Where Is Prosecco Produced?
The Prosecco DOC covers 35,000 acres in the northern Italian regions of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, which borders Slovenia. This DOC zone includes major Italian cities, like Venice, Padova, Verona, Treviso, and Trieste along with the surrounding plains and countryside.
- About half of the Prosecco DOC lies in the classic production zone, which is based around the neighboring hillside towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene near Treviso. Wines made here can be part of the Prosecco Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG.
- Prosecco Asolo Superiore DOCG is a smaller appellation near the town of Asolo. For this and the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG, the grapes must be grown on hillsides, which increases ripeness. Harvesting machinery cannot operate on the hilly terrain, so grapes for these wines are hand-picked, increasing the quality of the final wine.
- The best prosecco comes from the subzone of Cartizze, a hill in Valdobbiadene. A bottle of prosecco from Cartizze will be labeled Superiore di Cartizze rather than the name of the DOCG, and they are considerably more expensive than other prosecco.
