The name ‘Gancia’ originates from the name of its founder, Carlo Gancia, who was one of the pioneers in producing sparkling wine in Italy. This Italian wine-making company was found in 1850 in Turin, using Piedmont grape. The company is famous for its Gancia Apertivo Originale.
The American variation on this aperitif is traditionally served before meals and it is made by combining herbs such as sandalwood, wormwood, and orange with wine. The other offerings of Gancia Prosecco is the innovative sparkling wine that was first made by Carlo Gancia using the Classic method. Other wines produced by the company are made from grapes like Pinot noir, Brachetto, Chardonnay, and Pinot Biano. They have also recently released a New Prosecco Rose DOC in North America.
The average price for a Gancia Prosecco in the US is $20.
Type: Premium Asti DOCG
Size: The standard bottle size is 750ml.
Region: Gancia Sparkling Wine is made in the beautiful vineyards of Canelli, Piedmont.
Current Vintage: 2010 Vintage is top-ranked.
Non-Vintage: Most of Gancia’s offerings are non-vintage. Especially the Premium Asti DOCG – it is aged for 24 months before it is released for consumers.
Standard Drinks: 6.5
Alcohol Volume: 11.5%
Country: Italy
Brand Name: Gancia
Closure type: Natural Cork
Wine Sweetness: Brut, Semi-sweet, Off-dry
Organic: No (Contains Sulfites)
Awards: Multiple awards for wines and liquors
Average price: $20
Brief History of the Gancia Prosecco
The Gancia Prosecco first came into existence in 1850. On a large commercialized scale, the wines were made 15 years later in 1865. Since then, Gancia Prosecco has been making sparkling as well as still wines. In December, Gancia released its latest offering of New Rose DOC Prosecco – 150 years and still going strong!
Interesting Fact About Gancia Prosecco
The Gancia Prosecco, especially the Premium Asti DOCG is credited as the first sparkling wine that was made using the classic method in Italy – after the owner Carlo Gancia got inspired from the art of making Champagne.
Great Reviews about Gancia Prosecco
A very strong overview by PRNewsWire sheds light on how the Italy’s First Wine Making Company, Gancia Prosecco is still going strong with still wines, 170 years into the business.
Gancia recently popped the cork on recently released Rose Prosecco in North America – check out this press release: Highly Anticipated Prosecco Rose DOC in North America
A Bottle of Gancia Prosecco Goes Great With
So, in addition to cheese, fish, salads, greens, and more fish, you could add your Gancia Prosecco to one our favorite cocktails and make it the highlight of your feast:
- Gancia Americano Prosecco Aperitivo:
The genuine Gancia Americano Aperitivo is flavored with a couple of herbs and tastes a bit sweet, fruitier than Campari, and has less punch than Aperol. But you know what’s a great idea? Toss it over a few ice cubes and top it up with more sparkling wine – the newly released Rose Prosecco DOC!
- Rose-Ecco Twice
The simplest cocktail there ever can be! Toss some rose prosecco DOC over a few rocks and fill it up to the top. Now, add 1tbsp rose syrup to it, and boom! There you have your freshest and punchiest dose of Rose!
- Forager’s Fizz
For this one, you got to pour some sloe gin into a nice champagne flute, followed by a blackberry/raspberry or two. Now add your chilled Asti DOCG Gancia Prosecco and fill it up to the top!
