With the Ministerial Decree of July 21, 2009, the Prosecco grape variety was renamed Glera. This change was initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture to protect the “Prosecco” designation of origin. Indeed, as long as the term “Prosecco” referred to a grape variety and not a specific production area, such protection would have been ineffective (see the dispute between Hungarian Tokaji – a designation – and Tocai Friulano – a grape variety, which ended to the detriment of the latter). Having learned the lesson, it was decided that the grape variety would change its name to “Glera,” its original name from Friuli. Based on this, since there is a small village near Trieste named Prosecco, the solution was ready: the wine “Prosecco” originates from the village of Prosecco (TS), which is located “only” 150 km from Valdobbiadene, but – even if by just a few kilometers – still in Italy (the name in Slovenian is Prosek), so we are protected. It might seem like an “Italian-style” solution, but this time, it had nothing to do with us. Seen as a natural follow-up to the Tocai affair, let’s call it a “European-style” solution! For the ampelographic characteristics and the designations of origin, see the dedicated sheet for the Glera grape variety.