Famiglia Boron Prosecco Frizzante DOC – Fresh & Fruity Italian Prosecco

Famiglia Boron Prosecco Frizzante DOC

Famiglia Boron Prosecco Frizzante DOC is the sort of Prosecco we’d rather keep cold in the fridge than save for a special occasion. Fresh, fruity and gently sparkling, it’s made from 100% Glera in Annone Veneto and comes in at a very easy-going 11% ABV.

The important word here is Frizzante.

This isn’t the more forcefully sparkling Spumante style. The bubbles are softer and more relaxed, which gives the fruit more room to come through and makes the wine particularly easy to drink.

You still get that unmistakable freshness and lift you want from Prosecco, just without the fizz taking over the glass.

For us, that’s a big part of its charm.

What does Boron Prosecco taste like?

In the glass it’s a brilliant straw yellow, with a fresh, clean nose that doesn’t need to shout to get your attention.

Green apple is one of the clearest fruit characters, alongside the fresh, fruity quality you expect from the Glera grape. There’s a pleasant aromatic character too, but this isn’t an overly perfumed or sweet-tasting Prosecco.

Take a sip and the gentle bubbles give the wine a lovely lift before the palate softens slightly.

There’s around 12g/l of residual sugar, which gives the wine a little roundness, while approximately 5.90g/l of total acidity keeps everything feeling fresh and balanced.

What that means in the glass is much simpler: fresh fruit, gentle fizz, a touch of softness and a clean finish.

It doesn’t feel aggressively sharp, and it certainly doesn’t come across as sugary.

It’s simply a very approachable, refreshing style of Prosecco that makes reaching for another glass remarkably easy.

What does Frizzante mean?

Prosecco comes in different styles, and Frizzante means lightly sparkling.

Compared with Prosecco Spumante, which has stronger and more persistent bubbles, Frizzante has a gentler level of fizz.

It’s still unmistakably Prosecco. You still get the freshness, fruit and bubbles, but everything feels a little softer and more relaxed.

We particularly like this style with food because the bubbles don’t dominate your palate. You can actually taste the wine alongside whatever you’re eating.

It also makes a very good aperitivo when you want something sparkling without feeling as though you need a celebration to justify opening it.

A family winery in Veneto

Boron isn’t a name invented for a label.

The Boron family’s winemaking story began in 1954, when Remigio and Amedeo Boron started what would become the family winery.

Today the next generation – Sabrina, Andrea and Roberto Boron – continues that tradition at the family estate in Loncon di Annone Veneto, in north-eastern Italy.

This is an area with a long history of grape growing and wine production, and Glera is perfectly at home here.

What we like about Boron is the combination of family experience and modern winemaking.

The winery uses careful grape handling, modern presses and temperature-controlled fermentation to protect the fresh fruit character of the grapes rather than trying to make the wine heavier or more complicated than it needs to be.

That approach suits Prosecco perfectly.

You’re left with a wine that tastes fresh, youthful and clean – exactly what you want when you open a bottle of Frizzante.

How is Boron Prosecco made?

This Prosecco is made from 100% Glera, the grape at the heart of Prosecco.

The grapes are grown around Annone Veneto and are normally harvested towards the end of August.

The first fermentation takes place in stainless-steel tanks using selected yeasts and controlled temperatures.

The wine then undergoes a second fermentation inside a sealed pressure tank using the Charmat method.

For Boron’s Frizzante, this second fermentation lasts around 30 days.

The purpose of the process is to keep hold of the fresh aromas and fruit of the Glera grape.

There’s no heavy oak and no need for long ageing.

The focus is freshness.

That’s why the finished wine keeps its clean green-apple character, gentle bubbles and lively personality.

What should you eat with it?

This is where Frizzante becomes particularly useful.

Boron recommends it as an aperitivo and alongside starters, vegetables, risotto and fish. We’d happily take that further because the gentle bubbles make it a really versatile bottle to have on the table.

Start with an Italian antipasti board with prosciutto, salami, olives, cheese and marinated vegetables.

The freshness of the Prosecco works brilliantly with salty cured meats and richer little bites without adding any heaviness.

Seafood is another natural match. Try it with garlic king prawns or a bowl of seafood risotto.

And if there’s one combination that really suits the gentle fizz, it’s fritto misto.

Cold Prosecco, fried seafood and a squeeze of lemon is a very difficult combination to dislike.

We’d also happily pour Boron Prosecco with:

• Bruschetta and crostini
• Prosciutto and salumi
• Olives
• Light cheeses
• Vegetable risotto
• Seafood risotto
• Prawns
• Calamari
• Grilled fish
• Smoked salmon
• Fish starters
• Canapés
• Light pasta dishes
• Fresh vegetable dishes

And you certainly don’t need to cook anything elaborate.

A cold bottle, a bowl of olives and something salty to pick at before dinner is more than enough.

If you already know what you’re cooking but aren’t sure what to pour with it, have a look through our food and wine pairing guide. You can search hundreds of dishes and find wines that work with what you’re actually eating.

Do you need an occasion to open it?

Absolutely not.

Prosecco gets tied to birthdays, weddings and Christmas, but we think that’s underselling it.

This is the sort of bottle to open when friends arrive and you’re still sorting dinner out.

It works beautifully as an aperitivo before a meal, for drinks outside on a warm afternoon, alongside a Sunday lunch or with a plate of antipasti while everyone is gathered around the kitchen.

It’s also perfectly acceptable to open it simply because Friday evening has finally arrived.

The softer Frizzante bubbles help give it that relaxed character.

It’s fizz without the ceremony.

Sometimes that’s exactly what you want.

How should you serve it?

Serve Famiglia Boron Prosecco properly chilled at around 6–8°C.

A tulip-shaped sparkling-wine glass is ideal because it gives the aromas a little room while still retaining the bubbles.

But there’s no need to make life complicated.

A normal white-wine glass works very well too and, in many cases, gives the wine more room to open up than a very narrow flute.

Once opened, keep the bottle chilled.

If there is some left, use a proper sparkling-wine stopper and return it to the fridge.

We wouldn’t necessarily plan around there being any left.

Wine details

Producer: Famiglia Boron / Azienda Agricola Boron
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Vineyard area: Annone Veneto
Grape: 100% Glera
Style: Frizzante / lightly sparkling Prosecco
ABV: 11%
Colour: Brilliant straw yellow
Aroma: Fresh and fruity with green-apple character
Taste: Fresh, fruity, pleasantly aromatic and slightly soft
Bubbles: Gentle Frizzante sparkle
Residual sugar: Approximately 12g/l
Total acidity: Approximately 5.90g/l
Serving temperature: 6–8°C
Food pairing: Aperitivo, starters, vegetables, risotto, fish and seafood
Harvest: End of August
Growing system: Sylvoz
Fermentation: Stainless steel with selected yeasts at controlled temperature
Second fermentation: Short Charmat method in autoclave
Time in autoclave: Approximately 30 days
Winery: Boron family winemaking tradition since 1954

Why we chose it

There are plenty of Proseccos where, once you’ve said “cold and fizzy”, there isn’t much else to add.

Boron has a bit more personality.

It comes from a genuine family winery in Veneto, it’s made from 100% Glera and the gentler Frizzante style makes it particularly easy to enjoy both on its own and with food.

The green-apple fruit is fresh, the bubbles don’t overwhelm the wine and there’s just enough softness on the palate to make it incredibly approachable.

At 11% ABV, it’s light enough to start an evening with, but it doesn’t have to disappear as soon as dinner reaches the table.

It’s equally at home next to antipasti, seafood and risotto as it is being poured into a glass while everyone is still deciding what to eat.

Most importantly, it’s enjoyable.

You don’t need to analyse it, save it or find an excuse to open it.

This is the bottle we’d put in the fridge before friends come round – and probably open before they arrive.