The wine:

2019 Adami Col Credas Extra Brut Valdobbiadene DOCG Prosecco Superiore Rive di Farra di Soligo.

Only the Italians can come up with such a long name for a wine!

There is a lot of very average, mass-produced Prosecco out there, but not this one. Hailing from the Valdobbiadene DOCG, one of the top appellations for Prosecco, Adami’s Col Credas Extra Brut is a terrific beginning to any occasion. However, it can easily be enjoyed during the entire meal as well, thanks to its dryness—“Extra Brut” describes a wine with a low sugar level, between 0 and 5 grams per liter.

Personally, I find sparkling wines to be a great match with heavy meals like Thanksgiving—the bubbles seem to work as a digestif!

Broadly speaking, Prosecco is a fruity and frothy wine produced from the Glera grape. The wine gets its name from the village of Prosecco and its production is centered around the provinces of Veneto and Friuli Venezia-Giulia in Northeastern Italy. Prosecco typically receives its fizz via a secondary fermentation in big tanks versus in bottles, as is done in Champagne, for example.

Adami has been recognized for producing quality Prosecco for almost a century. As the first winery to create a single vineyard bottling in 1933, the winery continues to set the bar high for the booming Prosecco category with its focus on top vineyard sites.

Since 2011, Adami has bottled Col Credas Rive di Farra di Soligo as a single-vineyard wine (the term rive means “steep hillside vineyards” in the local dialect).

This delightful sparkling wine has a very fragrant and unique nose of brioche, oyster shells, apple and acacia flowers. On the palate, it delivers tiny bubbles (not the usual froth), beautiful acidity, and a perfect amount of fruitiness. The bone-dry finish leaves a delicious taste of honey, minus the sweetness, leaving the palate clean, refreshed, and ready for another sip.

Find it at wine.com for $24.99.

Note: As an alternative, and perhaps easier to find at your local shop, look for Adami Bosco di Gica, another excellent Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore. In fact, you can’t go wrong with any Adami wine.