Veneto · Italy
Da Luca Prosecco
We stock it because it is number nine in the state and the only imported prosecco to rank, and because a customer comparing King Valley to the original should be able to do it in one order.
750 mL11.0%6.5 std
$19.99
The range
Prosecco
Prosecco from the King Valley and from Italy. De Bortoli, Brown Brothers and Dal Zotto in Victoria; Da Luca as Prosecco DOC from the Veneto; Tempus Two from the Hunter.
The King Valley is not an accident of marketing. Italian families settled the valley and Dal Zotto planted Australia's first prosecco there in 1999, which is why a cluster of the country's best examples all come from one stretch of north-east Victoria.
Prosecco is made from glera and fermented in a sealed tank rather than in the bottle, so it keeps the grape's pear and white-flower character instead of developing the bready, yeasty depth of Champagne. That makes it the better choice chilled and poured on arrival, and the cheaper one for a spritz.
4bottles. Every one with a reason written against it.
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King Valley, Victoria
King Valley Brown Brothers Prosecco NV
We stock it because it is number seven in the state and number two nationally, and because between this and the De Bortoli bottle the King Valley owns the category outright - which is a better story than any imported prosecco can tell here.
750 mL11.5%6.8 std
$14.99
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New South Wales
Tempus Two Varietal Prosecco
We stock it because it is number five in the state and it is the prosecco that sits under the King Valley bottle, and prosecco is the only sparkling style whose sales are still growing.
750 mL11.5%6.8 std
$11.99
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King Valley, Victoria
De Bortoli King Valley Prosecco
We stock it because it holds 5.96% of the sparkling white segment in New South Wales - the largest share of any single wine in this entire range - and because it is number one nationally as well.
750 mL11.5%6.8 std
$16.99
