Prosecco Flashcards
Italy is the world’s largest sparkling wine exporter by what criteria?
Volume
France is largest by value
What percentage of Italian sparkling wine is made by the tank method vs traditional method?
96% tank
4% traditional
What are the two styles of Prosecco?
Spumante - fully sparkling
Frizzante - lightly sparkling lower pressure
How large is Prosecco DOC?
23,000 hectares
What is the name of the hilly, historic DOCG area of Prosecco?
Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG
Producers here can also use ‘Superiore’ on their labels and omit ‘Prosecco’
Why was the name of the Prosecco grape changed to Glera
- so Prosecco could be used as a term to define regions
- to stop other countries from exploiting success of the name (Australia!)
What is the climate in Prosecco DOC?
Moderate continental
Moderate rainfall
What factors in Conval DOCG help to create higher acidity, more intensely flavoured wines?
Cooling influence of altitude
Greater diurnal range
What are the main features of Glera?
Vigorous
Semi aromatic
High yielding
Susceptible to mildew, millerandage, summer drought and grapevine yellows
Needs specific trellising as not much fruit on the first 2 buds