dosaggio zero

Italian · zero dosage

Dosaggio zero is the Italian EU-listed equivalent of brut nature, and one of the Franciacorta sweetness types.1,2

Like brut nature, it means sugar under 3 g/L, with no sugar added after secondary fermentation.1 The Franciacorta disciplinare sets the permitted dosage terms by wine type, and dosaggio zero is among them.3,2 Satèn, by contrast, may be marketed only as brut.2 French equivalents are pas dosé and dosage zéro; German, naturherb.1 Cava uses Brut Nature for 0-3 g/L with no added sugar.4 See Franciacorta, brut nature and sugar scale.

See also

FranciacortaRegionsBrut nature (zero dosage)Stylesbrut natureGlossaryThe sugar scale of sparkling wineDosage

Sources

  1. legislation.gov.uk (copy of EU OJ text). Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Annex III Part A (sugar-content terms for sparkling wines), original version as adopted (2018-10-17)
  2. Associazione Italiana Sommelier (reproduction of the official disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione della DOCG Franciacorta (text as amended by DM 7.05.2024, GU n. 114 of 17.05.2024), reproduced by AIS (2024-05-17)
  3. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Franciacorta (last mod. DM 07.05.2024, GU 114 17.05.2024) (2024-05-07)
  4. Consejo Regulador DO Cava. Categories and types

Facts checked on 2026-10-19