Prosecco’s grape is often treated as a volume machine. Growers are turning it into a data story.
Giancarlo Moretti Polegato of Villa Sandi told WineNews that 2026 quality for Glera looks good thanks partly to the variety’s adaptability. No early harvest is anticipated for now. The company is pushing precision viticulture across more than 200 hectares of owned vineyards in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia — sensors, satellite imagery, drones and decision-support systems on one digital platform. The aim is to cut water use, raise climate resilience and hit the right pick date without guessing from a truck window.
Mini-lesson: precision viticulture means measuring the vineyard in real time so you intervene where it matters, not by calendar habit. For Glera destined for bubbles, that often means protecting acidity and avoiding unnecessary stress, not chasing maximum sugar like a still red might.
For drinkers, “Prosecco” on a label can still hide serious fieldwork. Choosing a house that publishes its toolkit is choosing intentional sparkle over anonymous fizz from nowhere in particular.
Pattern: adaptable Glera, not racing early, 200-plus hectares wired. Climate toolkit beats climate panic.