Prosecco Docg, between “Rive” and “Sui lieviti”

The Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Docg, the root and history of the world Prosecco, with its vineyard hills Unesco Heritage, looks to the future. Betting on his “cru” (besides Cartizze), the “Rive”, which become “Additional Geographical Units” on the label (43), “recognizing a superior quality of the grapes from steeply sloping vineyards”, and “distinguishing the different territories in the Denomination ”, and on the“ Sui lieviti ” (On yeasts) method, which becomes a real typology, to“ safeguard the link with tradition ”, while adding“ Extra Brut ”. These are the modifications to the Regulations required by the Consortium, published yesterday in the Official Journal.