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News dal territorio
25 August 2026
Venice and Prosecco DOC: A Bond That Speaks to the World
Venice and Prosecco DOC share a bond that goes beyond their geographical proximity. It is a relationship rooted in the region, culture, conviviality, and a shared ability to speak to the world through a highly recognizable identity. Venice has always been a city of encounters and cultural exchange; its history was born of the water […]
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News Istituzionali
19 August 2026
Prosecco DOC Debuts at the Düsseldorf Gourmet Festival
From August 21 to 23, 2026, Prosecco DOC will take center stage for the first time at the Düsseldorf Gourmet Festival, one of Europe’s most important events dedicated to the world of food and beverage. For three days, the famous Königsallee, in the heart of the German city, will be transformed into a grand culinary […]
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News dal territorio
7 August 2026
Cinema in Cantina 2026
From 9 to 11 September 2026, Cinema in Cantina returns, the film festival that brings cinema into the wineries of the Prosecco DOC appellation, transforming these symbolic places of wine culture into spaces for meeting, storytelling and sharing. Now in its ninth edition, the initiative is conceived and produced by Sole Luna Doc Film Festival […]
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All the answers to your questions
FAQ
Prosecco should be served in a fairly large tulip shaped glass.
Prosecco should be served at around 6-8 degrees.
Prosecco should be drunk young. It is best to drink it in the year following the year of harvest.
The bubbles, or perlage, are produced through the transformation of sugar in the wine during the sparkling process.
The Martinotti method, invented by Dr. Federico Marinotti at the end of the 19th century, is used to produce spumante and frizzante sparkling wines with distinctive floral and fruity notes through a natural second fermentation process in large sealed tanks (autoclaves). Dr. Antonio Carpenè, one of the founding members of the Conegliano School of Wine-making, was the first person to use this method to produce sparkling Prosecco wine with the characteristics that are so well known today. Prior to this, the wines were produced using second fermentation in the bottle.
First fermentation is a process activated with carefully selected yeasts to convert must into wine.
Pressing is the process used to obtain fresh wine must from grapes.
The yield per hectare is the number of quintals of grapes that can be produced divided by the surface area. In the case of Prosecco, the maximum yield is 180 quintals per hectare (q/ha).
Harvesting is done mainly by hand to avoid damaging the grapes and compromising optimal Prosecco wine-making.
Glera is the traditional variety of grape used for Prosecco. Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera lunga, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Pinot nero grapes, vinified off the skins, may also be used up to 15% overall.
The land is alluvial in origin and has mainly clay-loam soil, rich in minerals and micronutrients.
The provinces of Treviso, Venice, Vicenza, Padua, Belluno, Gorizia, Pordenone, Trieste and Udine.
This label guarantees total compliance with the official product specification, with quality also certified through application of the Government Identification mark (band).
The Consorzio di Tutela is an institution which was created to promote, protect and enhance the Denomination of Controlled Origin (DOC). Furthermore, according to certain conditions, Italian law gives the Consortium, in collaboration with other bodies, real power to manage and direct Prosecco DOC.
DOC stands for Denominazione di Origine Controllata (Denomination of Controlled Origin): a mark of international recognition based on compliance with the official product specification. Like DOCG – Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin – it is included in EU standards for Denominations of Protected Origin.
The bubbles first appeared with second fermentation in bottles at the end of the 19th century and then in autoclaves in the early 1900s.