mood, produces a mild euphoria effect in the blood and is excreted without residue within an hour.

Benefits include the fact that a sparkling drink:

• stimulates the respiratory system;
• optimizes the performance of the digestive system;
• normalizes bile secretion.

It should also be said that a large number of women perceive champagne as a means for losing weight and improving the body, moderately high in calories (88 Kcal per 100 ml), so that after one or two glasses the feeling of hunger disappears for a sufficiently long time.

Here are just a double-edged tool:

1. on the one hand, if you drink this drink, you can discourage your appetite for a while,
2. on the other hand, if you do it on an empty stomach, you can increase the risk of harm to health, expressed in damage to the digestive tract.

Following the foregoing, the conclusion suggests itself that there are benefits from champagne, but before you start actively drinking it to support the health of the body, it is worth considering the other side of the issue - the harm of champagne.

Harmful, but not fatal

Drinking champagne without measure or every day without interruption for a long time is dangerous for the body because this drink:
Sparkling drink adversely affects many organs and organ systems

• over time begins to poison the liver with toxic components of the decomposition of ethanol, even more dangerous than pure alcohol;
• has an irritating effect on the mucous membranes of the digestive tract (digestion), which increases the risk of developing ulcerative lesions and gastritis;
• destroys brain cells, destroying nerve connections and provoking the death of nervous tissue, which can cause both memory lapses and complete personality degradation;
• forms a steady craving for alcohol on a physical, psychological and emotional level;
• can have a pathological effect on pregnancy, as a result of which a child with anomalies and malformations may be born.

Separately, it should be noted that the harm of champagne to the body is the greater, the less quality the product is. The lion's share of the products produced under the Shampanskoe brand are created on the basis of cheap raw materials, in violation of production technologies, with the addition of a lot of chemical components - flavors, preservatives, flavor enhancers.

It can be dangerous to drink such a drink, even at the optimal dose.

As an alcohol related to low alcohol products, champagne cannot be called the most dangerous of the intoxicated drinks. It is safe to drink it, following two simple rules of use:

1. Do not drink on an empty stomach - sparkling wine can "burn" mucous membranes, causing many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
2. Control a reasonable volume limit - no more than 2 glasses per day will not be harmful to the body.

Many people who value champagne for its delicate taste and a certain aura of solemnity, in addition, sincerely believe that it is as healthy as wine is. The closest relative of wine, champagne, however, lacks its virtues.

Summing up, we can say that this drink is allowed to be drunk on special occasions, but you should not rely too much on the benefits.

The recipe for the Italian cocktail "Rossini" with champagne and strawberries.

This sophisticated, romantic, chic cocktail is named after the composer Gioacchino Rossini. In fact, he is a strawberry version of his "older brother" Bellini from the family of delicate and fruity drinks, among which we recall the already mentioned Bellini, in addition to Mimosa and Tintoretta, developed in the middle of the twentieth century. Preparing Rossini cocktail from mashed fresh strawberries and prosecco, which is now usually replaced by champagne. This cocktail should be served cool and refreshing in flûte glasses - photo # 2.

The word flûte (literally means "flute") or fluttino, refers to glass goblets with a thin and elongated stem that prevents the contents from heating up your hands. Such glasses are usually used for tasting wines and sparkling wines.

Red, like the color of love and passion, this italian cocktail- for people who do not like to drink too strong drinks, suitable for an aperitif or a romantic evening for two. Making it at home is very simple. Of course, you can buy a ready-made cocktail, but believe me, you can make it yourself. Moreover, preparing for a meeting with a partner or your guests will undoubtedly bring you anticipation and satisfaction.

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of sparkling wine or champagne
• 300 g strawberries
• White wine
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• lemon juice

Making a champagne and strawberry cocktail

1. Put champagne or sparkling wine in the refrigerator for several hours.
2. Peel the strawberries and wash them quickly in a little white wine.
3. Drain the liquid, cut the strawberries into slices or cubes and let them soak for 30 minutes in a mixture of 1 teaspoon of sugar and a few drops. lemon juice.
4. Prepare strawberry puree, pour into a glass mug, add slowly a bottle of sparkling wine or chilled champagne. Remember that mashed fruit in contact with sparkling wines will cause a strong frothy reaction.
5. Cocktail is ready, stir gently and serve.

Italian tips for making a Rossini cocktail.

For strawberries, raspberries and other red berries, plums and cherries, young Pinot Noir champagne is best suited, which leaves an aftertaste. By the way, champagne with strawberries is one of the classic aperitifs. It is as romantic as the history of wine itself. Rossini is, one might say, a symbol of sensuality and love and usually accompanies the sensual moments of life. But if canapes with caviar or salmon are more suitable for drinks with friends, for example, then during a meeting with a beloved man this classic red fruit will definitely not disappoint. And, of course, to stay in this sensual theme, an accompaniment to such a cocktail can be just a simple dish, light and nutritious, such as risotto with strawberries and rosé champagne.

And if we talk about cocktails in general, then all famous cocktails, like Rossini, were born in Italy. And in the United States there is even a land of cocktails, where many of today's international cocktails were created. Italian bartenders are the best in the world, and among their various creations there are cocktails with sparkling wine and champagne, and the very first cocktail turned out to be pure and was founded by the famous Harry Bar Bellini, born in Venice in 1929. Now Rossini cocktail known all over the world as a great alternative to the traditional glass of champagne.

And I can show my cocktail only in the comments, so as not to spoil your general Italian-sensual mood on the eve of Valentine's Day - the holiday of all lovers.

Article with my translation of the recipe Italian cocktail "Rossini" with champagne and strawberries and not my photos were prepared based on materials from Italian culinary sites.