🇮🇹 Calgranda Prosecco DOC

This is your “we’re not cooking, we’re opening bubbles” button. Crisp, bright, and dangerously easy to pour again.

Wine Description 

Calgranda Prosecco DOC is Italian sparkle with main-character energy, the kind that makes random Tuesdays feel like you’re about to text your ex “just one drink.” It’s made under the Prosecco DOC rules (aka: not a free-for-all), where Glera has to be the star of the show.

Calgranda is connected to Cantine Vedova in the Valdobbiadene area (Treviso), a producer that traces its family business back to the 1950s in one of the zones most famous for Prosecco. 

The Vibe

Cold, bubbly, and flirty, like a clean white tee with perfect jeans. It’s the bottle you open when the group chat says “one drink” and everyone pretends they mean it.

What it tastes like 

Think fresh fruit and flowers, not pastry and toast. Prosecco is typically tank-fermented (Charmat), which leans into crisp, bright, fruit-forward vibes like apple, peach, melon, and floral notes, and keeps it refreshing instead of bakery-heavy. 

Pairing + When to drink it

Aperitivo hour, brunch, spicy takeout, salty chips, a messy charcuterie board, or anything fried that deserves a sparkle escort. Best served properly chilled when you want easy joy without committing to anything complicated.

Quick Specs 

• Producer: Cantine Vedova 

• Region/Appellation: Prosecco DOC (Veneto + Friuli Venezia Giulia; nine approved provinces)

• Grapes: Glera-based (DOC rules require Glera as the main grape; up to 15% other permitted varieties may be used) 

FAQs 

Q: What does “Prosecco DOC” actually guarantee on a label like Calgranda?
A: It means the wine follows the official Prosecco DOC production regulations, recognized in 2009, with defined types (still, frizzante, spumante) and strict rules on grapes and origin. It’s not just “Italian bubbles,” it’s bubbles with paperwork. 

Q: Is Prosecco DOC required to be mostly Glera, or is that marketing fluff?
A: Required. Prosecco DOC is Glera-led, and up to 15% of other approved varieties can be used depending on the style, which is written into the regulations. 

Q: Why do some Prosecco DOC bottles mention “Treviso” or “Trieste” and others don’t?
A: “Treviso” and “Trieste” are special mentions allowed when grape harvesting and bottling happen entirely within those provinces. If it’s not fully done there, it can’t flex that name.

Q: Where is the Prosecco DOC production zone, exactly?
A: It spans nine provinces across Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia (including Treviso, Venezia, Padova, Vicenza, and others). If it’s outside that zone, it’s not Prosecco DOC, no matter how bubbly it feels. 

Q: What’s the connection between Calgranda and Cantine Vedova in Valdobbiadene?
A: Calgranda points to Cantine Vedova, a Valdobbiadene-area producer whose family business began in the 1950s in the Treviso zone famous for Prosecco.