The 20 best Australian proseccos to crack open this summer

Although prosecco might not enjoy the reputation of traditional method sparkling wine, Australia produces plenty of great examples that make excellent alternatives for celebrating, entertaining and more. 

Prosecco is made from an Italian grape variety called glera that hails from the Veneto in Italy. It was first cultivated in Australia in 1999 by the Dal Zotto family, and the King Valley remains its spiritual home here, although it’s also grown in Orange, the Murray Darling and the Alpine Valleys, to name a few. 

The reason prosecco is generally simpler and more affordable than Champagne or other traditional method sparkler comes down to how it’s made. Unlike the latter, which undergoes a secondary ferment in bottle before spending years ageing on lees, prosecco’s secondary ferment happens in pressurised tanks. The Charmat, or ‘tank’ method – as this is known – is a lot less labour-intensive which keeps costs down, and as it's designed to be consumed in its youth, it's bottled without further ageing.

The exception to this is Col Fondo, or Ancestrale. In this method, secondary fermentation takes place in the bottle, but unlike Champagne, the wine isn’t disgorged or dosaged. The result is a prosecco with more body and complexity, but still comparatively fresh and fruity. 

Below, we round up 20 of Australia’s best proseccos to try. 

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