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Un bicchiere di Prosecco, per favore.

A glass of Prosecco, please.

Pronunciation

Pro-SEC-co — three syllables, double 'c', stress on second.

When to use it

At any Italian bar for a light, refreshing sparkling wine. Prosecco is lighter and less expensive than Champagne and is used in many Italian cocktails.

What it means

Prosecco is a sparkling wine from the Veneto region, made from Glera grapes. It is the base for the Spritz and Bellini cocktails and is drunk on its own as an aperitivo across northern Italy.

Variations

Un flûte di Prosecco DOC.

A flute of DOC Prosecco.

DOC = Denominazione di Origine Controllata — indicates the highest quality tier

Un Bellini, per favore.

A Bellini, please.

Prosecco + white peach purée — invented at Harry's Bar in Venice in 1948

Avete il Franciacorta?

Do you have Franciacorta?

Premium Italian sparkling wine from Lombardy — Italy's answer to Champagne

Mini Dialogue

— Un bicchiere di Prosecco, per favore. — DOC o DOCG? — Qual è la differenza? — Il DOCG è di collina — più fine e minerale. Costa un euro in più. — Prendo il DOCG allora.
— A glass of Prosecco, please. — DOC or DOCG? — What is the difference? — The DOCG is from the hills — finer and more mineral. It costs one euro more. — I'll have the DOCG then.

Cultural Note

The Prosecco DOC vs DOCG distinction is important: DOC Prosecco comes from a broad area including the plain; DOCG (the higher classification) comes from the steep hillside vineyards of Conegliano-Valdobbiadene. The hills produce more complex, age-worthy wines.

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