2220 Fizzy waters

[QUOTE=greatscott]My husband drinks about 2 liters of seltzer water a day. He's always looking for
the fizziest! What brands of "con gas" are sold, are they easily available, and how much do they cost? Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]
whilst tap water in most parts of the country is of excellent quality (geological reasons) a lot of people tend to drink mineral water certainly almost always in restaurants but at home as well.Mineral water is found absolutely everywhere country/town alike.There are thousands of different brands.impossible to list.often local brands are drunk.it is sold in glass or plastic bottles usually (in supermarkets) in plastic twelve bottlepacks 1 litre each.Especially in supers is very cheap to the point where it is of little consequence the cost which in the end is a few cents.Personally i also drink 1-2 litres a day of a local brand coming from a 10 million year old lake under the Sibillini mountains,in a glass bottle (which is a returnable glass system) this is excellent and "light" but there's water for everyone's taste.if one has some particularailment there are also some veryspecific brands.

Thank you very much for the good news Sebastiano!

John will be in "Bubbie Water Heaven". ;) :D

His favorite is Schweppes Lime Seltzer, and when we find it and it's on sale we have to stock up. Is there one to look out for that has a lime twist?

.........as Kim always tells me, I'm already full of hot air & p!ss, I have not knowledge of fizzy water (sorry ;))

the italians dont seem to have thought of the lime twist effect yet...maybe its something an american company could introduce here... a good marketing opportunity... sebastiano... maybe you should take note... in fact i dont think i have ever seen schweppes on any of the water bottles.... so maybe there could be talks started

i tend to add a measure of two of red wine to mine on hot days and in the winter i drink the water without water... just add the measure or two... i prefer it to the sort of twist tastes....

but am willing to try anything new so maybe will pop down to the local green grocers and see how the lime and red go together... with a bit of fizz

I did a bit of research on this. First, all it is really is very carbonated water that
has no sugar or anything (zero calories) and has a hint of lime flavor (like a bit of zest or a twist that you add for flavor). They also make a plain and a lemon seltzer, but John likes the lime best.

The company started in Germany in the 1700's, and first factory was in London. It didn't make it to the US for quite a while. Anyway, they have lots of different products and the "Seltzer Clear Lime" (as they call it) sells in Spain, France and Australia. They have Schweppes International Ltd on Via Paola Uccello in Milano if we want to pursue this, but I think from what Sebastiano says with such a huge number of fizzy waters to choose from, John should be able to find an excellent replacement ;)

"Bubbie" (my affectionate word for it, as in "I'm going to the market to get your bubbie") ice cold with a bit of wine is perfect for warm weather drinking.
Great choice John!

Sparkling wines and bubbie in Italy...ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

“As one of the largest bottled water producers in the world, Italy boasts 175 mineral water sources which package and sell 280 brands of bottled water.”

[B]Italians unimpressed by flavours[/B]

The other major development in the global bottled water market over the last few years has been the development of the flavoured water market. However, bottled water remains a niche product in Italy, accounting for a fraction (barely 0.1 per cent) of total volume water sales in 2003, according to Euromonitor, with both legislative and cultural obstacles impeding widespread acceptance of flavoured water.

Italian law does not allow flavoured water to be called ‘water', which makes it difficult to market the product. San Benedetto – which is to date the only manufacturer of flavoured water active on the Italian market – got around this problem by using names such as Bevi il Gusto and San Benedetto Ice, which do not use the term ‘water'. The brand conveys the idea of a product based on something natural and authentic, which is reinforced by the products' packaging. Both bottle and label are transparent, in order to underline this image.

However, Bevi il Gusto failed to meet the company's ambitious targets and was replaced in 2000 by San Benedetto Ice, which not only uses a different flavour formula but also, tellingly, includes the San Benedetto name for the first time, highlighting its heritage as a water brand.

The drink also contains mineral salts and fructose which increases its ability to quench thirst, and the brand is increasingly marketed as a sports drink as a result.