Top 100 wines of Asolo Prosecco

Discover the top 100 best wines of Asolo Prosecco of Prosecco as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Asolo Prosecco and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Asolo Prosecco

The wine region of Asolo Prosecco is located in the region of Prosecco of Vénétie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Giusti or the Domaine Bele Casel produce mainly wines sparkling, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Asolo Prosecco are Glera et Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Asolo Prosecco often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, spices or straw and sometimes also flavors of yeast, non oak or earth.

In the mouth of Asolo Prosecco is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 84 estates and châteaux in the of Asolo Prosecco, producing 137 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Asolo Prosecco go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks.

Discover the grape variety: Glera

It is said to be of Slovenian origin, where it is cultivated under the name of Prosekar, also known for a long time in Italy under the name of Glera. It should not be confused with prosecco lungo - although there is a family link - and prosecco nostrano, which is none other than Tuscany's malvasia. Note that Vitouska - another Italian grape variety - is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Tuscan malvasia and Prosecco. Under the name of Glera, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can be found in practically all of the former Yugoslavia, and more surprisingly in Argentina, but is virtually unknown in France.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Asolo Prosecco

wines from the region of Asolo Prosecco go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cuttlefish rust, vegan leek and tofu quiche or chorizo rillettes.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Asolo Prosecco

On the nose in the region of Asolo Prosecco often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, spices or straw and sometimes also flavors of yeast, non oak or earth. In the mouth in the region of Asolo Prosecco is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

News from the vineyard of Asolo Prosecco

Sussex wine producers celebrate after earning PDO status

Producers including Rathfinny, Ridgeview and Bolney embarked upon their quest to turn Sussex into an appellation back in 2015. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has now finally recognised Sussex wine as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). It will enter the register on 5 July, 2022, giving Sussex wine the same legal status as Jersey Royal potatoes, Cornish clotted cream and Stilton cheese. Mark Driver, the former hedge fund manager who set up Rathfinny Wine Estat ...

EU grants member states the right to use resistant hybrid varieties in appellation wines

Following a recent modification of EU rules, member states are now allowed to employ resistant varieties in the production of wines with protected denominations of origin (PDO). The decision, published last week in the Official Journal of the European Union, is part of a wider revision of previous regulations that established common quality schemes, organisation of the market, definitions, descriptions, presentations, and labelling of European agricultural products and foodstuffs. Before the ann ...

Decanter magazine latest issue: February 2022

Inside the February 2022 issue of Decanter Magazine: FEATURES: Wines of the Year An extraordinary tasting, our best ever, of 126 wines put forward by Decanter’s experts and staff, resulted in these 51 top-scorers Your choice: why you bought that wine But was it really? Rolfe Hanson uncovers a host of decision makers involved in you picking that one bottle Burgundy 2020: vintage report Charles Curtis MW on the standout wines of this exceptional if hot year Producer profile: Château-Grillet Matt ...