On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:39:48 +0100, "Anna Maria" >
wrote:

>
> "Ken Blake" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> ...
> > On Wed, 10 Dec 2008 17:30:28 +0100, "Anna Maria" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> "Ken Blake" > ha scritto nel messaggio
> >> ...
> >> > On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 22:01:08 +0800, "Raymond" >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> What's the difference between Spumante and Prosecco?
> >> >>
> >> >> All I know is they are from Italy.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > A wine can be either or it can be both. Spumante simply means
> >> > "sparkling," but Prosecco is the name of a grape variety.
> >> >
> >> > So Prosecco might be Spumante or it might not.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> Prosecco is always sparkling. A Prosecco without sparkles doesn't exist,
> >> because this grape is good only like this.
> >
> >
> > Sorry, that's not correct. Although the great majority of Prosecco is
> > sparkling, not all of it is.
> >
> > --
> I'm sorry, I made a mistake; but in Italy it's not common to find a Prosecco
> without sparkles


Yes, as I said, "the great majority of Prosecco is sparkling."


> (probably just only in the same area of production -or in
> USA?).
> When we speak about "Prosecco" we mean "Prosecco Cartizze" that is always
> sparkling or "Prosecco di Conegliano and/or Valdobbiadene" that they are
> prevalently sparkling.
>
> A.M.
>

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