(ANSA) Rome, January 22 - Italy thanked Britain Thursday
for a crackdown preventing sales of imitation Prosecco on tap in
UK pubs, supermarkets and websites.
"I thank the British authorities for having blocked in
many establishments a fraud like the sale of Prosecco on draft,"
Agriculture Minister Maurizio Martina said.
The UK Ministry of Environment had carried out dozens of
inspections to prevent the imitation fizzy wines being sold as
Prosecco.
Wine sold as Prosecco, is protected by EU quality assurance
labels for DOC (controlled destination of origin). These
guidelines state that fizzy wine can only be sold as Prosecco if
it meets certain criteria.
These criteria cover the grape variety used to make the
wine, its geographical origin, and crucially, that it is sold in
bottles.
Italy thanks UK for crackdown on draft imitation prosecco
Sales of cheaper fizzy wines on tap blocked