Australian "Prosecco" selling like hot cakes

In Australia we can’t call our wines by european names like Champagne, Burgundy, Chablis, Claret. etc etc as the names are legally protected via trade agreements with Europe. Before these agreements European wine names were common in Australia.

Prosecco though is also a grape variety in Australia and thus a wine made from the Prosecco grape can be labelled Prosecco. In Europe the same grape is called “Glera”.

In Australia we have a lot of wine makers with Italian heritage - and there are lots of producers making “Prosecco” - including Brown Brothers, Jacobs Creek etc - see attached web page from a local wine retailer.

https://www.1stchoice.com.au/sparkling?facets=grapevarietymapping%3DProsecco%2Corigincountry%3DAustralia

http://www.corrs.com.au/publications/ip-preview/a-gi-or-just-a-grape-prosecco-refused-recognition-as-a-gi-in-australia/