Think of Italian sparkling wines and the names that most readily spring to mind are Prosecco,
Asti Spumante and Lambrusco. These are all popular wines that have been around for quite some
time. However, there are a few sparkling wines that have aquired DOC & DOCG status but have
not yet made themselves known to the general public; and it is these that we explore here.
The Italian regions of interest, in alphabetic order are: