Valdobbiadene, explained.
The things people always ask us, at the table and in messages: how Prosecco Superiore is made, what’s written on the neck of the bottle, why some bottles carry a V, what Rive means. We write them once, properly, from here, and keep them up to date.
Guide · twelve articles · updated 5 November 2026The wine
- 01How Prosecco Superiore is made: the Martinotti method and the autoclave4 min
- 02DOC, DOCG, Rive, Cartizze: the differences, on one page4 min
- 03Brut, Extra Dry, Dry: the sugar and the hour3 min
- 04Glera: the grape, and why here3 min
- 05Col Fondo, sui lieviti: the cloudy Prosecco3 min
The bottle
- 06The DOCG strip: what’s written on the neck of the bottle3 min
- 07The bottle with the V: who can use it, and why3 min
- 08How to read the label of a Prosecco Superiore4 min
- 09How cold, which glass: how to serve it (advice, not rules)3 min
The land
- 10The story of Valdobbiadene and Prosecco, in ten dates4 min
- 11The Confraternita di Valdobbiadene, since 19463 min
- 12The UNESCO hills: what it means, and what to see4 min
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