For Top Italian Wines Roadshow member De Stefani, the key factors behind a premium Prosecco are a great terroir and the careful management of that terroir.
The Consorzio Tutela Prosecco DOC had pointed out that it will take ten years to halt local production. “The perfect is the enemy of the good: without the agreement, we would have no tools to intervene,” explains president Guidolin.
For Prosecco producer and Top Italian Wines Roadshow member Bortolomiol, the notion of sustainable business practices goes far beyond the environmental side.
US wholesaler Costco has recalled almost a million bottles of its Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG due to concerns that its bottles can "can break or shatter, posing a laceration hazard".
Italian sparkling wine sales are booming on foreign markets: +30% in 2021 according to the UIV-Vinitaly Observatory. "The sector that has been most impacted during the lockdown becomes now the symbol of relaunch" asserts Veronafiere CEO Giovanni Mantovani, who is...
Croatia is asking EU recognition for the name Prošek, the traditional Dalmatian dessert wine, but the designation is clearly at odds with the Italian Prosecco. And the Made in Italy sparkling wine industry is rising up in the name of...
Italian production amounts to 49 million bottles, but the debut of Prosecco rosato is destined to grow in world consumptions shortly. The Acqui Consortium launches the idea of a sector observatory, and UIV traces possible market compartments.
Australian winemakers continue to experiment with Italian grapes. Prosecco is rising in popularity, while other grapes are being planted to respond to changing consumer preferences.