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Prosecco () is an Italian white wine. Prosecco DOC can be Spumante sparkling wine, Frizzante (semi-sparkling) and Tranquillo (still) depending on the perlage. It is made from Glera grapes, formerly known also as Prosecco, but other grape varieties may be included.〔J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 102-103, 853-854 Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2〕 The following varieties are traditionally used with Glera up to a maximum of 15% of the total: Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera lunga, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Nero. The name is derived from that of the Italian village of Prosecco near Trieste, where the grape may have originated. Prosecco DOC is produced from nine provinces spanning the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions. Prosecco Superiore DOCG comes in two varieties: Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG, which can only be made in the Treviso province of Veneto on the hills between the towns of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene (north of Treviso), and the smaller Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG, produced near the town of Asolo.〔 Prosecco is the main ingredient of the Bellini cocktail and can be a less expensive substitute for Champagne.〔 ==History== In Trieste at the beginning of the sixteenth century, the local wine "Ribolla" was promoted as the recreation of the Pucinian wine of antiquity, celebrated by Pliny the Elder in his ''Natural History'' and praised for its medicinal qualities by Livia, the wife of Emperor Augustus.〔Fulvio Colombo, ''Prosecco. Patrimonio del Nordest'' (in italian), Luglio Editore, Trieste 2014, ISBN 978 8868030636 and ''Prosecco, perché? Le nobili origini di un vino triestino'' (in italian), Luglio Editore, Trieste 2012, ISBN 978 8896940877〕 The need to distinguish the "Ribolla" of Trieste from other wines of the same name, produced in Gorizia and at lower cost in Istria, led, at the end of the century, to a change in name. Following the supposed place of production in antiquity, the wine was referred to as "castellum nobile vinum Pucinum", after the castle near the village of Prosecco.〔 The first known mention of the name "Prosecco" is attributed to the Englishman Fynes Moryson, who, visiting the north of Italy in 1593, notes: "Histria is devided into Forum Julii, and Histria properly so called... Here growes the wine Pucinum, now called Prosecho, much celebrated by Pliny". He places Prosecco among the famous wines of Italy: "These are the most famous Wines of Italy. La lagrima di Christo and like wines neere Cinqueterre in Liguria: La vernazza, and the white Muskadine, especially that of Montefiaschoni in Tuscany: Cecubum and Falernum in the Kingdom of Naples, and Prosecho in Histria".〔F. MORYSON, ''An Itinerary. Containing His Ten Yeeres Travell through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohmerland, Sweitzerland, Netherland, Denmarke, Poland, Italy, Turky, France, England, Scotland & Ireland'', IV, pp. 80, 103, Glasgow 1908.〕 The method of vinification, the true distinguishing feature of the original Prosecco, spread first in Gorizia, then – through Venice – in Dalmatia,〔(Fulvio Colombo, ''Storie di vini dell’Adriatico. Nuove indagini sulle relazioni tra il Prosecco e il Prošek dalmata'' ), (in Italian) La Ricerca. Bollettino del Centro di Ricerche Storiche di Rovigno, 65 (giugno 2014), pp. 11-13.〕 Vicenza and Treviso.〔 In 1754, the word "Prosecco" appears for the first time in the book ''Il roccolo Ditirambo'', written by Aureliano Acanti: 'And now I would like to wet my mouth with that Prosecco with its apple bouquet'.〔http://www.discoverproseccowine.it/en/the_prosecco/history/〕 Up until the 1960s, Prosecco sparkling wine was generally rather sweet and barely distinguishable from the Asti wine produced in Piedmont.〔 Since then, production techniques have improved, leading to the high-quality dry wines produced today.〔 According to a 2008 ''New York Times'' report, Prosecco has risen sharply in popularity in markets outside Italy, with global sales growing by double-digit percentages since 1998, aided also by its comparatively low price.〔〔 It was introduced into the mainstream U.S. market in 2000 by Mionetto, now the largest importer of Prosecco, who also reported an "incredible growth trend" in 2008.〔 Until the 2008 vintage Prosecco was protected as a DOC within Italy, as ''Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene'', ''Prosecco di Conegliano'' and ''Prosecco di Valdobbiadene''. From 2009, this has been promoted to DOCG status. To further protect the name, an association of traditional Prosecco growers is advocating a protected designation of origin status for Northern Italian Prosecco under European law.〔 Since 1 January 2010, Prosecco is, according to an order of the Italian Minister of Agriculture of 17 July 2009, not the name of a grape variety any more (now to be called Glera), but exclusively a geographical indication. This was confirmed by EG-Regulation Nr. 1166/2009 of 30 November 2009.〔(EG Verordnung Nr. 1166/2009 of 30 November 2009 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「prosecco」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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