The popular Italian sparkling wine can only be called “Prosecco” if it comes from the typical Prosecco grape. In Veneto, this light, low-alcohol wine is often consumed as a glass (“un’ombretta”). Like champagne, it used to be fermented exclusively in the bottle. Today it is fermented in large tanks and bottled with a certain amount of residual sugar, which brings the “frizzante” to the sparkling wine during fermentation. In addition to the sparkling wine, there is the “Prosecco Spumante” as a sparkling wine, a “Gran Cuvée” and a still Prosecco, the “Prosecco Tranquillo” as a normal white wine.
The Prosecco Road begins at Conegliano Castle and leads through the beautiful vineyards via the towns of San Pietro di Feletto, Refrentolo, Soligo and Col San Martino to Valdobbiadene. The trip takes about half a day or longer, depending on how much you want to dedicate yourself to tasting the “Prosecco” in a “Bottega del Vino”.
In the quiet Col San Martino, a long-established “trattoria” invites you to try Venetian delicacies. At the top of one of the surrounding wine hills is the “Chiesa di San Virgilio”, built in the 13th century, which can be reached after a short walk. From up here you can enjoy a wonderful view of the picturesque landscape. As you continue west, it is also worth visiting the impressive “Chiesa di San Martino”, which was built on a mountainside.