Moscato d'Asti is an appellation in north-west Italy designated for sparkling wines. The wines are made from the Moscato Bianco grape, are sweet and low in alcohol, and often best enjoyed with fruit-based desserts. The taste is typically reminiscent of ripe, orange-fleshed melons, nectarines and blossom, has an uplifting perfume and, although sweet, it isn't cloying but light and refreshing.
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Moscato d'Asti is a wine appellation in north-west Italy – specifically the provinces of Asti, Alessandria and Cuneo – designated for sparkling wines.
The wines are made from the Moscato Bianco (aka Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains) grape, are sweet and low in alcohol, and often best enjoyed with fruit-based desserts (ie mango, peach tarts) or fresh fruit such as strawberries.
A related wine is Asti Spumante, elevated to a DOCG status and renamed Asti in an effort to distinguish it from the host of sparkling wines produced in Italy from grapes of varying quality. Asti is also from the Moscato Bianco grape, and similarly sweet and low in alcohol.
With a maximum of one-point-seven atmospheres of pressure in the bottle, Moscato d'Asti is only slightly frothy, while Asti is fully sparkling at five atmospheres. The alcohol content for Moscato d' Asti is considerably lower (five-point-five percent as opposed to Asti's seven to nine-point-five percent).
The taste of Moscato d' Asti is typically reminiscent of ripe, orange-fleshed melons, nectarines and blossom, has an uplifting perfume and, although sweet, it isn't cloying but light and refreshing.
