Ballatore Gran Spumante - 750ml

Pros: Nice nose, flavor and finish
Cons: Too sweet

Let me preface this review by saying that I have rather odd tastes in wine: I just love a semi-dry/semi-sweet wine which is neither cloyingly sweet nor so austerely dry that I cannot appreciate the rich bouquet of flavors developed in wine by the ...

Pros: Excellent for Mimosas and champagne cocktails, inexpensive.
Cons: Not so great for anything else.

First, I should state that I have had the honor of tasting several great champagnes and sparkling wi ...

Pros: Very reasonably priced; sweet gentle flavor
Cons: Not quite as smooth as Asti

Ballatore is a highly recommended sparkling wine; it's flavor is not too sweet, nor dry. If you're looking for a very reasonably priced, flavorful accent to celebrate anything from Alright!--It's the weekend, to toasting Uncle Joe's new promotion,...

Pros: NIce bubbles, great taste!!!
Cons: NONE!

This sparkling wine is a big hit with all my friends. I love all Champagnes and Sparkling wines but it is really difficult to get people to drink bubbly when they have only had brut.
This sparkling wine has nice fruity tones of apples and pears. It...

Pros: Wonderful taste, great value
Cons: Don't expect to impress your wine snob friends!

Not being much of a drinker of alcohol at all, I have a peasant's taste in wine, but I do love sparkling wines. I prefer the variety that are light and fruity, without being too sweet or too carbonated. Sparking wines are one of the few wine categories...

Pros: smooth, delicate taste, reasonable price
Cons: not enough occasions to celebrate!

I love champagne! The tickle of the nose, as the sweet livation bubbles through my taste buds, just makes me giddy. I have tried many champagnes, and my favorite (believe it or not) is Ballatore. Even for the non-drinker, this is the perfect...

Pros: Very Light, Fresh Tasting, Not Too Bubbly, Inexpensive
Cons: A little too sweet to be ideal.

I am not the sort of guy one is likely to run into a wine tasting party.

I am more at home at local mom and pop style delis than at any fancy restaurant.

I am uncomfortable upon the site of a plain white tablecloth.

As...

Pros: Inexpensive, good for casual get together
Cons: No raccomandare asso pomposo

Ballatore Gran Spumante is my usual choice of Italian sparkling wine when I just want to drink champagne with my friends or have a glass with my dinner. It is the least expensive version of asti spumante I have found on the shelf, and taste wise I...

Pros: Light, Sweet, Bubbly, Affordable
Cons: cannot think of one.

Ballatore Gran Spumante!! First, I LOVE the name. Now, as to the wine. It is a very sweet, tasty California Sparkling wine. I was introduced to this several years ago on my birthday & have loved it since. Ballatore has a very clean, fruity taste. It...

Pros: Great product. I recommend it to all.
Cons: Bad packaging. Looks cheap and nasty.

I purchased three bottles of your Ballatore Red Spumante for one of our bi-weekly neighborhood get-togethers. This is a normal purchase and the product is well received by all.

This time I was taken aback by the new bottle labeling. It makes a fine product looks like some low class, raspberry flavored, foo-foo drink. It looks like someone's bad idea for an oversized wine cooler. Did you market test the new packaging for consumer approval before releasing it? Something tells me that you didn't.

I will continue to buy your product. Its good. If you do not rectify your new packaging design error I will ask the owners of the store that I purchase these at to provide brown paper bags big enough to hide your label.

We always toast the first bottle and its hard for us to say "Ballatore!" without an earnest, communal, air-waving, arm gesture of approval. Do me and all of us a favor and dump the "new look". The old packaging had class. Honestly, if I didn't know what was in the bottle already, I wouldn't buy it.

Pros: Inexpensive and Wonderful taste!!!`
Cons: None that my dear friends or I could find!!!

Okay this is beyond the best spumante out of all the spumantes! It is economically feasible. If you were to present this to your "HIGH CLASS" friends they would not not the difference! It cost about $7 a bottle here in Georgia so ENJOY!!

Pros: bubbly, fun, just the right sweetness
Cons: cant find it in 5 gallon bottles...Ha Ha

I have had lots of champagnes in my life. Everything from Andre,to Moet to Dom and believe it or not I like Ballatore the best. Yeah go figure. I really can't get with all the Wine snobs that talk down about wines that don't break the wallet. I like what I like. Price does not have anything to do with personal taste. Frankly I have'nt tasted many expensive champagnes that I liked. For every special occasion I make a Ballatore run. Valentines Day, New years....whatever. It's my favorite. It's really , really bubbly. It's fun and it tastes so good. The best part about it is that you can have a few glasses and not have to worry about being wasted. It's sweet, not too dry at all. Just an all around good drink. I love it and I recommend it for anyone. And you just cant beat the price that is usually between 6 and 8 dollars depending on where you shop. Try it...I promise you'll love it.

Pros: Light, sweet, no unpleasant aftertaste.
Cons: Lack of robustness and complexity of taste.

I purchased this product for the New Year and was immensely impressed. It has a light, sweet, fruity flavor and is not too dry. There is a mild, pleasant aftertaste. I highly recommend it.

Pros: Great Taste, Great Buzz.
Cons: None This is the best.

This is probably one of the best drinks ever. I really enjoyed drinking Ballatore. It has really good taste. I love the sweet nature of Ballatore. It is also really easy to drink. It tastes good with anything.

Also I found a very funny story about some guys drinking Ballatore just proving that it is by far one of the greatest Spumante there is. Here is the Link http://drunkventures.blogspot.com/2007/08/sir-nights-of-ballatore.html.

Pros: The soft sweet flavor makes this nice to drink without leaving you dry and thirsty.
Cons: Can be a little sweet for some.

Very good for the price, nice alternative for those of us who can't drink champagne due to allergies to sulfites.