You weren’t supposed to. You know that. This bottle was off-limits—set aside, tucked away, meant for some other night, some other guest. But now it's cold, sweating, and in your hand like it wants to be opened. The pop is quick and shameless. A spill of clouded gold and tight, racing bubbles—too fizzy to be polite, too wild to ignore. It smells like torn lemon leaves, underripe peach, and the inside of someone else's linen shirt.
The fizz hits your tongue fast, teasing and raw. Garganega and Glera tumble in with citrus, herbs, and a whisper of funk that tastes like a dare. It's clean, but not chaste. Slightly dirty, slightly dangerous, and all the more delicious because you shouldn’t be drinking it right now. But you are. And it’s perfect.
Pour it beside grilled green beans with sesame, fried sage leaves, or an empty room with a locked door.
Region: Veneto, Italy Grapes: Garganega, Glera, and others
