Single source · Italy
Fonte Vivia
Nepi (VT), Lazio — Monti Cimini/Vicani volcanic basin
Naturally carbonatedA volcanic effervescent from the Cimini tuff north of Rome, loaded with silica and potassium and fizzing on its own. Silky body, lively edge.
Mineral analysis
TDS566mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish, and a silica glow.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium33.3 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silica93.6 mg/L
the glow
Sodium32.2 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- silky texture
- lively fizz
- volcanic edge
Fonte Vivia is a sparkling water from Italy with 566 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 92.9 mg/L calcium, 33.3 mg/L magnesium and 32.2 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Among the ten highest-silica waters in the catalog · well protected · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: High silica · Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Fonte Vivia taste like?
- Fonte Vivia is sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish, with a silica smoothness. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run silky texture, lively fizz and volcanic edge. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Fonte Vivia good for you?
- Fonte Vivia is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows a moderately mineral water at 566 mg/L dissolved solids, with 93.6 mg/L of silica (over our glow line). Sodium sits at 32.2 mg/L, over the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- What minerals are in Fonte Vivia?
- Fonte Vivia carries calcium 92.9, magnesium 33.3, sodium 32.2 and potassium 51.8 mg/L over bicarbonate 511, sulfate 44.7 and chloride 15.7 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 566 mg/L total dissolved solids. It also publishes 93.6 mg/L of silica, the beauty mineral.
- How much sodium is in Fonte Vivia?
- Fonte Vivia carries 32.2 mg/L of sodium. That is over the 20 mg/L line a low-sodium claim requires.
- Is Fonte Vivia hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Fonte Vivia works out to 365 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as very hard water. That is genuinely hard water, chalky on the tongue and quick to scale a kettle.
- Is Fonte Vivia alkaline or acidic?
- No. Fonte Vivia runs acidic at pH 5.65, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Fonte Vivia still or sparkling?
- Fonte Vivia is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling.
- Where does Fonte Vivia come from?
- Fonte Vivia comes from Nepi (VT), Lazio, Monti Cimini/Vicani volcanic basin in Italy, a single source.