Prosecco

Prosecco, or sparkling wine from Italy, is often considered the cheap alternative to Champagne.

The bulk of the country's sales come from prosecco, a relatively cheap sparkling wine, easy to produce and often of low quality.

The fully-carbonated version is called spumante and is generally more expensive than the less bubbly ones.

will : prosecco is the name of a grape from the wine - growing regions , north of venice.

Surrounded by vineyards, the hotel has panoramic views across the Prosecco hills.

The culture of Prosecco is one of friends meeting around a good bottle.

will : it ' s called a bellini . it ' s a famous cocktail made with prosecco , vodka , and cranberry juice.

Most people who drink prosecco aren't thinking about that particular drink from that particular region.

It is, especially when you compare it to Prosecco and most other sparkling wines, which use the 'tank' method.

BUY the prosecco, it's cheaper, advises Alexander Jeschke, proprietor of the Vinifera wine shop on Berlin's Klausenerplatz.

Now its makers aim to increase production to 250 million bottles, moving it closer to the world's leading bubbly.

Throw in some Prosecco, and you may not even have to cook the second course.

"Without stricter rules, Rich Prosecco or another company could sell Prosecco made in Brazil or wherever, " Brunetta said.