Prosecco

prosecco English Alternative forms en prosecco Etymology en it prosecco, named after the area where the variety was grown, it Prosecco near Trieste, in the Veneto region. Pronunciation en /pɹəˈsɛkoʊ/ /pɹoʊˈsɛkoʊ/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Prosecco.wav Southern England en ɛkəʊ 3 Proper noun en viticulture A variety of white grape grown in the Veneto region of Italy. en Glera<q:officially> en Diego Tomasi; Federica Gaiotti; Gregory V. Jones The Power of the Terroir: the Case Study of Prosecco Wine 2014 Springer Science & Business Media 7 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Power_of_the_Terroir_the_Case_Study/OXO8BAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22prosecco%22&pg=PA7&printsec=frontcover 978-3-0348-0628-2 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. Usage notes Following the promotion of the Prosecco terroir to DOCG and PDO status in 2009 and 2010, which established a protected geographical indication, the grape variety was renamed to en Glera for official usage. Translations variety of white grape Bulgarian: bg просеко n Marathi: mr प्रोसेको f Russian: ru просе́кко n prosɛ́kko Noun ~ en wine A dry, slightly sparkling Italian white wine made from that grape; also a geographical indication. en prosecco en https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/07/the-bellini-a-two-ingredient-marvel/60510/ The Bellini: A Two-Ingredient Marvel The Atlantic 2010-07-28 Derek Brown 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260119035832/https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2010/07/the-bellini-a-two-ingredient-marvel/60510/ 19 January 2026 en 2019 w:Candice Carty-Williams Queenie Trapeze 96 ‘Itʼs Prosecco, champagneʼs Italian cousin!’ In an Italian Village, a Mayor Walks Off the Wine and Everyone Joins In Ali Watkins 2024-08-01 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/italy-walking-mayor.html 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20240812155519/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/world/europe/italy-walking-mayor.html 12 August 2024 Derived terms en nosecco Translations wine Armenian: hy պրոսեկո Bulgarian: bg просеко n German: de Prosecco m Russian: ru просекко n See also en Bellini Prosecco-peach cocktail en sgroppino Prosecco-vodka cocktail en Grape cultivars Wines en terms derived from toponyms German Etymology de :bor it:prosecco de it prosecco. Pronunciation de /pʁoˈzɛko/ /pʁoˈsɛko/ de De-Prosecco.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de De-Prosecco2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,-:s,s:Prosecchi de wine en Prosecco Declension m,-:s,s:Prosecchi Further reading Italian Etymology From it sla-pro *prosěkъ kind of axe; opening, cutting (in a forest) from the areas deforested for the cultivation of the vine. it Via which Slavic language? Proper noun it district city/Trieste region:suf/Friuli-Venezia Giulia c/Italy, origin of the en Prosecco grape variety Derived terms it prosecco Further reading Prosecco (Trieste) it