Prosecco DOC

Status

Prosecco DOC was approved by ministerial decree of 17 July 2009 and is registered in the EU as a PDO.^1,3 The text used here was last modified by decree of 19 June 2023.¹ The hill areas of Conegliano Valdobbiadene and Asolo have their own DOCGs: see Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco and Asolo Prosecco.

Zone

The zone spans nine provinces: Belluno, Gorizia, Padova, Pordenone, Treviso, Trieste, Udine, Venezia and Vicenza.¹ Wines from the provinces of Treviso and Trieste may carry those names as an additional mention.¹ In 2025 the vineyard area was 28,100 ha, plus 6,900 ha in temporary registration.²

Grapes

Glera must make up at least 85%. The remaining 15% may come, together, from Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera lunga, Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir vinified white.¹

Types and method

The disciplinare lists four types: still Prosecco, Spumante, Spumante Rosé and Frizzante.¹ Spumante is made by natural second fermentation in autoclave, the pressure tank of the Martinotti or Charmat process. Frizzante may be refermented in bottle or in autoclave.¹ See tank method.

Prosecco DOC Rosé

The Rosé type was approved by the Ministry's National Wine Committee in May 2020.⁵ The disciplinare lists a modification by DM 31 July 2020 but does not say which decree added the rosé type.¹ Its rules:^1,4

• Glera 85-90% and Pinot Noir vinified red 10-15%;
• natural fermentation in autoclave of at least 60 days;
• "Millesimato" and the vintage are mandatory, with at least 85% of grapes from that year.

See rosé sparkling wine.

Sweetness

Source: disciplinare, art. 6.¹ See sugar scale.

Yield

The maximum grape yield is 18 t/ha for all types.¹

Production in 2025

The consortium reported 667 million bottles in 2025, with 82% exported. By type, spumante made up 77.8%, rosé 9.0%, frizzante 12.3% and still wine 0.1%.² The denomination counted 12,322 grower farms, 1,110 winemaking firms and 350 sparkling houses.²