Category Archives: Brachetto

Piemonte specialty

Banfi, Rosa Regali, Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG 2007 This ’07 is perfectly fresh with plenty of flowers and fresh strawberries. Serve this with fresh berries after dinner to match the sweetness. The ’05 tasted one year ago was sweet and with … Continue reading

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Light and Bubbly Dessert

La Morandina Moscato d’Asti DOCG 2006 This wine smells of orange blossoms and ginger and tastes sweet while light bodied and ready and willing to accompany your next bowl of raspberries. Bot in Castiglione Tinella in Cuneo 5.5% $17.99 at … Continue reading

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Sweet Bubbly

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 … Continue reading

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