Prosecco DOC Sparkling Wine
Caracteristics
Sparkling white wine with a fine and persistent froth, a more or less intense straw yellow color, bright, a fine, characteristic aroma, typical of the grapes of origin and a taste from brut-nature to demi-sec, fresh, characteristic.
Food Pairing
Aperitifs, appetizers prepared with savory snacks, first courses based on fish and shellfish, white meats.
Country: | Italy | Region: | Veneto |
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Category: | White Sparkling Wines | Alcohol (vol): | => 11 |
Certifications: | None | Appellation: | Prosecco DOC |
Main Grape: | Glera – White Grape | Secondary Grape: | Verdiso – White Grape |
Blend: | => 85% Glera grape =< 15% Verdiso, Bianchetta trevigiana, Perera, Glera Lunga, Chardonnay, Pinot bianco, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Nero (vinified in white) grape, grown in the provinces of Belluno, Gorizia, Padua, Pordenone, Treviso, Trieste, Udine, Venice and Vicenza. | Style(s): | Pas-Dosé (Residual sugar less than 1gr/lt); Brut-Nature (Residual sugar less than 3gr/lt); Extra-Brut (Residual sugar less than 6gr/lt); Brut (Residual sugar less than 15gr/lt); Dry (Residual sugar between 18gr/lt and 38gr/lt); Extra-Dry (Residual sugar between 12gr/lt and 20gr/lt); Demi-Sec (Residual sugar between 33gr/lt and 50gr/lt) |
Method: | Charmat (Martinotti) | Pressure (bar): | => 3.5 |