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Canal Grando, Prosecco Extra Dry, Veneto NV

Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera

Canal Grando is Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera's export Prosecco from Treviso. Glera in the Extra Dry style, gently fruity rather than bone dry, with lemon, green apple and elderflower over a soft mousse. An everyday aperitivo fizz around 13 pounds.

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Tasting Notes

Lemon, green apple and a soft Glera mousse

Bosco Viticultori call Canal Grando fresh and delicate, a brilliant straw yellow with a fine perlage. Across 368 Vivino ratings the recurring notes are lemon zest, pear and green apple, with a faint mineral, chalky edge and a floral lift from the Glera.

Tasted by
ItalianWines editorial
Tasted on
12 July 2026
Source
Drinker consensus · confidence Medium
Taste profile
Body Light / Full
Tannins Smooth / Grippy
Sweetness Dry / Sweet
Acidity Soft / Crisp
Nose

Lemon and fresh citrus lead into the flowery lift Bosco Viticultori note on Canal Grando, with elderflower and orange blossom behind. Across 368 Vivino ratings the most cited notes are lemon zest and green apple, with a faint chalk dust and mineral edge.

GrapefruitGrapefruit
LemonLemon
ElderflowerElderflower
Orange blossomOrange blossom
Green AppleGreen Apple
PearPear
FlintFlint
Palate

Fresh and delicate, as the producer describes it, on a soft rather than aggressive mousse. Green apple and pear fruit carry the Extra Dry sweetness, roughly 12 to 17 grams of sugar a litre, while Glera acidity keeps the 11 percent body light and clean.

Finish

Short and clean, closing on citrus and orchard fruit rather than length. The greatwinesdirect note calls it an irresistibly fruity finish, and the low 11 percent alcohol keeps it easy.

Overall

A gentle, fruit forward Extra Dry Prosecco for the aperitivo hour rather than the cellar. It holds a 3.7 average across 368 Vivino ratings, fair value near 13 pounds for a soft, citrus led everyday sparkler from a large Treviso bottler.

Drink now Best by 2027
Live UK pricing

An everyday Prosecco DOC at about 13 pounds

Canal Grando is Bosco Viticultori's export Prosecco, sold in the UK for around 13 pounds a 75cl bottle. It is the regional Prosecco DOC in the Extra Dry style, built for the aperitivo table rather than the cellar, so buy the freshest stock you can and chill it well.

Best price · 75 cl £13.43 at Great Wines Direct
Price spread £13.43 Across 1 UK retailer tracked
Retailers tracked 1UK 1 in stock
Vintages live NV Current release: NV
Per-litre (75 cl basis) £17.91 Per-litre price for the lowest current offer
Last checked 28 Jul 2026 Refreshed once every 24 hours
Wine fit score
Best intro to this style 8.4/10

Gently fruity Extra Dry sweetness, low alcohol and easy citrus make it an approachable, low risk introduction to Prosecco.

Best everyday bottle 8.2/10

Low 11 percent alcohol, an easy price and soft, sociable fruit make it a genuine everyday and party sparkler.

Best value 7.4/10

Around 13 pounds is fair, honest value for a soft, correctly made Prosecco DOC from a large Treviso bottler, if not a bargain.

Best with food 7.0/10

Versatile with fried snacks, aperitivo bites, delicate fish and pizza, though its light 11 percent frame keeps it to lighter plates.

Scoring is rule-based and deterministic. The model and weightings are documented in our Wine Fit Score methodology.

Denomination Compliance Snapshot

Prosecco in five fields

A compact view of what the Prosecco denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.

Allowed grapes
5 varieties listed
This bottle: Glera.
Minimum ageing
Recorded by producer
Disciplinare ageing rule not yet recorded.
Region / area
Belluno · Gorizia · Padua · Pordenone · Treviso · Trieste · Udine · Venice · Vicenza
Source: Disciplinare.
Style
DOC · Prosecco
Classification
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata)
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Vintages

Why Canal Grando carries no vintage

This is a non-vintage Prosecco: Glera is blended across years and given its second fermentation in steel tanks, the standard Prosecco method, to bottle a consistent, fresh style. There is no vintage chart to read here, so freshness at purchase matters more than the year.

NV Non-vintage
Lowest price
£13.43
Retailers
1 in stock
ABV
11.0%
Window
Drink now through 2028

Non-vintage. Canal Grando is blended and tank fermented for immediate drinking, so there is no vintage to compare; buy the freshest stock and drink within a year or two of release.

Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.

The disciplinare, the place, the label

What Prosecco DOC and Extra Dry guarantee

Prosecco DOC covers Glera grown across the Treviso and Venice plain, the large appellation below the hillside Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG. Extra Dry sets the sweetness at roughly 12 to 17 grams of sugar a litre, a step above Brut, which is why Canal Grando reads as gently fruity.

01

DOC, DOCG, IGT: what the badges mean

Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.

Prosecco is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.

02

The denomination rules, in detail

  • Allowed grapes. 5 varieties listed in the disciplinare
  • Yield ceiling. 18.0 tonnes per hectare
  • Tasting panel. No mandatory pre-release tasting
03

Region and area context

Prosecco falls within Veneto , covering Belluno · Gorizia · Padua · Pordenone · Treviso · Trieste · Udine · Venice · Vicenza. The denomination is further divided into 2 sub-zones.

04

Reading the label

  • Casa Vinicola Bosco MaleraProducer / estate
  • GleraGrape varieties (in declared order of dominance)
  • Prosecco DOCGeographic indication and quality tier
  • 11.0% vol · 75 clAlcohol by volume and bottle size
05

What sits behind the price of Canal Grando, Prosecco Extra Dry, Veneto NV

Tracked from
£13.43
Direction
Mostly cost down
Drivers
1 up / 3 down
Main factor
Tank method, not metodo classico
  1. 01

    Tank method, not metodo classico

    Cost down

    Prosecco DOC takes its second fermentation in pressurised steel tanks, not bottle by bottle. That Martinotti method is far cheaper than the metodo classico behind Franciacorta or Champagne and is the main reason Canal Grando lands near 13 pounds.

  2. 02

    Regional DOC, not the hillside DOCG

    Cost down

    This is the broad Prosecco DOC of the Treviso and Venice plain, not the steep Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG. Higher permitted yields and flatland mechanisation keep the fruit cost, and the price, below the hillside crus.

  3. 03

    Vi.V.O. Cantine co-operative scale

    Cost down

    Bosco Viticultori bottles within the Vi.V.O. Cantine group and sends about 65 percent of its wine abroad. Co-operative volume and established export freight spread fixed costs and hold the UK shelf price down.

  4. 04

    UK duty and 20 percent VAT

    Cost up

    At 11 percent ABV, UK alcohol duty plus 20 percent VAT are charged on every bottle sold in Britain. On a sub 15 pound sparkler that fixed tax slice is a large share of the 13.43 pounds shelf price.

01

Tank method, not metodo classico

Cost down

Prosecco DOC takes its second fermentation in pressurised steel tanks, not bottle by bottle. That Martinotti method is far cheaper than the metodo classico behind Franciacorta or Champagne and is the main reason Canal Grando lands near 13 pounds.

Perfect Pairings

Dishes that complement this wine

Food Pairing

Built for aperitivo and Venetian cicchetti

The producer points Canal Grando at refined appetizers, delicate fish and fresh cheese, and its Treviso home makes Venetian cicchetti such as baccala mantecato a natural match. The soft mousse and citrus also handle fried snacks and the chilli on a Pizza Diavola.

Aromatic bridge Strong match

Aperitivo and Venetian cicchetti

The low 11 percent alcohol, soft mousse and lemon, elderflower aromatics are built for the aperitivo hour. Canal Grando's Treviso home makes baccala mantecato, the whipped salt cod of Venetian bacari, a natural partner.

Try with: Baccala mantecato · Gnocco fritto · More pairings →

Fat cutting Strong match

Fried snacks and gnocco fritto

Glera's fresh acidity and the scrub of the mousse cut through fried dough and cured meat. Gnocco fritto with prosciutto, panzerotti and fried pizza all reset the palate against Canal Grando's citrus.

Try with: Gnocco fritto · Pizza fritta · Panzerotti · More pairings →

Salt balance Good match

Salty, cured and briny bites

Vivino tasters most often pair Canal Grando with cured meat and shellfish. Its citrus and gentle Extra Dry sugar counter salt and brine, so prosciutto, olives and a plate of mussels sit easily beside the soft fizz.

Try with: Gnocco fritto · More pairings →

Sweet balance Good match

A foil for chilli heat on pizza

The Extra Dry sweetness, 12 to 17 grams of sugar a litre, gives Canal Grando an edge the drier Brut lacks against spice. That touch of fruit sugar tames the chilli on a Pizza Diavola while the bubbles refresh between bites.

Try with: Pizza Diavola · Pizza Romana · More pairings →

Avoid Clash

Skip genuinely fiery, chilli heavy plates

Push past mild pizza heat into truly fiery, chilli laden dishes and the wine gives way. At 11 percent with only Extra Dry sweetness, Canal Grando is too light to stand up to aggressive capsaicin, which flattens its citrus and floral notes.

Pairing guide →

Drinking + cellar
Drinking window
2026 → 2028

Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.

Decanting
no

A short splash decant softens the first-pour edge and opens the aromatics.

Cellar potential
Low

None to speak of: non-vintage tank method Prosecco is built to drink fresh within a year or two, not to age.

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Buy now

£13.43 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.

Sources & trust
Prices & stock

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Confidence · High
Tasting notes

Drawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.

Confidence · Medium
Appellation rules & ageing

From the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.

Confidence · High
Why it costs what it costs

Our reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.

Confidence · Medium
Drink window & cellar potential

Style guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.

Confidence · Medium
Related

Glera, Prosecco DOC and the Veneto

Producer
Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera Veneto
Grapes
Glera
Denomination
Prosecco DOC

Common Questions

It is made by Casa Vinicola Bosco Malera, trading as Bosco Viticultori, in Salgareda in the Treviso province of Veneto. The company has bottled sparkling wine since 1948 and has belonged to the Vi.V.O. Cantine cooperative group since 2012.

Extra Dry is the middle sweetness level for Prosecco, roughly 12 to 17 grams of residual sugar a litre. Despite the name it is a touch sweeter than Brut, so Canal Grando tastes gently fruity rather than bone dry, though the Glera acidity keeps it fresh.

Glera, the grape behind all Prosecco. Bosco Viticultori source it across Treviso and the province of Venice, and the wine takes its second fermentation in steel tanks, the standard Prosecco method.

Expect a brilliant straw yellow with a fine perlage, a nose of lemon and citrus with white flowers, and a fresh, delicate palate. Vivino reviewers most often note lemon zest, pear and green apple, with a faint mineral, chalky edge.

Serve it well chilled at 6 to 8 degrees as an aperitivo, or with Venetian cicchetti such as baccala mantecato, fried snacks, delicate fish and fresh cheeses. The soft mousse and citrus also cut the richness of fried pizza and panzerotti.

In the UK it sells for around 13 pounds a bottle. That places it as an everyday Prosecco DOC, below the hillside Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG bottlings, and made by the tank method rather than the pricier metodo classico.

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