The Italian wine production of sparkling wine plays a very important role. Nowadays, in all the Italian regions, bubbles are produced.
Let's start from the Veneto Region : here, the most famous bubbles are those of Prosecco , an iconic wine. It is one of the most well-known and exported wines in the world, very fresh and perfect for an aperitif.
Asti DOCG is instead produced in Piedmont , in the Alta Langa area. It is a sweet sparkling wine that follows the Martinotti production method. To taste it perfectly, a specific cup was even created, the Coppa Asti.
Some of the best Italian sparkling wines are produced in Franciacorta , a hilly area in Lombardy that extends between Brescia and Lake Iseo. To get to the wonderful bottles of Franciacorta wines, we start with Chardonnay, Pinot Nero, Erbamat and Pinot Bianco vines. According to a strict disciplinary dictate, the only suitable way to produce it is the Metodo Franciacorta , a Classic Method. The Franciacorta area has certainly made a fundamental contribution to writing the history of Italian bubbles in the world.
We conclude by talking about one of the symbols of Italian production: Trento DOC . This denomination is very important because it was the first to be dedicated exclusively to sparkling wine born from refermentation in the bottle. We are in Trentino , where the history of the production of classic method sparkling wine is deep-rooted and very ancient.
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