ITALY - Prosecco - Wine Laws and Business Flashcards
What is the maximum yield for PDOC at pressing?
125hl/ha
What is the maximum yield for PDOCG & Asolo DOCG at pressing?
94.5hl/ha
What is the maximum yield for PDOCG RIVE at pressing?
90 hl/ha
What is the maximum yield for Cartizze PDOCG at pressing?
85 hl/ha
What is the minimum ageing in Prosecco DOC, DOCG etc
There isn’t a minimum because the wine is about primary fruit and not secondary or tertiary character
What does Rive mean and what follows it on the Prosecco DOCG label?
Rive means slopes
Rive + “commune/single vineyard name”
What laws govern the 43 Rives?
- handpicking
- vintage must be stated (though allowed 15% reserve wine)
- 90 hl/ha
Superiore di Cartizze DOCG
where is it?
what laws?
The term denotes a 108 hectare single vineyard in Valdobbiadene
- spumante style only
- 85 hl/ha
What style of wine is made in the Vadobbiadene Dperiore Cartizze DOCG/Valdobbiadene DOCG?
Concentrated, fuller bodied wines with residual sugar above Brut level
What has happened to Asolo DOCG production in 2013-2018
It has grown by 2 million
what % of PDOC is Spumante and what part Frizzante?
75% is Spumante
25% is Frizzante
How many growers, producers of base wine and sparkling wine makers are there in the Prosecco region?
- 10k growers
- 1200 producers of base wines
- 350 sparkling wine makers
who creates most of the base wine?
coopertives make most of the base wine and sell to private companies
Which area is most important in terms of volume of production and sales of base wine?
Treviso
What % of Prosecco is sold domestically vs abroad?
25% Italy and remainer sold abroad
What are the main export markets for Prosecco?
UK, USA and Germany
What has contributed to its growth?
- sparkling cocktails
- alternative to discounted champagne
- alternative to inexpensive to mid priced rosé
What style of Prosecco DOC was introduced in 2019 and why?
Brut Nature and Extra Brut
This was to stabilise and increase Prosecco’s market share
For PDOCG, the 32 largest companies each produce how much a year?
One million bottles
What % of all PDOCG produced is accounted for by the 32 largest companies?
90% of all PDOCG made
What percentage of PDOCG is sold in the domestic market?
60% of PDOCG is sold in the domestic market
What % of PDOCG is Extra Dry?
60% is Extra Dry
The PDOCG region is fully planted, where does their growth lie?
Higher bottle prices
How can PDOCG achieve higher bottle prices?
By educating consumers that high quality Prosecco is achievable
