Prosecco is a variety of white grape grown in the Veneto region of Italy, and also gives its name to the sparkling wine made from the grape. Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis... Veneto is a region in northeastern Italy, bordering on Lombardy, Trentino-South Tyrol, Austria, Friuli Venezia Giulia, and Emilia-Romagna, between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea. ... A glass of sparkling wine Sparkling wine is a wine with significant levels of carbon dioxide in it making it fizzy. ...

The grape is grown in the Conegliano and Valdobbiadene wine-growing regions north of Venice. Its late ripening has led to its use in dry sparkling (spumante) and semi-sparkling (frizzante) wines, with their characteristic bitter aftertaste. Location within Italy Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venessia in the local dialect), the city of canals, is the capital of the region of Veneto and of the province of Venice, 45°26′N 12°19′E, population 271,663 (census estimate 2004-01-01). ...

The cocktail Bellini made with sparkling wine and peach juice and the cocktail poinsetta should properly be made with Prosecco wine. cocktail In general, a cocktail is a mix of several substances, usually liquids. ... Bellini can mean: A family of Italian painters, the most famous of which is Giovanni Bellini (c. ... Binomial name Prunus persica (L.) Batsch A peach dessert The Peach (Prunus persica) is a tree native to China that bears a juicy fruit of the same name. ... cocktail In general, a cocktail is a mix of several substances, usually liquids. ... Binomial name Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ...

The Italian Prosecco should not be confused with Dalmatian Prosecco, which is a special sweet wine (sherry), made out of dried grapes.