Adami · Valdobbiadene, Veneto
Prosecco · bottle-fermented · dry · yeasty · apple · savoury
Adami Col Fondo is a particularly useful bottle because it shows a traditional, leesy side of Prosecco far removed from simple sweet commercial fizz.
Country
Italy
Region
Valdobbiadene, Veneto
Appellation
Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Sui Lieviti
Grapes
Glera
Style
Sparkling
Realistic spend
£22–£30
Budget band: £20–£35
Best moments
A quirky, dry traditional Prosecco for birthdays, weddings, New Year and tasting nights.
Why this wine matters
The style has been part of the Adami family tradition since the early 1900s. The spent yeast remains in the bottle, creating the characteristic sediment and a wine that evolves differently from clear tank-method Prosecco.
How it is made
After secondary fermentation in bottle, the wine remains on its lees rather than being disgorged, leaving the “fondo” sediment in place.
What does it taste like?
Green apple and citrus are joined by bread dough, herbs and a savoury yeasty finish. The Brut Nature style is notably dry.
Serve it well
Serve around 8–10°C. It can be poured clear from above the sediment or gently mixed for a cloudier, more leesy style.
If this wine were human…
If Col Fondo Brut Nature were human, it would be has an unusual idea, an excellent playlist and enough charm to make both seem sensible.
Does any of this sound suspiciously familiar?
Has an unusual idea, an excellent playlist and enough charm to make both seem sensible. You like a little ceremony, but have no interest in ceremony for its own sake.
At dinner, you would rather have four good conversations than forty introductions. Secretly, you are much more sentimental than your taste in labels would suggest.
In short: has an unusual idea, an excellent playlist and enough charm to make both seem sensible. prosecco energy, translated into a person.
Purely for fun — this is the wine’s fictional personality, not a psychological reading of yours.
What to eat with it
And the cheese?
Start with this wine and move straight into cheese, or build a whole tasting around it.
Keep exploring
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