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Prosecco

Prosecco is a wine region in Italy, home to 158 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore, Treviso.

Prosecco at a glance: predominantly white; known for Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore, Treviso; wines range from IGT to DOCG.
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Prosecco's 158 wineries produce predominantly white wine; Sauvignon Blanc is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry DOC, DOCG, IGT designation.

About the Prosecco region

    Location
    Prosecco (/ p r ə ˈ s ɛ k oʊ, p r oʊ -/, Italian: [proˈsekko]) is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco…
    Climate
    The Prosecco designation area in Veneto and Friuli has a temperate climate, with the Alps limiting cold northerly winds and the Adriatic bringing rainfall and moderating temperatures.
    Soils
    The soils are mostly of alluvial origin with a predominantly silty-clay texture and a considerable soil skeleton content resulting from the erosion of the dolomite rocks and from fluvial deposits, which enables good soil drainage.
    Distinctive
    According to a local legend, Cartizze grapes traditionally were harvested last, as the vines were situated on steep slopes and hard to reach, which led to vintners discovering that this extended ripening period improved the flavour.

Region facts sourced from Official Journal of the European Union, Prosecco (EUGI00000002936), Official Journal C, C/2025/6773, 23.12.2025, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of Commission documents), Wikipedia contributors, "Prosecco", Wikipedia, revision 1358351505, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Most common single-grape wines

When Prosecco wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Prosecco is predominantly a white-wine region (about 85% of its wines).

597 distinct Prosecco wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • White507 · 85%
  • Rose88 · 15%
  • Red1 · 0%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Prosecco wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Rock RW — Grey Eminence Extra Dry
  • Terra Serena — Rose Brut
  • Andreola — Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore
  • Adriano Adami — Rive Colbertaldo Asciutto Giardino
  • Sutto — Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore
  • Cima del Pomer — Clara
  • Guinigi — Treviso Prosecco
  • Biscardo — Prosecco

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Prosecco, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore
  • Treviso
  • Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze

Quality designations

Wines here span quality tiers from everyday IGT to the strictly-controlled DOCG — you'll find both accessible and prestige bottles.

  • DOCAn Italian controlled-origin designation — sets the region, grapes and rules a wine must follow.
  • DOCGItaly's strictest wine quality tier — guarantees origin, permitted grapes and production method, and is government-tested.
  • IGTA looser Italian designation for regional wines with more freedom than DOC — often good value.

Italy wine designations

DOC
DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
DOCG
DOCG is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
IGP
IGP denotes the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin.
IGT
IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status.
PDO
PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

Explore Prosecco

Ways to browse Prosecco — each count is the size of that specific collection (a subset of the 597 wines tracked above):

  • White Prosecco (240)
  • Rose Prosecco (72)

How to choose a good Prosecco wine

For everyday drinking, IGT bottles are the accessible choice; for something special, DOCG signals the region's most tightly-controlled, prestige wines.

FAQs

Where is Prosecco?
Prosecco ( / p r ə ˈ s ɛ k oʊ , p r oʊ -/ , Italian: [proˈsekko] ) is an Italian DOC or DOCG white wine produced in a large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco , in the province of Trieste , Italy.
What do the designation terms on Prosecco wines mean?
DOC: DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status. DOCG: DOCG is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status. IGT: IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Prosecco?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Prosecco wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Prosecco?
The current regional catalogue contains 597 linked wines from 158 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.