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Umberto Menini
Senti is Virgin Wines' white Prosecco DOC Extra Dry, a Glera fizz credited to consultant winemaker Umberto Menini. Apple, pear and a citrus-led, gently off-dry palate at 11%. Pour it cold for aperitivo hour; the pink Senti Rose is a separate wine.
Virgin Wines' datasheet and around 4,000 drinker ratings shape these notes: apple and pear fruit, a citrus-led palate and the soft mousse of tank-method Glera, in the off-dry Extra Dry style.
Apple and pear lead, the tree-fruit register that tops Vivino's mention counts for this wine, with lemon behind and what Virgin's own note calls a little leafiness adding charm. A soft yeasty breadiness from the tank fermentation sits underneath. It is a fresh, simple white Prosecco nose rather than a layered one.
Toasted bread
Lemon
Apple
Green Apple
Pear
White peachThe palate is citrus-led, exactly as the Virgin Wines datasheet promises, with Extra Dry sweetness in the style's 12 to 17 g/L band rounding the edges rather than reading as sugary. The Martinotti-method mousse is soft and frothy, Glera's fresh acidity keeps it brisk, and alcohol sits at a light 11%.
It closes short and clean on lemon and green apple with a gentle off-dry echo and no oak anywhere in the recipe. Aperitivo length, true to Virgin's own celebration-sparkler brief.
Virgin Wines buyers rate the white Senti about 4.3 out of 5 across roughly 3,500 ratings, while the harder-marking Vivino crowd lands at 3.8 from just over 600; both describe an easy, fruity celebration fizz that stays simple. Drink it cold within a year of purchase, and reach for the separate Senti Rose when you want the pink, red-berried version.
Senti is a Virgin Wines exclusive, so the white Extra Dry sells direct at £12.99 rather than through the supermarket aisle. The pink Senti Rose is a separate £14.99 bottle with its own page.
Quick scores for a £12.99 non-vintage Prosecco: strong on beginner ease and everyday pouring, weak on cellar ambition.
Soft, fruity, off-dry and just 11% alcohol with no tannin and no oak: the classic first Prosecco, which is exactly how Virgin positions it.
Light, affordable and easy to open on a whim; the only brake on weeknight status is that fizz tends to wait for company.
Bright Glera acidity, light body and a frothy mousse handle fried, salty and mildly spiced food well, but the Extra Dry style's 12 to 17 g/L of sugar rules out big savoury mains.
At £12.99 it sits above £7 to £9 supermarket Prosecco but £2 under its own rose sibling, and Virgin's 4.3-star aggregate across roughly 3,500 ratings suggests buyers feel it earns the gap.
Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.
A compact view of what the Prosecco denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Each release is blended for a consistent house style rather than a harvest statement. Virgin lists it NV and advises opening within a year of purchase, while the apple and pear fruit is freshest.
The white Senti is blended and bottled non-vintage so each release tastes the same, apple-and-pear fresh with a soft mousse. Virgin Wines lists it NV and advises opening within a year of purchase.
The white Senti is blended and bottled non-vintage so each release tastes the same, apple-and-pear fresh with a soft mousse. Virgin Wines lists it NV and advises opening within a year of purchase.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
Prosecco DOC spans nine provinces across Veneto and Friuli, caps yields at 18 tonnes per hectare and builds its fizz on Glera refermented in tank by the Martinotti method: the frame this £12.99 white sits inside.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Prosecco is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Prosecco falls within Veneto , covering Belluno · Gorizia · Padua · Pordenone · Treviso · Trieste · Udine · Venice · Vicenza. The denomination is further divided into 2 sub-zones.
The disciplinare allows up to 18 tonnes per hectare of Glera across the nine-province DOC zone, generous cropping that keeps fruit cost low and underpins the £12.99 shelf price.
Like all Prosecco DOC spumante, Senti takes its bubbles from a quick second fermentation in pressurised autoclaves, avoiding the months of bottle ageing and hand labour that push traditional-method fizz well past £20.
Virgin's datasheet lists Glera alone, so the white skips the separately vinified Pinot Nero the £14.99 Senti Rose needs; the £2 gap between the two Sentis is roughly that extra winemaking.
HMRC duty of roughly £2.67 per 75cl bottle at 2026 rates plus 20% VAT accounts for several pounds of the £12.99 before any wine is paid for.
As an exclusive sold direct, the retail margin, the consultant credit to Umberto Menini and Virgin's marketing all sit inside the £12.99 rather than being shared with a separate brand owner.
Dishes that complement this wine
Salt, hot oil and gentle spice are the white Senti's best friends: Extra Dry sweetness against salty batter, brisk Glera acidity under the fizz, and a light body that will not bully raw fish.
Extra Dry Prosecco carries 12 to 17 g/L of residual sugar, and that gentle sweetness plus a frothy Martinotti mousse is the classic foil for salt and hot oil. Arancini or gnocco fritto straight from the fryer make the fizz taste brighter, and the wine washes the palate clean between bites.
Try with: Arancini · Gnocco fritto · Marinated olives · Salted almonds · More pairings →
Bubbles and Glera's brisk acidity scrub batter fat from the palate while the off-dry centre flatters salt and malt vinegar. It is the logic that puts sparkling wine next to fried fish, at the white Senti's £12.99 price rather than a Franciacorta one.
Try with: Prawn Tempura · Fish and Chips · Tempura · Arancini
At 11% alcohol with an off-dry core, the white Senti cushions mild chilli heat instead of amplifying it, and its lemony lift echoes lemongrass and lime leaf. Keep the spice gentle; serious heat sits under avoid below.
Try with: Green curry · Chicken pad thai · Spring rolls · More pairings →
A light-bodied tank-method fizz will not bully nigiri or sashimi; the soft mousse and lemony Glera fruit sit at the same delicate weight, and the touch of Extra Dry sugar flatters seasoned sushi rice.
Try with: Nigiri Sushi · Sashimi · Prawn Tempura · More pairings →
Glera's fresh acidity and a cold 6 to 8C pour reset the palate between salumi, olives and hard cheese. Virgin pitches Senti as an aperitif and celebration sparkler, and that is exactly where the citrus-led palate is happiest.
Try with: Salumi board · Marinated olives · Grissini with Parmigiano
Serious chilli burn makes Extra Dry sweetness taste harsh and metallic, and an 11% featherweight fizz vanishes next to charred steak or oak-heavy sauces. For vindaloo-level heat or barbecued beef pour a sturdier Italian red such as Aglianico del Vulture and keep Senti for the salty, crispy end of the table.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan hot pot · Barbecued brisket · Ribeye steak · Pairing guide →
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.
A non-vintage Martinotti-tank Prosecco built for immediate freshness; Virgin itself says it is at its best within a year of purchase, so there is nothing to gain from keeping it.
£12.99 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumSenti is a Virgin Wines exclusive label, so the producing cantina is not named. Virgin credits the white Extra Dry to Umberto Menini, a Tuscan-born consultant winemaker with a 40-year career who works with cellars across Veneto and Puglia. The pink Senti Rose carries a different credit, Damiano Canali.
No, they are two different wines under one Virgin Wines label. This white Extra Dry is a Glera Prosecco DOC at £12.99; the £14.99 Senti Rose adds red-vinified Pinot Nero for its pink colour and berry fruit, carries its own Virgin product code and has its own page.
Extra Dry means off-dry in Prosecco labelling: 12 to 17 g/L of residual sugar, so it tastes softer and rounder than a Brut while stopping well short of dessert sweetness. Fresh Glera acidity and a light 11% ABV keep it balanced.
Expect apple and pear, a citrus-led palate and a gentle yeasty edge from the tank fermentation. Virgin Wines buyers average about 4.3 out of 5 across roughly 3,500 ratings, while Vivino's tougher crowd scores it 3.8 from just over 600, mentioning apple, peach and citrus most often.
Salty and fried dishes first: arancini, tempura, fish and chips. The off-dry centre also cushions mild Thai spice, and the light body suits nigiri and antipasti boards. Serve it well chilled at 6 to 8C as an aperitivo.
It is sold direct by Virgin Wines at £12.99 for a 75cl bottle and, as a Virgin exclusive, it rarely appears at other retailers. It is non-vintage and made for drinking young: Virgin recommends opening it within a year of purchase.
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