Montasolo Prosecco DOC Frizzante

Class Prosecco Frizzante

Attractive light sparkling white wine, light yellow in colour with a fine mousse. Exuberant fresh and fruity aroma with hints of freshly picked flowers. Surprising dry flavour with hints of almonds. Long, fresh and spicy finish with a very little pleasant sweetness.

Prosecco from Italy

The Italians consider Prosecco for years as the ultimate patio and aperitif wine. You can enjoy it in every bar, at any hour of the day. Prosecco comes from the steep hills around the town of Conegliano, some 50 kilometres north of Venice. For centuries white wine from the Prosecco grape was produced until wine producer Antonio Carpenè came to the idea of making a sparkling version.

Prosecco is actually a DOC as the French Champagne is. The wine can only bear the Prosecco name if it is made in the Prosecco area in the Veneto region. The wine can also be made as vino Frizzante or Spumante.

Delicious glass of Prosecco

The difference is in bubbles. Spumante is the Italian name for a quality sparkling wine containing at least 11% alcohol. Frizzante indicates that the wine is semi-sparkling. This variant contains little carbon dioxide and it does not undergo the second fermentation process in the bottle as Spumante but undergoes the process in stainless steel tanks.

Because this preparation method is less labour intensive, the wine is also cheaper. Spumante is available in two versions: dry and semi-sweet. The latter arises from temperature regulation so that during the maturation process, not all sugar is converted into alcohol and the wine remains slightly sweet.