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The most important encounters are the ones that add more flavour to life.
The ones that turn an ordinary day into a truly lived day, to be relived and remembered together, forever.
The meeting between Grana Padano PDO and Prosecco DOC is just that: the perfect combination to add more flavour to every shared moment.
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It was created almost 1,000 years ago when the Cistercian monks of the Chiaravalle Abbey in Milan found a clever solution to preserve the surplus milk they produced, making a hard cheese called "Caseus Vetus" by those familiar with Latin and "Formai de Grana" by the population.
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The name "Grana" derives from its granular consistency while "Padano" indicates the production area, the “Pianura Padana” (Po River Plain) in northern Italy.
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It has a delicate and savoury taste, increasingly intense depending on the ageing, ranging from a minimum of 9 months to more than 24 months.
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It has unique nutritional characteristics and is lactose-free.
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It is a DOC (Designation of Controlled Origin) since 2009.
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It is created from the work of winegrowers, winemakers and sparkling wine producers in 5 provinces of Veneto (Treviso, Belluno, Padua, Venice, Vicenza) and 4 provinces of Friuli-Venezia-Giulia (Gorizia, Pordenone, Trieste and Udine).
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It has production specification rules that determine all steps of the production chain and certifies its origin and quality. In fact, on the neck of each bottle an official government seal is affixed to guarantee quality and authenticity.
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It is a symbol of the Italian lifestyle worldwide.
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It is light and lively, with floral and fruity aromas, balance between sugar and acidity, and a moderate alcohol content.
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It is versatile, particularly in line with the new gastronomic trends of world cuisine.