Ensuring that the corks keep popping and that the FIM Awards 2022 at the Palacongressi Rimini – IEG Expo on 3rd December do not run short of fizz, Consorzio di Tutela della DOC Prosecco has renewed its partnership with the event and this year comes on board as an Official Partner.
Following on from its association with the FIM Awards last year and in 2016 in Berlin, Prosecco DOC is also the Official Supplier of FIM MotoGP and the Official Sparkling Wine of the FIM Superbike World Championships.
Prosecco DOC will add a sparkle to the evening’s events including the autograph session at the Teatro Amintore Galli and will provide gifts to VIP guests along with drinks at the FIM Awards dinner, during the FIM Awards Ceremony and at the FIM Awards after-party.
Fabio Muner, FIM Marketing & Digital Director, said: “I am delighted to welcome back Consorzio di Tutela della DOC Prosecco, especially on this occasion as an Official Partner of the FIM Awards 2022. It is a long-held tradition that winners celebrate by popping a cork and I cannot think of a better partner than DOC Prosecco to add that bit of extra sparkle to what is already a glittering event and to help really mark the FIM Awards 2022 in style.”
“This year Prosecco DOC is the Official Partner of the FIM Awards ceremony in Rimini and is honored to take part in this initiative - said Stefano Zanette, President of Prosecco DOC Consortium. The renewal of this collaboration is a testament of the mutual respect and of the strong connection between the sparkling world and the amazing world of motorcycling. These two international icons of excellence have been "racing" together for years, exciting fans and culminating with their successes on the podium, when celebrating their victories."
About The Prosecco DOC Consortium:
Prosecco was granted the Controlled Designation of Origin status on July 17th, 2009, and the Prosecco DOC Consortium (Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco) was created on November 19th of the same year to coordinate and manage the Prosecco DOC. The organisation unites the different groups of manufacturers—wineries, individual and associated vine-growers, still wine and sparkling wine producers—to ensure the designation continues to grow and that the production regulations are complied with.
About Prosecco DOC:
Prosecco DOC wines come in Spumante – sparkling, Frizzante – semi-sparkling and Tranquillo – still varieties. The wines are made from mainly the Glera grape – native to northeast Italy for thousands of years – and can be combined with a maximum of 15 per cent of Verdiso, Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, Glera lunga, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio and Pinot Nero grapes.
Prosecco Frizzante and Spumante varieties get their famous bubbles using the Secondary Fermentation production method – bottled under high pressure after fermentation in bulk tanks called autoclaves – as opposed to the traditional method which bypasses the autoclaves and is used for other sparkling wine varieties.
The end result is a brilliant straw-yellow wine with fine, persistent perlage and aromas of white flowers, apple and pear. It is fresh and elegant on the palate with moderate alcoholic strength.
From August 11, 2020, the competent bodies (Italian Ministry of Agriculture) have allowed the production of Prosecco DOC Rosé, made from at least 85% Glera and 10-15% Pinot Nero only in the Spumante (sparkling) version and with the drier styles (from Brut Nature to Extra Dry). Prosecco DOC Rosé undergoes a longer second fermentation in the autoclaves (60 days as opposed to 30 days for Prosecco DOC), has a pale pink color and a fine and persistent perlage, and features aromas of white flowers, notes of apple and citrus, and scents of strawberry and raspberry.
For more information regarding Prosecco DOC visit www.prosecco.wine.