prosecco

plural proseccos

1. countableuncountableAlternative letter-case form of Prosecco (“Italian sparkling wine”).

   Costco Wholesale is recalling bottles of its Kirkland brand prosecco, citing a risk that the unopened glass containers could spontaneously shatter, even when they are not being “handled or in use.”

   2025 September 16, Caroline Hopkins Legaspi, “Costco Recalls Kirkland Prosecco, Citing Risk of Sudden Shattering”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

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   With its fresh flavor, pleasing bubbles and gentle price tag — it typically sells for $10 to $20 a bottle— prosecco has gained many fans worldwide. Global sales have been growing by double-digit percentages for 10 years, to more than 150 million bottles last year. […] A host of producers elsewhere in Italy and as far away as Brazil are trying to cash in on the drink’s newfound popularity. Because prosecco is the name of a grape, like chardonnay or cabernet, anyone can use the name.

   2008 December 27, Amy Cortese, “Italian Makers of Prosecco Seek Recognition”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

   When I was an 18-year-old concerned with getting as trollied as possible in the least amount of time and at little cost, I was drawn to sweetness, as many of us are when we’re younger, and most supermarket prosecco is rather sweet – even the confusingly named “extra dry” category allows for 12-17g sugar per litre.

   2025 July 3, Hannah Crosbie, “There’s more to Italian sparkling wine than prosecco”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

alternative prosecco

1. A variety of white grape grown in the Veneto region of Italy.

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   The earliest documentation concerning the cultivation of Prosecco variety in the Veneto region dates back to 1754, with Aureliano Acanti, and to 1773, with Cosimo Villafranchi, who stated that the grape came from the Carso Triestino area, where there is a small town called Prosecco and where the Prosecco cultivars are still widely grown, under the name of Glera.

   2014, Diego Tomasi, Federica Gaiotti, Gregory V. Jones, The Power of the Terroir: the Case Study of Prosecco Wine, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 7

   Synonyms: Glera

plural Proseccos · alternative prosecco

1. countableuncountablebeveragesA dry, slightly sparkling Italian white wine made from that grape; also a geographical indication.

   ‘Itʼs Prosecco, champagneʼs Italian cousin!’

   2019, Candice Carty-Williams, Queenie, Trapeze, page 96

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   Prosecco is the perfect vehicle for the white peaches. Contrary to what most people think, Prosecco is not commonly sweet. While there are some sweet versions, more often than not Prosecco is dry with a touch of grassy character and citrus-like acidity.

   2010 July 28, Derek Brown, “The Bellini: A Two-Ingredient Marvel”, in The Atlantic

   Luciano Fregonese, the mayor of Valdobbiadene—a rural town of 10,000 people in Italy’s picturesque northeast, famous for its Prosecco—has lived such truths. “It’s not easy, because every weekend there is one or two or three or maybe more events to attend to, and every event it is common to drink wine, or Prosecco, and also to eat,” the mayor said in an interview, with the help of a translator.

   2024 August 1, Ali Watkins, “In an Italian Village, a Mayor Walks Off the Wine and Everyone Joins In”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC