Asti

Asti DOCG is the appellation born in 1932 to protect, enhance and promote Asti and Moscato d'Asti, sparkling wines very representative of the Piedmontese tradition. Sparkling wines produced between the provinces of Alessandria, Asti, Cuneo and in the hamlet of Pessione in the municipality of Chieri, in the province of Turin, can be boasted. The starting grape is always Moscato Bianco. For Asti Spumante both the Martinotti sparkling method in an autoclave and that in the bottle can be used, which will be worth the additional mention Metodo Classico: the first must stay in steel for at least a month while the second must guarantee at least 9 months of ageing. Moscato d'Asti obtained from grapes harvested late and left to dry to obtain a sparkling wine that remains to refine for at least 12 months in the bottle allows the use of the mention Vendemmia Tardiva. In addition, both for Asti Spumante and Moscato d'Asti DOCG, mentions are allowed to the production areas of Canelli, Santa Vitorria d'Alba and Strevi. These are essentially bubbles that are characterized by an aromatic and gustatory profile, sweet and balanced, with a greater accentuation of the characteristics in the Metodo Classico version of Asti Spumante DOCG.