I never drank wine of any kind before trying prosecco. I was spending 6 months in Italy close to the village of Asolo when the locals kept insisting how good it was (along with other local wines). They convinced me. On my last full day there I invited all the locals I could to have a glass of wine to send me off on my departure. I opened every bottle of wine I had bought and been gifted while there. Of course, I ended up drunk that night. Lol!
A very German issue: there is a special levy (tax) on sparkling wine in Germany (“Schaumweinsteuer”), which adds 1.02€ per bottle (plus VAT). This levy however only applies if the gas pressure reaches 3 bar, which means that it does not apply to prosecco frizzante (which is classified as a “Perlwein”…). As a result, you can find a lot of prosecco frizzante in German supermarkets, and in particular discounters…
Thanks for telling us about Prosecco and especially thanks for answering the question about what happens with the sparkling wines between 2,5 and 3 bars of pressure because I wondered about this for a very long time and you are totally right that it is really crazy that this wine goes to waste.
I'm traumatized from breaking $60-70 wine glasses like Zalto and Grassl. That cork popping with all the nice glassware on the shelf behind you was triggering for me!! Thanks for the informative video, though! I have only tried 1 or 2 very cheap Proseccos that have come highly recommended. They are good, but I don't have a good hold on the region yet.
