Casa Vinicola Morándo Piemonte Brindate Vino Spumante Dolce

Sweet, easy to drink, only 7% alcohol

Great... Italian sparkling wine, better packaged than its generic name would indicate, seemingly for Romanian/Hungarian market. No varieties stated, no appellation, only that it's 9.5% really. A recipe for mediocrity, or so it seemed initially. The plastic cork blew out on its own before I finished uncorking it, but wasn't followed by a gusher, and the wine was restrained carbonation-wise, strange. Pale golden body. The aroma gave away notes of peach liqueur, some light alcohol even, which is strange. Mild, …