Brace Yourself, Because Pretty Pink Rosé Prosecco Is Coming Soon
Rosé lovers, this is about to be the best news you've gotten all year. After years of discussion, Rosé Prosecco finally has the go-ahead to start official production, so you can drink pink and pop bottles.
The history of Rosé Prosecco's production (or lack thereof) is an interesting one. Prosecco is Italy's most popular sparkling wine, but not just any bottle of bubbly can call itself Prosecco. A proper bottle of Prosecco has a protected label called the controlled designation of origin (DOC).
This means that true bottles of the sparkling wine are made in a specific area of northeast Italy. By law, only nine provinces in two of Italy's regions qualify for this particular DOC, Vine Pair explains.
The exciting news of the production of Rosé Prosecco comes after the introduction of a Rosé Prosecco DOC was approved, according to Food & Wine. It was a unanimous vote by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies’ National Wine Committee. This has been a point of conversation since 2018, but has only now been approved.
Although the green light was given for Rosé Prosecco to be made, this doesn't mean it'll be on shelves right away. The pink bubbly will go on sale in January of 2021, so you can get hyped in the meantime and think of all the ways you'll use pink Prosecco in cocktails and mixies. The official statement estimated that upwards of 30 million bottles of Rosé Prosecco will be made each year, so there will definitely be enough to go around.
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