prosecco

noun pro·sec·co \ prō-ˈse-kō \

|Updated on: 19 Jul 2018

Definition of prosecco

plural proseccos

: a dry Italian sparkling wine

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There’s also beer (starting at $8) and prosecco ($11).

— brian sloan, New York Times, "A (Mostly) Gay, Celebrity-Filled Party Returns to the Bowery," 3 July 2018
So go with your local wine store’s eleven dollar prosecco, and call it a day.

— natalie b. compton, GQ, "Three New Spritzes For Your Summer Day Drinking Needs," 2 June 2018
Sitting sunken-couch adjacent while sipping prosecco at The Wing in Soho, Moehlmann talked about her passion for plates, her surprisingly warm entry into the world of design, and, also, more plates.

— nora deligter, Vogue, "On the Registry: The Homeware Curator Who Hoped for Dior Wine Glasses," 28 June 2018
Alongside the tequila, the snap pea shrub is combined with earthy Salers Gentiane Liqueur and vermouth, and finished with a heavy splash of prosecco.

— grace dickinson, Philly.com, "Garden-inspired cocktails bring veggies from the kitchen to the bar," 20 June 2018
Some of the taps also will pour red and white wines, prosecco, water and root beer.

— kathleen purvis, charlotteobserver, "New 'pour your own beer' taproom is coming to Charlotte this summer," 20 June 2018
The nebbish and the Croat spent their time drinking caseloads of prosecco and amiably throwing up starboard.

— gary shteyngart, The New Yorker, "The Luck of Kokura," 18 June 2018
Image We all dream of flying in first class, glass of prosecco in hand, away from the screaming children and armrest battles.

— New York Times, "Breaking Down the Frequent Flier Mile Programs," 12 June 2018
Osteria, on North Broad Street, offers a new spin on those: a Lazzi, made with an Aperol-grapefruit granita and served with prosecco, and a twist on a Negroni called a Broken Plot.

— allison steele, Philly.com, "Cocktails for all-day (and all-night) drinking sessions," 23 May 2018

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Origin and Etymology of prosecco

Italian, a grape variety, probably from Prosecco (Prosek), town near Trieste

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