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What’s a Prosecco? Italian Sparkling Wine vs. French Champagne

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Nino Franco Rustico Prosecco
A new word for the New Year, just don't call it cheap Champagne. But, whether you know what Prosecco is or not, chances are very good you'll have some New Year's Eve. Prosecco is generally a dry Italian sparkling wine made from the grape variety Glera which is grown in the Veneto region of Italy. Up until the 1960s, Prosecco sparkling wine was basically rather sweet and barely distinguishable from the Asti Spumante wine produced in Piedmont. Since then, production techniques have improved, leading to the higher quality dry wines produced today. Prosecco and Italian Sparkling Wine Cont'd

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Nothing Says Trash Like Paris Hilton’s Champagne in a Can

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Well, actually it's Prosecco, an Italian sparkling wine. Last year, Paris helped launch Rich Prosecco at a "mega-party" in the Austrian Alps, and now she's featured in its advertising campaign wearing nothing but a coat of gold paint (no golden shower jokes please people). Italian winemakers certainly are not amused, much like France and Champagne, Italians claim the right to the name Prosecco. To add insult to injury, Rich Prosecco will be packaged in a can and mixed with fruit juice. What about the young, hip crowd the company is marketing to? A poll conducted at popsugar.com shows that out of almost 3,000 people, 77 percent think Prosecco in a can is about as tacky as Paris herself.

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