Updated October 2026
Costco does not publicly name the Italian winery that produces Kirkland Signature Prosecco. What is public is the importer: for the Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, a federal recall notice in November 2025 identified F&F Fine Wines International, doing business as Ethica Wines, of Miami, as the importer, with the wine made in Italy. Costco sells more than one Kirkland Prosecco, and each can come from a different source, so the back label on your bottle is the best guide to who brought it into the US.
This guide explains what the label does and does not tell you, what the DOC and DOCG names mean, what happened in the 2025 recall, and how to use Kirkland Prosecco for holiday toasts and mimosas.
Who makes Kirkland Prosecco?
Like most Kirkland Signature products, Costco’s prosecco is a private label. Costco contracts with producers but does not advertise who they are, and the wine label does not have to name the winery. US labels must identify the importer, which is why searches for “who makes Kirkland Prosecco” usually end with an importer’s name rather than a winery’s.
The clearest public record comes from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Its recall notice for the Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG lists the importer as F&F Fine Wines International, Inc., doing business as Ethica Wines, and says the product was manufactured in Italy. It does not name the producing winery. If you hold a different Kirkland Prosecco, such as a DOC or Asolo bottling, read its back label: the importer may differ.
Costco’s other private label sparkling wines work the same way; see who makes Kirkland Champagne for the French side of the shelf.
Reading a Kirkland Prosecco label
- Prosecco DOC is the broad appellation covering production across nine provinces in northeastern Italy. The wine must be at least 85% Glera grapes.
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG is the historic hillside zone, raised to DOCG status in 2009. “Valdobbiadene” on a Kirkland label points to this area.
- Asolo Prosecco DOCG is a separate hillside DOCG, created in 2009 and renamed in 2014, with lower permitted yields than the DOC.
- Production method: most Prosecco gets its bubbles from a second fermentation in pressurized tanks, known as the Charmat or Martinotti method, rather than in individual bottles like Champagne.
In the US, all of these wines fall under the “sparkling grape wine” class. 27 CFR § 4.21 defines sparkling grape wine as wine made effervescent with carbon dioxide resulting solely from fermentation, and allows “charmat method” or “charmat process” as additional label information. For how Italian sparkling wine labels compare, read spumante vs brut and prosecco vs moscato.
The 2025 Kirkland Prosecco recall
On November 6, 2025, the CPSC announced a recall of about 941,400 bottles of Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG because the bottles could break or shatter, posing a laceration hazard. The importer had received ten reports of bottles breaking, including one laceration injury. The recalled bottles have a green bottle, purple foil top and purple label reading “Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG,” with UPC 196633883742 and Costco item number 1879870. They were sold at Costco in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin from April through August 2025.
The CPSC told consumers to stop using the bottles, not to open them, and to discard them, and to contact Ethica Wines for refund instructions through Costco. If you still have a bottle matching that description, do not open it. Check the CPSC notice for current contact details.
How much alcohol is in Kirkland Prosecco?
Read the alcohol percentage on your bottle, then use the NIAAA formula: standard drinks equal fluid ounces multiplied by ABV, divided by 0.6. For example, if your label shows 11% ABV, a 5 ounce glass is about 0.92 standard drinks and a 750 ml bottle (25.4 ounces) is about 4.6. A 4 ounce mimosa made half and half with orange juice contains 2 ounces of wine, or about 0.37 drinks at 11%. Our mimosa math and sparkling wine ABV guide walk through more examples.
Serving Kirkland Prosecco at the holidays
- Chill it well. Serve cold, and open the bottle slowly with the cork angled away from people.
- Mimosas and spritzes. Prosecco’s fruity, fresh style suits brunch drinks; see the best prosecco for mimosas.
- Toasts. A 750 ml bottle fills about six 4 ounce flutes.
For more sparkling and still wine basics, visit our Wine Guide.
FAQ
Is Kirkland Prosecco real Prosecco?
Yes. Bottles labeled Prosecco DOC or a Prosecco DOCG are made in the designated Italian zones under those appellation rules.
Who imports Kirkland Prosecco?
For the Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore DOCG, the CPSC recall notice names F&F Fine Wines International, doing business as Ethica Wines. Other Kirkland Prosecco bottlings may list a different importer on the back label.
Was Kirkland Prosecco recalled?
One product was: the Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG sold April through August 2025 in 12 Midwestern states, recalled on November 6, 2025 for a shattering hazard.
Is Kirkland Prosecco sweet?
Check the sweetness term on the label. Brut is the driest common style; extra dry is slightly sweeter.
Sources
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recall 26-068, “F&F Fine Wines Recalls Kirkland Signature Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG Bottles sold by Costco Due to Laceration Hazard” (November 6, 2025).
- 27 CFR § 4.21, The standards of identity (sparkling grape wine), Cornell Legal Information Institute.
- Wine With Seth, Asolo Prosecco DOCG (Glera minimum, DOCG history, Charmat method).
- NIAAA, “What Is a Standard Drink?”