Autumn in the Prosecco Hills

It’s autumn here in the Prosecco Hills of north-east Italy. We’re just outside Farra di Soligo, a village about 30 miles north-west of Venice. This region is known for growing the glera grape used to make prosecco. Once a humble sparkling wine, and considered a poor cousin to champagne, prosecco now eclipses champagne in global popularity. More than 600 million bottles of prosecco were produced in Italy in 2018, about twice the amount of champagne produced that year in France.
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