What is the new name for Prosecco?

The short answer

Prosecco has not been given a new wine name. It is still Prosecco. The name you may be thinking of is Glera: the principal grape used for Prosecco, formerly also known as Prosecco.

Answered by Michael Goldstein · Founder, Bella Principessa
Updated on October 30, 2026

The full answer

Prosecco has not been given a new wine name. It is still Prosecco. The name you may be thinking of is Glera: the principal grape used for Prosecco, formerly also known as Prosecco.

What changed in 2009?

Italian rules separated the wine designation from the grape name. A 2009 official decree records Glera as a synonym for the Prosecco variety and replaces the variety name Prosecco with Glera in the specified regional IGT wine rules.

That is a naming change, not the invention of a different grape. The distinction helps explain why a grape name and an appellation on a bottle do different jobs.

Are Glera and Prosecco interchangeable?

No. Glera identifies a grape variety; Prosecco identifies a wine designation with origin and production requirements. A wine made from Glera does not qualify as Prosecco simply because it uses that grape.

Our Prosecco grape guide explains Glera and the permitted supporting grapes. For the place behind the designation, read where Prosecco is made.

What does this mean when reading a label?

Keep the complete wine name separate from its grape description. Seeing Glera in an explanation of Prosecco does not mean the wine has been renamed. Rules about using wine names in different markets are a separate question; this grape-name change should not be treated as a universal answer to every international naming dispute.

Sources

Italian official 2009 decree; Wine Scholar Guild: the grape behind Prosecco.

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Where is Prosecco made?

Prosecco comes from northeastern Italy. Prosecco DOC spans designated areas in nine provinces across Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia, while Conegliano Valdobbiadene and Asolo have distinct DOCG appellations. Those beautiful hillside photographs are an invitation to explore, but they show only part of the map.

The DOC area and the Conegliano and Asolo hills

Where are the Prosecco hills in Italy?

The UNESCO-listed Prosecco hills are in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene area of northeastern Italy. They form a distinctive landscape of steep ridges, vineyards, small settlements and wooded areas. This particular World Heritage landscape is part of Prosecco country, not the whole nine-province Prosecco DOC area.

What UNESCO recognized, and planning a visit

What are the best towns in the Prosecco region?

Conegliano and Valdobbiadene are natural starting points for exploring the Prosecco Superiore hills. The best base depends on your booked visits, transport and how you want to spend the day. Choose an itinerary first; a beautiful hotel address is less useful if every appointment is somewhere else.

Where to start, and choosing your base

What is the Prosecco capital of the world?

Valdobbiadene is commonly called the Prosecco capital of the world, especially in travel descriptions of the Prosecco Superiore hills. Nearby Conegliano is another important center. Treat the nickname as a place to explore, while using the full appellation on a bottle to understand where its wine comes from.

Conegliano, Valdobbiadene and planning a stay

How do you get to Prosecco, Italy?

For Prosecco village near Trieste, check Trieste Trasporti line 42, which links Piazza Oberdan with Prosecco and Opicina. For the Conegliano Valdobbiadene wine hills, Conegliano is a rail gateway from Venice. These are different destinations, so confirm the address before booking and check current connections.

The village near Trieste, and the wine hills

What is the history of Prosecco in Italy?

Prosecco's history spans regional wine traditions, the development of sparkling production and later appellation rules. The consortium records eighteenth-century references, nineteenth-century sparkling developments and the modern reorganization in 2009. Those are different milestones, not one birthday for everything now called Prosecco.

The milestones, the 2009 change and the old stories

What Is The Prosecco Name Dispute Between Italy and Slovenia?

The official Prošek application associated with the Prosecco naming controversy was made by Croatia. The documents reviewed do not substantiate this page’s earlier description of a Slovenian complaint in 2019. The country, wine name and type of legal application need to be kept separate.

Prošek vs Prosecco, and the official record

Why is there a shortage of Prosecco?

A missing bottle at one retailer does not establish a general Prosecco shortage. Check the product, location and date before looking for a cause. The DOC consortium reported 667 million bottles bottled in 2025, but an annual category total cannot confirm today's stock of a particular wine.

What the production data actually shows

What are the Prosecco consortiums?

Prosecco's appellations have distinct representative consortia: Prosecco DOC, Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG and Asolo Prosecco DOCG. They support and protect their respective denominations. A consortium is not a wine brand, and its role should be distinguished from the work of a certification body.

Who they are, what they do and why it matters

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