Floral Rosé Brut from Valdo Wines is a sparkling celebration

Floral Rosé Brut is packaged so beautifully it could put anyone in a festive mood. The taste – a fragrant sparkling rosé with notes of berries, cherries and roses – is equally breathtaking. The bottle is wrapped in pink, red, orange, and yellow flowers, thanks to a wrap-around plastic liner, and it’s available for around $20.

Produced in Italy by Valdo Spumanti, you couldn’t dream of a more economical bottle of sparkling wine. It’s bright and fresh with a blend of 75% Nerello Mascalese from Sicily and 25% Glera from Veneto, with flavors of ripe melon and strawberry.

Valdo was founded in 1926 by Societa Anonima Vini Superiori and purchased by the Bolla family in the 1940s. Even after more than 90 years of winemaking, the company continues its quest to produce quality wines. Valdo has also been the No. 1 Prosecco maker in Italy for over 15 years. us.valdo.com.

Wine Wednesdays

After a hiatus of over a year, Wine Wednesdays at Seascape Beach Resort are back. These popular weekly wine tastings, accompanied by music, take place in the Atrium on the ground floor and consist of a small appetizer or charcuterie plate and four 2-ounce pours, with a different winery each week. The first Wine Wednesday will take place on September 21, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., and will feature local winery favorites such as Storrs and Integrity.

$25 plus tax and tip. Seascape Beach Resort, 1 Seascape Resort Drive, Aptos. 866-867-0976; seascaperesort.com.

RED makes chocolate without sugar

I came across a brand of chocolate without sugar. It’s called RED, and it comes in dark varieties; extra dark; hazelnut and macadamia; Milk; orange and almond. Made in Europe by a Swiss company, it’s gluten-free, non-GMO, and made with the finest cocoa beans – the sweetness comes from erythritol and stevia. chocolat-rouge.com.

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