Sweet Bubbly

Posted on October 3, 2007 by RJ

Monchiero Carbone Birbet nv
Red fruits, light carbonation and sweetness that is not at all cloying.  The lift of the carbonation lightens the weight of this wine.  A natural for drinking with fresh berries. The grape is Brachetto grown in Roero at 200-300 metres altitude, RS 100-120 g/l. Marco Monchiero heads this small estate in Canale Bot in Canale 5.5% $12.99 at Traverso’s monchierocarbone.com

About RJ

Ray Johnson is the Executive Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. He writes about food and wine, his travels and the business of wine. He makes his home in Sonoma County, California.
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