The medal-winners from the Prosecco Masters 2022

We reveal all the medallists from this year’s Prosecco Masters, with Silvers and Golds awarded to a wide range of expressions, including pink variants, and celebrity-backed brands.

AS THE volume of Prosecco continues to rise, so does the diversity of the wines, and, it seems, the level of quality. That’s the conclusion we can draw from this year ’s Prosecco Masters.

Now in its ninth year, the annual blind-tasting competition for this famous Italian sparkling wine region yielded some impressive results, with some outstanding samples at the top end of this category, but also, a high and consistent standard at the entry point – those DOC Proseccos costing less than £15 on the shelf.

If one considers that Prosecco has increased in production volumes by tenfold in the past 15 years, from around 60 million bottles to more than 600m today, its remarkable how the fizz has reached such a scale while retaining its appealing combination of clean, aromatic peach and pear flavours, with a touch of sweetness, offset by a zesty edge.As for the issue of diversity, there seems to be a broadening of Prosecco styles, with successful results among the differing profiles. In terms of sugar levels, Prosecco does seem to best suit an ‘extra dry’ sweetness (12g-17g/l), with around 13g-15g/l being optimal to fill out the mid-palate without tasting saccharine. However, there appears to be a rising number of Brut and even Extra Brut Proseccos coming on to the market, offering a slightly sharper drinking experience, but, due to the use of fine, ripe fruit, a taste that isn’t too hard.

Not only do these provide an appealing alternative for those preferring a drink without a hint of sweetness, but also, a lower-calorie apéritif – should that be desirable.

As for the sweeter end of the scale, misleadingly dubbed ‘dry’ (17g-32g/l), it was notable how fine Prosecco can carry high levels of sugar and still taste fresh. This was seen with Cartizze expressions, with both Mionetto and Bisol1542 remaining bright in style, despite having more than 20g/l sugar in these rare and top-end sparkling wines from a prized hill in the heart of the Valdobbiadene DOCG.

Then there was further variation with source area, with, in particular, the Proseccos from all the DOCGs proving especially fine. Among these, it was the samples from the smaller area of Asolo that stood out for their powerful aromatics and ripe yellow fruit flavours, compensating for the fact that these wines tend to be a bit drier than their equivalents from Conegliano and Valdobbiadene.

Finally, we had a raft of rosés, as we assessed the quality of producers now making pink Prosecco, since the authorisation to do so in the DOC came in late 2020. These proved to be a delicious addition to the category, with the cherry fruit from the Pinot Noir red wine used to give these Proseccos their colour – usually a pale salmon pink – adding a complementary characteristic to the base wines made with the Glera grape.

And while these rosatos had plenty of ripe berry flavours, these weren’t too sweet, ensuring they were pretty, fruity, and refreshing. Fiol and Della Vite proved particularly fine examples, making a pleasing end to the UK’s largest professional tasting of Prosecco.

Winery	Name of Wine	Vintage	Medal
Prosecco DOC
Under £10
Cantina Colli del Soligo	Prosecco DOC Treviso Extra Dry	2021	Gold
Contarini Vini	La Fornarina Prosecco DOC	2020	Silver
Valdo Spumanti	Valdo Marca Oro Prosecco DOC Extra Dry	NV	Silver
Cantina Montelliana	Prosecco DOC Treviso Spumante Extra Dry	NV	Silver
OPW/Most Wanted Wines	Most Wanted Organic Prosecco	NV	Bronze
Casa Vinicola Costanza	Nua	2021	Bronze
Contri Spumanti	Costellore Prosecco Frizzante	NV	Bronze
Bosco Viticultori	Prosecco Spumante Doc Extra Dry	NV	Bronze
Valdo Spumanti	Valdo Cuvèe I Magredi Prosecco DOC Extra Dry	NV	Bronze
Castello di Roncade	Prosecco DOC Treviso Extra Dry	2021	Bronze
£10-£15
Viticoltori Ponte	Prosecco Spumante DOC Treviso Extra Dry	NV	Gold
Paladin	Prosecco DOC Brut Millesimato Bosco del Merlo	2021	Gold
Cavit	Lunetta Brut DOC Prosecco	NV	Silver
Colli Vicentini	Romeo Prosecco DOC	NV	Silver
Invivo & Co	Graham Norton’s Own Prosecco DOC	NV	Silver
Botter	Botter Prosecco DOC	NV	Silver
Soc. Agricola F.lli Corvezzo	Prosecco DOC Brut Millesimato – Bio	2020	Silver
Masottina	Calmaggiore Brut Prosecco DOC Treviso	NV	Silver
Villa Sandi	Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut “Il Fresco”	NV	Silver
Cantina Montelliana	“Meliora” Prosecco DOC Treviso Spumante Extra Dry	2021	Silver
Masottina	ViaVenti Extra Brut Prosecco DOC Treviso	NV	Bronze
Pasqua Vigneti e Cantine	Prosecco Spumante Brut DOC Romeo&Juliet Famiglia Pasqua	NV	Bronze
Mionetto	Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut	2021	Bronze
Societa Agricola F.lli Corvezzo	Castellore Organico Organic Prosecco	NV	Bronze
La Marca Vini e Spumanti	Millage Prosecco DOC Treviso Extra Dry	2021	Bronze
Moletto Società Agricola	Prosecco DOC Treviso Extra Dry	2021	Bronze
Enoitalia	Amy x Liquid Diamond	NV	Bronze
Serena Wines 1881	Prosecco DOC Treviso Brut Nature	NV	Bronze
Bedin	The Emissary DOC Treviso Extra Brut	2021	Bronze
Masottina	96 Brut Prosecco DOC Treviso	NV	Bronze
Masottina	96 Extra Dry Prosecco DOC Treviso	NV	Bronze
Enoitalia	Costellore Prosecco Spumante DOC	NV	Bronze
Soc. Agricola F.lli Corvezzo	Prosecco DOC Extra Dry – Bio	2021	Bronze
Masottina	Calmaggiore Extra Dry Prosecco DOC Treviso	NV	Bronze
£15-£20
Fantinel	One&Only” Prosecco DOC Brut	2021	Gold
Antonio Facchin	Prosecco Spumante DOC Treviso Brut	2021	Gold
Az. Agr. Ritter de Zahony	Prosecco Brut DOC	2021	Gold
La Cantina Pizzolato	Spumante Prosecco DOC Brut	2021	Silver
Cielo e Terra	I Castelli Prosecco Spumante DOC	NV	Silver
Botter	BRILLA! Prosecco DOC	NV	Silver
Casa Vinicola Abbazia di San Gaudenzio	Abbazia Prosecco DOC “Fortuna” Organic	2021	Silver
Vi.V.O. Agricola	Prosecco DOC Extra Dry Vigna Dogarina	2021	Silver
Fantinel	Sun Goddess Prosecco	NV	Silver
Cielo e Terra	Bericanto Prosecco Spumante DOC	NV	Silver
Cielo e Terra	Pradio Passaparola Prosecco Spumante DOC	NV	Silver
Cielo e Terra	Cielo Prosecco Spumante DOC	NV	Bronze
Ruffino	Prosecco Biologico	NV	Bronze
Marchesi Frescobaldi	Danzante Prosecco	NV	Bronze
La Cantina Pizzolato	Spumante Prosecco DOC Extra dry	2021	Bronze
£20-£30
Botter	Ombre Prosecco DOC Organic Brut	NV	Gold
Bottega	Gold Brut	2020	Silver
Casa Vinicola Zonin	Prosecco DOC Cuvée 1821 Spumante Brut	NV	Silver
Viticoltori Ponte	Prosecco Spumante DOC Extra Dry Biologico	NV	Silver
Botter	Divici Prosecco DOC Organic	NV	Silver
3GP	FIOL Prosecco DOC	NV	Silver
Cantine Maschio	Prosecco DOC Treviso Vino Spumante Extra Dry	NV	Silver
Tosti1820	Prosecco DOC Extra Dry	NV	Silver
Botter	P.Lex Prosecco DOC Organic Brut	NV	Bronze
£30-£50
Cantine Maschio	Maschio dei Cavalieri Prosecco DOC Treviso Extra Dry	NV	Master

Winery	Name of Wine	Vintage	Medal
Prosecco DOCG
Under £10
Cantina Colli del Soligo	Col de Mez Brut	2021	Silver
Conte Collalto	San Salvatore Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG Brut	2021	Silver
Conte Collalto	Gaio Prosecco Superiore Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG Extra Dry	2021	Bronze
La Marca Vini e Spumanti	Prosecco DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene Extra Dry	2021	Bronze
£10-£15
Bisol1542	Jeio Brut	NV	Gold
Cantina Montelliana	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Spumante Extra Dry	NV	Gold
Provinco Italia	S/S Prosecco Spumante DOCG	NV	Gold
Cantina Montelliana	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Spumante Extra Brut	NV	Silver
Mionetto	Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG Superiore Extra Dry	2021	Silver
Valdo Spumanti	Valdo Oro Puro Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry	NV	Silver
La Marca Vini e Spumanti	Millage Prosecco DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene Extra Dry	2021	Silver
Cantina Montelliana	“57” Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Spumante Extra Dry	NV	Silver
Perlage	Canah Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG	2021	Bronze
£15-£20
San Vettor	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Spumante Extra Brut	2021	Master
Bedin	The Emissary Asolo DOCG Superiore Brut	2021	Master
Soc. Agricola F.lli Corvezzo	Prosecco DOCG Valdobbiadene Brut – Bio	2020	Gold
Tenuta Amadio	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Brut	2021	Gold
Bisol1542	Relio Rive di Guia	2021	Silver
Bisol1542	Jeio Organic Brut	NV	Silver
Azienda Agricola Andreola di Stefano Pola	Dirupo Brut	2021	Silver
Villa Sandi	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut “Biodiversity Friend”	NV	Silver
Mionetto	Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut Rive di Santo Stefano	2020	Silver
Santa Margherita	Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG 52 Brut	2020	Silver
Santa Margherita	Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut	NV	Bronze
Tenuta Amadio	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry	2021	Bronze
£20-£30
Azienda Agricola Andreola di Stefano Pola	26° I° RIVE DI COL SAN MARTINO	2020	Gold
Masottina	ContradaGranda Extra Dry Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG	NV	Gold
Col Vetoraz Spumannti	Valdobbiadene DOCG Extra Dry Cuvée 13	2021	Gold
Masottina	ContradaGranda Brut Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG	NV	Gold
Bacio della Luna	Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Dry	2021	Gold
Col Vetoraz Spumannti	Valdobbiadene DOCG Millesimato Dry	2021	Gold
Santa Margherita	Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Rive di Refrontolo Extra Brut	2020	Silver
Villa Sandi	Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Brut “Rivetta 120”	NV	Silver
Azienda Agricola Andreola di Stefano Pola	Mas De Fer Rive di Soligo	2020	Silver
Foss Marai	Della Vite Prosecco Superiore DOCG	NV	Silver
Col Vetoraz Spumannti	Valdobbiadene DOCG Extra Brut Cuvée 5	2021	Silver
Giusti Wine	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Giusti Brut	NV	Silver
Azienda Agricola Andreola di Stefano Pola	Col del Forno Rive di Refrontolo	2021	Silver
Masottina	96 Brut Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG	NV	Silver
Bisol1542	Crede	2021	Bronze
Bortolomiol	Ius Naturae Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Brut Organic Millesimato	2021	Bronze
£30-£50
Cantine Maschio	Maschio dei Cavalieri Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG “Rive di Colbertaldo”	2020	Master
Fattoria Conca d’Oro	Spumante Prosecco Superiore Millesimato Brut DOCG Conegliano Valdobbiadene	2021	Master
Giusti Wine	Asolo Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Brut	NV	Gold
Bortolomiol	70th Anniversary Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG Extra Brut Rive di Col San Martino	2020	Gold

Winery	Name of Wine	Vintage	Medal
Prosecco DOC Rosé
Under £10
Contarini Vini	La Fornarina Prosecco Rosé DOC	2020	Silver
Valdo Spumanti	Valdo Marca Oro Prosecco DOC Rosé Brut	NV	Silver
£10-£15
Villa Sandi	Prosecco DOC Rosé Brut	2021	Silver
Bedin	The Emissary DOC Rosé Treviso Brut	2021	Silver
Fratelli Martini	Prosecco Rosé	NV	Silver
Invivo & Co	Graham Norton Prosecco DOC Rosé	NV	Silver
Moletto Società Agricola	Prosecco DOC Rosé Treviso Extra Dry Millesimato	2020	Silver
Mionetto	Prosecco DOC Extra Dry Rosé Millesimato	2021	Bronze
Bisol1542	Jeio Rosè Brut	2021	Bronze
Zonin	Kylie Minogue Prosecco Rosé	NV	Bronze
Soc. Agricola F.lli Corvezzo	Prosecco DOC Rosé Extra Dry Millesimato – Bio	2020	Bronze
£15-£20
La Cantina Pizzolato	Spumante Prosecco DOC Rosé Brut	2020	Gold
Ruffino	Prosecco Rosé	2020	Silver
Antonio Facchin	Prosecco Rosé Spumante DOC Treviso Millesimato Extra Brut	2020	Silver
Masottina	ViaVenti Rosé Brut Prosecco DOC Treviso	2020	Silver
Cielo e Terra	Casa Defrà Prosecco Rosé	2021	Silver
Masottina	96 Rosé Brut Prosecco DOC	2020	Bronze
Viticoltori Ponte	Prosecco Spumante DOC Rosé Brut	2021	Bronze
£20-£30
Foss Marai	Della Vite Millesimato DOC Prosecco Rosé	2021	Master
Bacio della Luna	Prosecco DOC Spumante Rosé Extra Dry	2021	Master
3GP	Fiol Prosecco DOC Rosé	2021	Gold
Bottega	Bottega Pink Gold	2020	Silver
Cantine Maschio	Maschio Prosecco DOC Rosé Extra Dry	2021	Silver
Casa Vinicola Zonin	Prosecco DOC Rosé 1821 Spumante Brut	NV	Silver

About the competition

With high-quality judges and a unique sampling process, The Global Prosecco Masters provides a chance for your wines to star.

The 2022 competition was judged on 26 April at 28-50 Chelsea, employing experienced judges. The top wines were awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze medals according to their result, and those expressions that stood out as being outstanding in their field received the ultimate accolade – the title of Prosecco Master. This report features the medal winners only.

Please visit The Global Masters website for more information, or, to enter future competitions – giving you the chance to feature online and in print – please call: +44 (0) 20 7803 2420 or email Sophie Raichura at: sophie@thedrinksbusiness.com