The first known mention of the name “Prosecco” is attributed to the Englishman Fynes Moryson. He placed Prosecco among the famous wines of north Italy in 1593, noting: “Histria is devided into Forum Julii, and Histria properly so called… Here growes the wine Pucinum, now called Prosecho, much celebrated by Pliny” (80). “These are the … More Wine of the Italian Renaissance