Gold ~ 2022 MUNDUS VINI BIOFACH International Organic Wine Award
Dancing Vines Lightsecco
Tasting Notes
Pale yellow, clean and brilliant. Medium-sized persistent bubbles. Aromas of bakery, green apple and ripe pear. You’ll also taste pear and lemon-peel flavors which are balanced and pleasant.
Dancing Vines Lightsecco Rosé
Tasting Notes
Pale pink. Medium-sized persistent bubbles. Aromas of bakery and berry compote. You’ll also taste watermelon and strawberries which are balanced and pleasant.
Vintage and Winemaker Notes
The growing season was a warm and even one with smaller production stemming from drought conditions, giving an intensity of flavors and color. The wine shows a high concentration of aromatics, varietal flavors, and mild acidity.
On rare occasions when traditions and innovations collide, products like Dancing Vines Lightsecco are born. The goal was to create a sparkling wine that would satisfy our potential clients’ modern palates and trends like health consciousness while adhering to traditional winemaking techniques. We accomplished our objective. Dancing Vines is the world’s only Lightsecco and is now available in the United States!
Specifications
Vintage: Non-Vintage
Grape variety: Airén organic grapes for white. Airén & Tempranillo organic grapes for rosé. Both are indigenous Spanish grape varieties. Only grapes from estate owned vineyards are used.
Region/Appellation: La Mancha, Spain
Alcohol: 5%
Level of sweetness: Dry
750ml per bottle
Calories: 60 calories per serving (150 ml/5 fl oz.)
The winery and vineyards are family owned and operated in the La Mancha region of central Spain. The bodega is owned by 131 families with 630 associates who also cultivate the land and harvest grapes. Various medals and quality certificates have been acquired throughout the years.
@ardycake “No artificial flavorings” which I assume also means no artificial sugar. I cannot find any detail online about anything artificial (sugar or otherwise) being used in making this stuff.
@ardycake@troy Actually, you can’t assume that “no artificial flavorings” also encompasses artificial sugar too. It doesn’t. Artificial flavorings and artificial sugar are two completely different kinds of chemicals that do completely different things.
@rjquillin@troy Ty!! Here’s my guess. One of the ingredients listed was ‘grape water.’ Not sure 100% what that is, but adding water to drinks makes them less boozy and sweet.
If I read the description right, these are 150ml each, which is 1/5th of a 5th (of a gallon). So 5 of these would make a standard 750ml bottle of something like Prosecco, but a bit lower in ABV. More like a strong beer or even a Belgian lambic.
Now, I can buy a bottle of Prosecco from Sam’s Club or BJ’s for ~$9.50, soooo dividing by 5, this means that I would expect these to be on the order of $2/bottle. Tain’t so…they are more like $8.25/150ml bottle.
Of course, they come in a fancy, but small bottle, so taken together with the cork and the foil capsule, I would guess that the bottle, cork, wire, and foil capsule is worth more than the contents.
I like bubbles and sparkling wines. I really do. But, this one, even thought it is “imported” from Spain, no less, is too pricey for moi.
@Jackinga It doesn’t say the bottle size is 150ml. 5oz/150ml (sometimes 6oz) is a standard serving size for wine, which is how you would rate the calories. If these were small bottles it would say so (at least they always do over on Casemates). Sorry you wasted your time logicing and mathing.
@Jackinga Yeah I’m sure these are standard 750ml. It’s a bit odd to spec a “serving size” but I guess they grabbed what specs they can since this was supposed to be the low-calorie version.
My question is whether this was standard wine diluted, or if fermentation was stopped early. And in that case, it says “dry” and not much sugar, but if fermentation was stopped early, wouldn’t there be higher residual sugar? Just curious about the winemaking technique.
I was wondering the same thing. Not sure it fully answers the question but this is what I found from their website:
How is Dancing Vines liquid produced?
Dancing Vines Lightsecco is produced using the Charmat process. The secondary fermentation of the wine is carried out in a pressure tank made of stainless steel. Normally, the procedure takes one to six weeks. This technique is also called metodo Italiano, the Martinotti method, the tank method. The same method of production is used for making Prosecco.
@Jackinga@pmarin Yeah, I worry that ‘dry’ means that these will be too sweet for me. Why not stick to conventional descriptions? Brut? Certainly not. Dry/secco? Probably. Doux? Maybe but probably not. ‘Dry’ sparkling wine is too sweet for me. I’m out.
@OnionSoup@mediocrebot I would shop at that store. While it does seem to have a lot of junk I bet there are some hidden gems in there. The name of the store is probably Irks-R-Us.
It would have been nice to have some lab rats on this, but I’ll take a chance on a mixed case. SWMBO has been buying the light wines recently to be a bit healthier.
/giphy frostbitten-frosted-donkey
I LOVE this!! Arrived late last week so I threw a few bottles in the fridge. Was out of town from 12/29 thru tonight, so to celebrate 2025 I popped a bottle open tonight after getting home from the airport. I drank the whole thing and although I have a teeny-tiny buzz, I feel great and love that the calories were so low. Really regretting not getting more than one case. If these surface again, I am stocking up!!
I can’t get the bottle opened. With Gruet I can stick a knife between the bottle and the cork to loosen it before I pop. But this bottle does not facilitate that
@jmruru the 1st bottle I had opened easily. The bottle I just opened moments ago was a trial - I had to use one of those openers with the needle thru the cork that forces air in the bottle to push the cork out. Last resort was to get a sabre
Awards
Dancing Vines Lightsecco
Tasting Notes
Dancing Vines Lightsecco Rosé
Tasting Notes
Vintage and Winemaker Notes
Specifications
Price Comparison
MSRP: $330 per case ($27.49/bottle)
About The Winery
Warranty
90 days
Available States
AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Dec 23 - Thursday, Dec 26
no wine for you (if you live locally)
i’m somewhat allergic to sparkles as well as giggles.
Can the sparkles be filtered out?
/showme sparkles in wine
@mediocrebot Looks more like bubbles than sparkles. Methinks a.i. still has a ways to go.
@phendrick you can run it through a blender on low for a few seconds to knock out almost all of the carbonation
Well ain’t this just the most upbeat order number evah!!
/image rejoicing-hopeful-memories
/giphy rejoicing-hopeful-memories
/showme rejoicing-hopeful-memories
Is “Dancing Vines” a colloquism for something?
/showme shahnm provides your daily affirmation through a particularly inspirational order number in the style of el greco
@mediocrebot Nah. Fail. To the dungeon with the infernal bot!
Does lightsecco mean its diet procescco? Is it made with artificial sugars?
@ardycake “No artificial flavorings” which I assume also means no artificial sugar. I cannot find any detail online about anything artificial (sugar or otherwise) being used in making this stuff.
@ardycake artificial sugars would not work for winemaking.
@ardycake @troy Actually, you can’t assume that “no artificial flavorings” also encompasses artificial sugar too. It doesn’t. Artificial flavorings and artificial sugar are two completely different kinds of chemicals that do completely different things.
@ardycake @troy
Distributor web site
https://www.caravella.group/dancing-vines
@rjquillin @troy Ty!! Here’s my guess. One of the ingredients listed was ‘grape water.’ Not sure 100% what that is, but adding water to drinks makes them less boozy and sweet.
If I read the description right, these are 150ml each, which is 1/5th of a 5th (of a gallon). So 5 of these would make a standard 750ml bottle of something like Prosecco, but a bit lower in ABV. More like a strong beer or even a Belgian lambic.
Now, I can buy a bottle of Prosecco from Sam’s Club or BJ’s for ~$9.50, soooo dividing by 5, this means that I would expect these to be on the order of $2/bottle. Tain’t so…they are more like $8.25/150ml bottle.
Of course, they come in a fancy, but small bottle, so taken together with the cork and the foil capsule, I would guess that the bottle, cork, wire, and foil capsule is worth more than the contents.
I like bubbles and sparkling wines. I really do. But, this one, even thought it is “imported” from Spain, no less, is too pricey for moi.
I believe, I’ll just say…Meh, to this one.
@Jackinga, what? No where in the description does it say the bottle is 150ml. It says a serving is a 150ml
@Jackinga It doesn’t say the bottle size is 150ml. 5oz/150ml (sometimes 6oz) is a standard serving size for wine, which is how you would rate the calories. If these were small bottles it would say so (at least they always do over on Casemates). Sorry you wasted your time logicing and mathing.
@Jackinga Yeah I’m sure these are standard 750ml. It’s a bit odd to spec a “serving size” but I guess they grabbed what specs they can since this was supposed to be the low-calorie version.
My question is whether this was standard wine diluted, or if fermentation was stopped early. And in that case, it says “dry” and not much sugar, but if fermentation was stopped early, wouldn’t there be higher residual sugar? Just curious about the winemaking technique.
@Jackinga @pmarin
https://www.lightsecco.com/faqs
I was wondering the same thing. Not sure it fully answers the question but this is what I found from their website:
How is Dancing Vines liquid produced?
Dancing Vines Lightsecco is produced using the Charmat process. The secondary fermentation of the wine is carried out in a pressure tank made of stainless steel. Normally, the procedure takes one to six weeks. This technique is also called metodo Italiano, the Martinotti method, the tank method. The same method of production is used for making Prosecco.
@Jackinga @pmarin Yeah, I worry that ‘dry’ means that these will be too sweet for me. Why not stick to conventional descriptions? Brut? Certainly not. Dry/secco? Probably. Doux? Maybe but probably not. ‘Dry’ sparkling wine is too sweet for me. I’m out.
/showme someone excessive drinking prosecco while shopping at a very mediocre store full of junk.
@OnionSoup @mediocrebot I would shop at that store. While it does seem to have a lot of junk I bet there are some hidden gems in there. The name of the store is probably Irks-R-Us.
@mediocrebot @OnionSoup @yakkoTDI Yeah, there’s amazing detail in that picture! I want that goofy little cat figure on the top shelf to the left.
@Kyeh @mediocrebot @OnionSoup @yakkoTDI eyeless teddy bears, melting Dali clocks; what’s not to love
It would have been nice to have some lab rats on this, but I’ll take a chance on a mixed case. SWMBO has been buying the light wines recently to be a bit healthier.
/giphy frostbitten-frosted-donkey
@winedavid
So are these 750ml bottles or mini 150ml bottles. Its actually not listed, so hard to determine how good of a buy this is.
@outdoorslife These are 750ml bottles
I LOVE this!! Arrived late last week so I threw a few bottles in the fridge. Was out of town from 12/29 thru tonight, so to celebrate 2025 I popped a bottle open tonight after getting home from the airport. I drank the whole thing and although I have a teeny-tiny buzz, I feel great and love that the calories were so low. Really regretting not getting more than one case. If these surface again, I am stocking up!!
I can’t get the bottle opened. With Gruet I can stick a knife between the bottle and the cork to loosen it before I pop. But this bottle does not facilitate that
@jmruru the 1st bottle I had opened easily. The bottle I just opened moments ago was a trial - I had to use one of those openers with the needle thru the cork that forces air in the bottle to push the cork out. Last resort was to get a sabre