Vicara Domino - 'Spumante' - Grignolino - Monferrato, IT - NV

The label of our Domino is based on a cartoon by Pulitzer Prize winner Rube Goldberg and illustrates a bizarre domino effect that culminates with an uncorked bottle. The illustration ironically describes the heterogeneity, the complicated mechanism and the creativity that lie behind the creation of each wine. But the domino effect also has another meaning: after you've opened a bottle, you just want to open another. How did we get permission to use the cartoon? Giuseppe met the author's niece and went to ring the doorbell of her house in New York. She agreed on the condition that we send her 10 boxes of Domino once a year! Our rosé has a pale pink color, tending towards orange. On the nose it expresses a fine and delicate bouquet, with pleasant floral and fruity notes. On the palate it is dry and pleasantly fresh. In essence it is irresistible: after all, it is the son of Grignolino.

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The Monferrato has for decades been the cradle of Vicara, it’s vineyards, its designs. Every Vicara bottle is the fruit of a union between its strong local roots and a “tailored” method which governs each phase of the production process, from vineyard planting to ageing, inspired by three fundamental, inseparable elements: tradition, innovation and people. Vicara’s plots of land occupy a total surface area of 70 hectares (40 of which under vine) on the beautiful hills rising between the River Po and the plain of Alessandria. Spontaneous ground cover is maintained in the vineyards in order to ensure the grapes ripen more evenly and are healthier, and as environmental protection since the need to work or treat the ground is drastically reduced. Pest control is carried out in accordance with natural strategies allowed under integrated pest management rules and eco-compatible farming, a sector in which Vicara has years of experience.