Prosecco is an Italian sparkling wine made primarily from the Glera grape, produced chiefly in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions of northeastern Italy. Unlike champagne, prosecco is generally made using the tank method, in which the secondary fermentation that creates its bubbles takes place in large pressurized tanks rather than in individual bottles, a faster and less expensive process that produces a lighter, fruitier style of sparkling wine. Prosecco production and naming are protected under Italian and European Union designations tied to its region of origin, and it has become one of the most widely exported and consumed sparkling wines in the world.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Earliest known written reference to the wine, by English traveller Fynes Moryson, under an early form of its name, not necessarily the year winemaking itself began in the region. Origin RegionVeneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy 1 Connections
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1. Prosecco - Wikipedia
History section, wine region description
produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions
History section, sixteenth and seventeenth century references
growes the wine Pucinum, now called Prosecho
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