Asolo Prosecco

DOCG since 2009 · tank method

Asolo Prosecco (or simply Asolo) is a DOCG in the hills around Asolo and Montello, province of Treviso, for Glera-based wine whose Spumante Superiore is made in autoclave.1 Its bottle-fermented "sui lieviti" version must spend at least 90 days on lees.1

Status and name

Asolo Prosecco became a DOCG by ministerial decree of 17 July 2009. Before that the area was part of the DOC Montello e Colli Asolani, created in 1977.1 The current text was last modified by decree of 9 September 2024. Regulation (EU) 2023/1412 changed the name to "Asolo Prosecco" or "Asolo", and "Asolo" alone may be used on labels.1

Zone

Production zone A covers 19 municipalities: 3 in full and 16 in part.1

Grapes

The wine is based on Glera. Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera and Glera lunga may together make up to 15%. For the spumante, Glera wine must account for at least 85%.1

Types and method

The types are Tranquillo (still), Frizzante and Spumante Superiore, the last with an optional "sui lieviti" mention.1

  • Spumante Superiore is made in autoclave (Martinotti method).1 See tank method.
  • Sui lieviti is fermented in the bottle and not disgorged. It must come from a single vintage, the fermentation must start between 1 March and 30 June, and the wine must spend at least 90 days on lees.1 See ancestral method for related styles.

Sweetness

TypePermitted terms
Spumante SuperioreExtra Brut to Demi-sec
Sui lievitiBrut Nature
FrizzanteSecco to Amabile

Source: disciplinare.1 See sugar scale.

Yield

The maximum grape yield is 13.5 t/ha, the same as in Conegliano Valdobbiadene and well below the 18 t/ha of Prosecco DOC.1,3,4

Production

The Treviso Chamber of Commerce reported 27.5 million bottles of Asolo Prosecco in 2023.2

The three Prosecco denominations compared

DenominationMaximum yieldSui lievitiProduction
Prosecco DOC18 t/ha4Not a listed mention667 million bottles, 20255
Conegliano Valdobbiadene13.5 t/ha3Brut Nature, bottle-fermented3Over 92.4 million bottles, 20232
Asolo13.5 t/ha1Brut Nature, at least 90 days on lees127.5 million bottles, 20232

See also

ItalyRegionsProsecco DOCRegionsConegliano Valdobbiadene ProseccoRegionsGleraGrapesTank methodMethodsAncestral methodMethods

Sources

  1. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Asolo Prosecco o Asolo (last mod. DM 09.09.2024, GU 218 17.09.2024) (2024-09-09)
  2. Camera di Commercio di Treviso-Belluno, Ufficio Studi e Statistica. Il Prosecco e le sue tre denominazioni DOC e DOCG (2023 data) (2024-04-10)
  3. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene - Prosecco (last mod. DM 12.07.2019, GU n.185 08.08.2019) (2019-07-12)
  4. AIS (reproduction of MASAF disciplinare). Disciplinare di produzione DOC Prosecco (consolidated text, last mod. DM 19.06.2023, GURI n.148 27.06.2023) (2023-06-19)
  5. Consorzio di Tutela della DOC Prosecco. Brochure IT 2025 (figures for 2025) (2026-06)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19