意大利起泡酒，也叫做斯珀曼特酒（Spumante），它与普洛赛克酒（Prosecco）同产于意大利，新年时常被送上饭桌，但通常人很难区分这两种酒，有人认为Prosecco属于干型酒，即含糖量较小的葡萄酒，还有些人认为Prosecco不属于起泡酒。其实两种说法并不准确，Prosecco与Spumante的区别仅在于产地不同。
There is often a bit of confusion with these terms and it is not clear what is it a Spumante (sparkling wine) and what a Prosecco. Some believe that Prosecco is a sparkling brut, meaning a dry sparkling wine. Others believe it is a particular variety of wine, but actually, the main difference between a sparkling wine and Prosecco is the production area.
我们首先来了解下什么是Spumante。简单来说，就是能起白色泡沫的酒，这种白色泡沫被称为“Spuma”，产生原因则是酒中被压入了二氧化碳。Spumante的产地可以是意大利的任何地区，制酒者将基础酒用夏马法（Charmat process，世界最流行的起泡酒酿造方法）或其他经典方法制成起泡酒。味道方面，Spumante多多少少会带有一些甜味。
So what is a Spumante? In general terms we can define a Spumante by its production of Spuma (foam coming from the sparkles) due to the presence of carbon dioxide, and it is produced in any area using Italian Charmat method or the Classic method. The taste can be more or less sweet.
严格意义上来说，Prosecco是一款法定地区酒（即DOC级酒），只有使用意大利威尼托大区及弗留利-威尼斯朱利亚大区出产的葡萄格雷拉（Glera），并采用夏马尔法制成的起泡酒，才能称之为Prosecco。
Prosecco, instead, is a DOC wine (Italian certification of the controlled origin of a product) produced from a specific variety of grape, called Glera, present in the area of Veneto and Friuli-Venezia Giulia (eg. Conegliano, Valdobbiadene, Asolo Hills etc.) and produced using the Charmat method.
正是由于其产区的特殊性，Prosecco不能简单地被称为起泡酒，类比而言就像Mac电脑也不能被单纯的称为PC一样。
Ultimately, the difference between Spumante and Prosecco is all here, the area of origin and the kind of grapes used, just like we cannot define Mac as a PC．
