Give Up Prosecco to Save Your Teeth? British Claim Riles Italy<br />One, Prof. Damien Walmsley, the scientific adviser for the British Dental Association, said, “Prosecco offers a triple whammy of carbonation, sweetness<br />and alcohol, which can put your teeth at risk, leading to sensitivity and enamel erosion.”<br />With “about one teaspoon of sugar per flute” and its acidity, he said, prosecco, like colas, “can present a clear and present danger to oral health.”<br />The British media also quoted Dr. Mervyn Druian of the London Centre for Cosmetic<br />Dentistry, who later admitted in a telephone interview to being a bit perplexed.<br />Luca Zaia, president of Veneto, the region that is Italy’s largest prosecco producer,<br />said, “It’s nonsense — like saying that Sacher torte causes a tummy ache.”<br />“The notion that prosecco takes away your smile makes me laugh,” he added, noting<br />that his region was full of “prosecco-drinking ultra-centenarians without a cavity.”<br />But in a conciliatory note, he added, “The British are our friends; they show it not just as prosecco consumers,<br />but also as visitors to the prosecco territories” in Veneto.<br />K., you’ll sell less fish and chips, but I’ll sell less prosecco to one country and you’ll sell less to 27 countries.”<br />In a few years, Britain has become Italy’s biggest prosecco client, spending 366 million euros, or about $434 million, on the<br />sparkling wine in 2016, according to the Italian agricultural lobby Coldiretti, a 33 percent increase over the previous year.
