Where is Trentodoc?
Where is Trentodoc?
Known as Trento DOC, these are sparkling wines made in an area near the city of Trento in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy.
What is Franciacorta wine?
Made in the Franciacorta territory, an area just south of Lake Iseo in the Lombardi region, franciacorta is a hand-harvested, bottle-aged sparkling wine with both DOC and DOCG recognition (meaning that wines with the franciacorta name have to meet a particularly stringent set of regulations and quality standards.)
What style of wine is required to be sold as Trento DOC?
It was “rebranded” as Trentodoc in 2007, but this was more of a marketing ploy and the technical requirements remained the same (must be made solely with Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Meunier or Pinot Nero grapes, with at least 15 months on lees for non-vintage, 24 months for vintage and 36 months for Riserva).
What is Italian sparkling wine?
What does Spumante Mean? “Spumante” means “sparkling wine” in Italian. Spumante doesn’t identify sweetness level or type of grapes used. There are 5 major types of sparkling wines from Italy which include Prosecco, Lambrusco, Franciacorta, Metodo Classico, and Asti Spumante.
Is all champagne from Italy?
Champagne is a sparkling wine from France and Prosecco is from Italy. The difference in price is partially from the production method used to make each wine. Champagne is a lot more time intensive to produce and thus, more expensive.
Which is a famous sparkling wine from Italy?
Prosecco
Prosecco, a grape traditionally grown in north-eastern Italy, is famous for producing the creamy, sparkling white wine of the same name.
What is Champagne from Italy called?
Franciacorta is known as the “Champagne of Italy”, because it is produced in the “Metodo Classico” (or the “Traditional Method”) the same way Champagne is made in France. For a very comprehensive guide to Franciacorta, check out the regions website!