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In a good year, Italy is the world’s top wine-producing country by volume (with France also claiming that distinction at times), and has a rich winemaking history dating back to the 8th century BC. Greek colonists were the first to establish viticulture in Italy, and production later flourished with the rise of the Roman Empire. Today, Italy accounts for nearly a fifth of the world’s wine production, and the country’s diverse landscape and latitudinal range — from the Alps in the north to within a short nautical jaunt of Africa in the south — lends itself to a variety of different styles. Among Italy’s most-celebrated styles are Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti, made primarily with Sangiovese from the Tuscany region, and Barolo and Barbaresco from the Piedmont region, produced exclusively from Nebbiolo. Italy also produces some terrific whites. Besides Pinot Grigio, which is the most well-known and commercially successful white varietal from Italy, other grapes that stand out are Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Vernaccia and Moscato — the grape used in Italy’s most famous sparkling wine, Asti. |
Moscato
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Moscato is the Italian word for the ancient white grape variety Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains. It’s Greek in origin, and is used today in the Aegean appellation of Samos to produce dessert wine. In Southwest France, the grape is widely used in the vins doux naturel wines of Roussillon that are commonly sold in half bottles. Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains has an extensive family tree — Muscat de St.-Jean-de-Minervois, Muscat de Beaumes de Venise and Muscat Rivesaltes are also superb sweet examples of this grape’s explosive fruit flavors. Moscato is grown all over Italy, where it is the country’s fourth most planted white grape. Especially successful in Piedmont, Moscato d’Asti is lightly sparkling, refreshing wine with a mouthwatering sweet and tangy flavor, much like biting into a ripe, juicy pear. Golden in color and perfumed with characteristic scents of fresh grapes, tropical fruit and flower blossoms, Moscato is growing increasingly popular among wine enthusiasts who prefer off-dry to semi-sweet wines. |
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G.D. Vajra Moscato d’Asti
2010 / 750 ml.
Italy | Piedmont | AstiItem #32013Limited inventory.
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