Specogna Friuli Sparkling Glera Pro Fondo NV event-sold-out citrus and white fruit stretched

citrus and white fruit stretched over a spine of stone

aging and assemblage

fruits and roots

Meant for earlier drinking than their Brunello—approachable without being simple

then aged sur lies for 26 months with minimal manipulation

Specogna Friuli Sparkling Glera Pro Fondo NV event-sold-out citrus and white fruit stretchedCloudy, unfiltered, refermented in the bottle and left sitting on its lees: this is farmhouse fizz, the way northeastern Italy drank sparkling wine long before Prosecco became a global brand. Specogna is a benchmark family estate in Friuli's Colli Orientali, started in 1963 when Leonardo Specogna came home from working abroad and bought a plot in the hills of Rocca Bernarda. They farm organically and intervene as little as possible, and Pro Fondo is