Editing Sparkling wine (section)

==={{Anchor|Spumante}}{{Anchor|Frizzante}}Italian sparkling wine===
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[[File:Moscato d'asti.jpg|left|thumb|upright|A lightly sparkling Moscato d'Asti]] According to etymological sources, the term ''spumante'' was not used in a wine context until 1908, more than 40 years following the first Italian sparkling wine using the ''méthode champenoise'' produced by Carlo Gancia which was then sold as "Moscato Champagne".<ref name=wofw-franc>{{cite web |last=Stevenson |first= Tom, ''The World of Fine Wine'' |title=Savor: Franciacorta de Meglio in Meglio |url=http://www.jeremyparzen.com/publications/franciacorta.pdf |date=June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713102047/http://www.jeremyparzen.com/publications/franciacorta.pdf |archive-date=13 July 2011}}</ref>

Sparkling wines are made throughout Italy but the Italian sparkling wines most widely seen on the world market are the [[Prosecco]] from [[Venetian wine|Veneto]], [[Franciacorta DOCG|Franciacorta]] from [[Lombardia (wine)|Lombardy]], [[Asti wine|Asti]] from [[Piemonte (wine)|Piedmont]] and [[Lambrusco]] from [[Emilia (region)|Emilia]]. The [[Trento DOC]] is also famous. Though Franciacorta wines are made according to the traditional method, most Italian sparkling wines, in particular Asti and Prosecco, are made with the [[Sparkling wine production#Charmat method|Charmat method]].

Asti is a slightly sweet wine made from the [[Muscat (grape)|Moscato]] grape in the province of [[Asti]]. The wine is noted for its low alcohol levels around 8% and fresh, grapey flavors. [[Moscato d'Asti]] is a ''frizzante'' style slightly sparkling version of Asti;<ref name="Dummies pp 61-62">M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'' pp 61–62, Hungry Minds 2001 {{ISBN|0-7645-5355-0}}.</ref> it is sweeter and contains even less alcohol, typically around 5.5%.

[[File:Italian prosecco.jpg|upright|thumb|A [[Prosecco]] sparkling wine from Italy]]
The Franciacorta region, located northwest of [[Brescia]], is home to the largest segment of Italian sparkling wine production. Made predominately from Chardonnay and [[Pinot blanc|Pinot bianco]], sparkling wine labeled under the Franciacorta DOCG is permitted to include no more than 15% Pinot nero. Both vintage and non-vintage Franciacorta sparkling wines are made which require 30 and 18 months, respectively, of aging on the lees.<ref name=wofw-franc/><ref name="Dummies pp 95-98">M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'' pp 95–98, Hungry Minds 2001 {{ISBN|0-7645-5355-0}}.</ref> Franciacorta Satèn, a ''Blanc de blancs'', is produced with the reduced 4.5 [[Standard atmosphere (unit)|atmospheres]] of pressure instead of 6 for an expression of softness.<ref name=wofw-franc/>

Trento DOC is an appellation for white and rosé sparkling wines made according to the méthode traditionnelle. Chardonnay, Pinot noir, Pinot blanc and Pinot Meunier grapes are used. There is a maximum vine yield of 150 q.l. per hectare for all varietals, and a maximum grape yield of 70%. The wines must rest for a minimum of 15 months on their lees for non-vintage, 24 months for vintage, and 36 for riserva. Minimum alcohol content must be of 11.5%, or 12% for riserva. Trento DOC wines are distinguished by their straw-yellow color.

[[Prosecco]] is made in both fully sparkling (''spumante'') and lightly sparkling (''frizzante'') styles. The wine is produced in the cool hills around the town of [[Valdobbiadene]] and are generally dry but sweeter examples are produced.<ref name="Dummies pp 129-130">M. Ewing-Mulligan & E. McCarthy ''Italian Wines for Dummies'' pp. 129–130, Hungry Minds 2001 {{ISBN|0-7645-5355-0}}.</ref>

'''v.f.q.p.r.d.''' (Vini frizzanti di qualità prodotti in regioni determinate): [[Quality wines produced in specified regions|quality ''vini frizzanti'' made within defined regions]] are generally labeled as such.