📜 Asti
The famous sweet sparkling wine of Piedmont from white Muscat.
Asti is a famous sweet sparkling wine from Piedmont in Italy. It is made from white Muscat, the grape Muscat Blanc. The name is protected as a designation of origin (PDO) and is tied to the town of Asti. Asti is light. It has little alcohol, usually about 7 to 9 percent, and a lot of sugar. The taste is bright and aromatic, with notes of peach, grape and acacia flowers. It becomes sparkling because fermentation takes place in a closed tank and is then stopped, keeping the sweetness. The same zone also makes the less sparkling Moscato d'Asti. Asti belongs to the white sparkling sweet wines and is served chilled. It is one of the first wines tried by people getting to know sparkling wines. It is drunk with desserts, fruit and dry biscuits. It is best served in a small glass. Thanks to its low strength, Asti feels softer than many other sparkling wines, but it still contains alcohol and should be drunk in moderation.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Asti ← main grape of ← 🍇 Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Piedmont
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
- Wines
- 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Sparkling wine, 🍷 Sweet wine
Frequently asked questions
What grape is Asti made from?
White Muscat, the Muscat Blanc grape.
How much alcohol does Asti have?
Usually about 7 to 9 percent; it is a light sparkling wine.
What does it taste like?
Sweet and aromatic, with notes of peach, grape and flowers.
What to read next
- 🍇 Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains — A small-berried muscat variety, from Greece according to VIVC; it gives aromatic sweet and sparkling wines.
- 🍷 White wine — Wine made from grape juice without the skins; it can come from pale and even dark berries.
Similar
📜 Canelli · 📜 Moscato di Sardegna · 📜 Erbaluce di Caluso · 📜 Strevi · 📜 Loazzolo · 📜 Muscat de Lunel
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.