Winery GhigaMoscato d'Asti
White wine
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and aperitif.
Food and wine pairings with Moscato d'Asti
Pairings that work perfectly with Moscato d'Asti
Original food and wine pairings with Moscato d'Asti
The Moscato d'Asti of Winery Ghiga matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or aperitif such as recipes of rice with milk or caricoles as in brussels (translation: sea snails or whelks).
Details and technical informations about Winery Ghiga's Moscato d'Asti.
Discover the grape variety: Noah
American, resulting from a natural cross between taylor (Vitis Labrusca x Vitis Riparia) and Vitis Riparia, the seeds of the taylor then sown in 1869 by Otto Wasserzicher in Nauvoo, Illinois. Noah has been used extensively as a progenitor by hybridizers such as Baco, Bertille-Seyve, Castel, Gaillard and Seibel, the best known being baco blanc or baco 22A (folle blanche x Noah). In France, it is one of the six hybrids prohibited since 1935 (included in European regulations): clinton, herbemont, isabelle, jacquez, Noah and othello. Today, it has practically disappeared and can sometimes be found in private homes established in vineyards.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Moscato d'Asti from Winery Ghiga are 2013, 0
Informations about the Winery Ghiga
The Winery Ghiga is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Moscato d'Asti to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Moscato d'Asti
The wine region of Moscato d'Asti is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine DiCello or the Domaine Marco Negri produce mainly wines sparkling, white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Moscato d'Asti are Brachetto, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Moscato d'Asti often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit, orange blossom or yellow apple and sometimes also flavors of fresh strawberries, raspberry or cherry.
The wine region of Piedmont
Piedmont (Piemonte) holds an unrivalled place among the world's finest wine regions. Located in northwestern Italy, it is home to more DOCG wines than any other Italian region, including such well-known and respected names as Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera d'Asti. Though famous for its Austere, Tannic, Floral">floral reds made from Nebbiolo, Piedmont's biggest success story in the past decade has been Moscato d'Asti, a Sweet, Sparkling white wine. Piedmont Lies, as its name suggests, at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle its northern and western sides and form its naturally formidable border with Provence, France.
The word of the wine: Game
A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.
