Story of a Wine - The Importance of Being Prosecco FutureLearn

Overview

You’ll gain in-depth insight into the history of Prosecco and how it was most likely first cultivated in the vineyards of the Italian village of ‘Prosecco’ in Trieste. 

You’ll also identify the differences between Prosecco and other sparkling wines, as well as between Prosecco DOC (designation of controlled origin) and DOCG (designation of controlled origin guaranteed) and how this is a benchmark for ‘real’ Prosecco.  Story of a Wine - The Importance of Being Prosecco is offered at  FutureLearn , University of Padova by FutureLearn.

Discover how environmental factors can affect Prosecco production

• You’ll then get to grips with the process behind how the grapes are grown, and will understand the environmental factors and farming practices that affect the grapes’ physical properties - or terroir - as well as the move towards more sustainable and innovative production practices within the viticulture field.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

• Report the history of Prosecco

• Explain the characteristics of the terroir and their effect on the Prosecco quality

• Identify the key differences between Prosecco and other sparkling wines, as well as between Prosecco DOC and DOCG

• Evaluate the whole compartment of the Prosecco production and the efforts made to improve wine quality but also environmental impact of viticulture