We’ve reached peak Prosecco

Pushed off the shelves by Prosecco for too long, Italy’s other wines are ready to move back into the spotlight

Prosecco’s success has created a big problem for the rest of Italian wine

It’s astonishing that every so often, one of the largest wine nations on the planet falls into a strange silence and, from an Irish wine lover’s perspective, all but disappears from our wine shelves.

That nation is Italy, and its perceived disappearance is largely due to it being eclipsed by itself or, more specifically, by Prosecco.

The blindingly bright success that is Prosecco, with sales and an image that throws the rest of ...