The Perfect Southwest Florida Summer Cocktail
Thanks to Fabrizia Spirits for sending me a free bottle of Limoncello Spritz in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
It seems like the summer heat descended on Florida earlier than usual this year. People are searching for ways to stay cool and refreshed. This week, I may’ve found the perfect Southwest Florida summer cocktail. It is limoncello based and even better, it’s bottled ready to consume.
Saturday, June 22nd, just happens to be National Limoncello Day so the timing is perfect. My latest Fabulous Find comes from Fabrizia Spirits. Fabrizia is the leading limoncello producer in the United States.
They make and bottle limoncello along with some canned cocktails featuring the delicious lemon liqueur. Now they have a new product that is perfect for the hot summer season. It’s a ready to serve Limoncello Spritz.
The spritz cocktail phenomenon is a trend that has been spreading through out the United States as well as the world. Now it extends to limoncello, and I can’t think of a better liqueur for this kind of effervescent beverage.
About The Southwest Florida Summer Cocktail
Fabrizia’s Limoncello Spritz is made with 3 ingredients: Italian sparkling wine, Fabrizia’s award winning Limoncello, and bubbly soda water. There limoncello is made with Sicilian lemons.
If you’ve ever been to Italy and had limoncello, you know how special it can be there. This ready to drink cocktail captures that spirit. For that extra touch, each bottle comes with dried lemon slices to be used as a garnish. Check out this quick video.
I liked adding a squeeze of lemon to the cocktail. One of my friends liked adding some vodka. I suppose a botanical gin might work as well if you want an extra kick and high proof beverage.
“With its recent rise in popularity, we felt as qualified limoncello experts that this was the perfect opportunity to come up with a ready to serve version that makes this simple, but delicious, cocktail convenient to enjoy at home” said Phil Mastroianni, Co-Owner and Co-Founder, Fabrizia Spirits,
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6 Ways To Enjoy Chardonnay All Day In Florida
Thanks to Textbook and Lucia for inviting me to try the latest vintages of their wines. They provided free bottles in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
National Chardonnay Day was last week. However, for many consumers every day is chardonnay day. It is one of the most planted grapes worldwide. To celebrate belatedly, here are 6 ways to enjoy Chardonnay all day in Florida.
Many wine lovers have a love/hate relationship with this grape. I confess to be one of them. It comes down to style as in the style of the wine made with it. There had been a trend in California, particularly in Napa Valley, for vintners to make big, oaky, buttery chardonnay.
Some consumers love that quality, but it turns others off. These wines are often unbalanced and hard to pair food with. This is not how chardonnay is produced everywhere in the world. In fact, not all California producers make heavy, oaky and buttery chardonnay.
I like a fresher, less manipulated wine and that’s what I set out to find and share here for Chardonnay Day. It might be a week later, but better late than never, right?
Chardonnay All Day In Florida
Back to chardonnay from around the world. I shared a delightful lunch over the weekend with Anne Bousquet. She and her husband are the co-founders of Domaine Bousquet in Argentina.
It’s a country that when speaking of grapes, chardonnay is unlikely the first wine that comes to mind. But they make some and it is one to put on your radar if you are not a fan of over-oaked white wines.
Before we sampled her impressive line of red wines, we tasted the Gran Chardonnay. It was a lovely surprise. Fresh and tropical it was a little spicy on the finish and excellent with food. It’s also affordable and easy to find.
Bousquet is a bit of a trend setter and pioneer in Argentina. They were the first to grow grapes in their area at the base of the Andes Mountains. They are also the largest all-organic winery in the country. More on the cool things they are doing is to come.
Finally, here are 5 more ways to enjoy chardonnay all day in Florida and for Wine Wednesday.
