The Prosecco On Tap Conundrum!
The Italian Government passed an EU Directive in 2009 that made it illegal to sell Prosecco on tap. Up until that point there had been a gradual decline in quality of Prosecco, with wineries mixing other grape varieties and still calling their product Prosecco. It was even being sold in cans! Similar to Champagne, the Prosecco Consorzio (a group made up of the big Prosecco producers) stipulated that Prosecco had to be grown in a certain region (an area near Venice), with fixed yields per hectare, using the Glera grape... Read More