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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.
Moscato d'Asti; Barbera d'Asti; Dolcetto d'Asti; Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato; Freisa d'Asti; The significant number of wineries has also given rise to many companies that produce wine-making equipment. The flood of 1994 was a disaster for the local economy: the mud and water that rushed into the cellars caused millions of Euros of fermenting ...
Asti in the sub-appellations Asti (Bianco) and Moscato d'Asti (Bianco), produced in the provinces of Asti, Cuneo and Alessandria; Barbaresco (Rosso as normale and Riserva), produced in the province of Cuneo; Barbera d'Asti (Rosso as normale and Superiore), produced in the province of Asti, with the option to indicate one of the sub-regions
Costigliole d'Asti (Piedmontese: Costiòle d'Ast) is a small Italian town in the Province of Asti, southern Piedmont. It lies about 13 kilometres (8 miles) south of the city of Asti in the Alto Monferrato , on the edge of the Langhe , in the alluvial plain of the river Tanaro southwards into the hills.
The white wines made from the Moscato Bianco (also known as Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains) are most noted for their frizzante and sparkling spumante styles but some still wines are produced as well. Located northeast of Alba, the wines from the Asti region are known for their delicate light bodies, low alcohol content and slightly sweet nature ...
Among the wines (DOC and DOCG), the most famous are Barbera d'Asti, Asti spumante, Moscato d'Asti, Cortese, Malvasia, and Grignolino. The Monferrato, together with Alba, is also known for the production of truffles; there are many fairs in this trade, for example, the regional fair of truffles held in Montechiaro d'Asti.
Poppi Castle, Poppi Castello di Romena, Pratovecchio Castello di Bibbione, San Casciano in Val di Pesa Castle of Sammezzano, Reggello Castello di Punta Ala, Punta Ala Castello di Triana, Roccalbegna Forte Stella, Porto Ercole Rocca Silvana, Castell'Azzara Old Fortress of Livorno, Livorno Gherardesca's Castle, Bolgheri Castello Malaspina ...
Strevi is a comune and small town in the province of Alessandria, Italy, located immediately northeast of Acqui Terme. It is one of the principal winemaking communes of the Moscato d'Asti, Passito di Moscato, [ 3 ] and Brachetto d'Acqui .