Prosecco Flashcards
What are the styles permitted in Prosecco DOC/DOCG ?
Prosecco is principally made from the Glera grape.
1. Prosecco Spumante
- This is the most popular style of Prosecco and is fully sparkling (min 3 bar of pressure), made by tank method.
- In term of sweetness, the wines range from Brut to Demi Sec, with Extra Dry is the most common style.
2. Prosecco Frizzante
- This style is semi-sparkling (1 - 2.5 bar of pressure), made by tank method.
- In term of sweetness, the wines range from Brut to Demi Sec, with Extra Dry is the most common style.
3. Prosecco Charmat Lungo
- This style requires longer form of tank method, keeping the wine in contact with the lees for at least 9 months. Contact with the lees is ensured by agitating the lees with an insert within the tank.
4. Prosecco Col Fondo / Sui Lieviti
- This is a traditional style typically producing lightly cloudy, dry wines in a frizzante style.
- It is a labelling term that can apply to either DOC or DOCG wines.
- Second fermentation is in the bottle and the wine is left undisgorged and is bone dry. It is typically finished with a crown cap and contains sediment. It can be aged for a short time.
- Production levels are tiny, but, as with Pet Nat, it is fashionable in some wine bars and specialist wine retailers.
- The traditional name for this style is Col Fondo, but from 2020 the Prosecco DOCG regulations will require the wines to be called Sui Lieviti (on the lees).
5. Prosecco Tranquillo
A tiny amount of still wine is made, labelled Tranquillo.
Describe Prosecco PDOs and maximum permitted yield of each PDO ?
1. Prosecco DOC
The former IGTs devoted to Prosecco, covering 9 entire provinces in the region of the Veneto and Friuli. While the denomination includes mountains and hills, the grapes are overwhelmingly grown on the plain. The geographical indications Treviso or Trieste may be added to Prosecco DOC if the grapes have been grown and the wine made within these two areas.
Max yield 125 hl/ha
2. Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG
The hilly, historic area between the towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene (8,100 ha) in the Veneto, was promoted from DOC to DOCG. Most vineyard are between 200 - 320m altitude. Within the spumante category, the term Superiore may be added and/or Prosecco omitted. Superiore is part of the name of the wine and implies no difference in term of winemaking (eg. It does not require a higher alcohol content).
Max yield 94.5 hl/ha
Rive + place name
Rive is a local word meaning slope of a steep hill and is followed by a place name of single commune / vineyard. In addition
Max yield 90hl/ha
Superiore di Cartizze DOCG or Cartizze DOCG
A historic, delimited single-vineyard of 108 ha located in Valdobbiadene with a requirement for a lower yield and only made in the spumante style. With steep hillsides with vineyards on slopes with very good drainage, this has traditionally been regarded as the highest quality area, producing wines with a fuller body and normally residual sugar above the level of Brut. The word Prosecco is not normally used in conjunction with Cartizze, thus the bottles are labelledbwother Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze or Valdobbiadede Cartizze DOCG.
Max yield 85 hl/ha
**3. Asolo Prosecco DOCG **
This is a separate DOCG of more than 2,000ha in the hilly are south of Valdobbiadene. Within the spumante category, the term Superiore may be added.
Max yield 94.5 hl/ha
