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Asti (also known as Asti spumante) [2] is a sparkling white Italian wine that is produced throughout southeastern Piedmont, but is particularly focused around the towns of Asti and Alba. Since 1993 the wine has been classified as a denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG) and as of 2004 was Italy's largest producing appellation ...
The wine is cherry red in colour with an aroma typical of the grape and 'reminiscent of dog roses and scents of red berries.' [2] The flavour is sweet and aromatic with characteristic tannins. It is made in both lightly ( frizzante ) and fully sparkling ( spumante ) versions; the regulations also permit it to be made as a still wine.
Nizza DOCG wines are powerful, complex, full-bodied expressions of the Barbera grape. In the glass, they typically have an intense ruby-red color, shifting towards crimson as the wine ages.
Sparkling wines are produced around the world, and are often referred to by their local name or region, such as Prosecco, Franciacorta, Trento DOC, Oltrepò Pavese Metodo Classico and Asti from Italy (the generic Italian term for sparkling wine being spumante), Espumante from Portugal, Cava from Spain, and Cap Classique from South Africa ...
The wine is sweet and low in alcohol, and is considered a dessert wine. A related wine, Asti, is produced in the same area from the same grape. Grown in the hilltop town of Asti in Montferrat, Piedmont, Moscato d’Asti is made by small producers in small batches. [2] Moscato is named such because of its earthy musky aroma.
A lively, fruity, happy-go-lucky sparkling wine made with 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir, Bon Vivant’s basic California Brut cuvée, suggestive of red apples and a little grapefruit peel, is ...
This is a list of the 77 Italian DOCG (denominazione di origine controllata e garantita) wines ordered by region. [1] The four original DOCGs were Brunello , Vino Nobile , and Barolo (all approved by a presidential decree in July 1980) and Barbaresco (as approved in October 1980).
A paper strip denoting DOCG on a bottle of 2012 Barbera d'Asti. Barbera d'Asti is an Italian red wine made from the Barbera grape. It is produced in the hilly areas of the provinces of Asti (67 municipalities) and Alexandria (51 municipalities). Barbera d'Asti was accredited with DOC status in 1970, and DOCG status followed in 2008. [2]