What style of wine is Brachetto d acqui typically?
Brachetto d’Acqui is a frizzante (semi-sparkling) sweet ruby red wine from Piedmont, Italy that’s known for its candied and floral aromatics.
Is Brachetto d acqui sweet?
Brachetto d’Acqui is a frizzante (semi-sparkling) sweet red wine from Piedmont that’s known for it’s candied and floral aromatics.
Is Brachetto d acqui a dessert wine?
As mentioned, Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG is a dessert wine, locally served chilled with cake, fruit and amazingly enough also with local sausages.
Should Brachetto be chilled?
Brachetto d’Acqui is best enjoyed when served at a temperature of between 8 and 12°C. Excessive cooling should be avoided, because at cold temperatures, the wine’s aromas are not released, and their scent does not reach the palate.
How do you serve Brachetto?
How to serve it and what to serve it with. Brachetto d’Acqui is best enjoyed when served at a temperature of between 8 and 12°C. Excessive cooling should be avoided, because at cold temperatures, the wine’s aromas are not released, and their scent does not reach the palate.
What is Brachetto d’Acqui?
The Brachetto vine is delicate, giving low yields from which sweet red wines with the colour and flavour of strawberries are produced. The grapes for Alasia Brachetto d’Acqui are sourced from vineyards in the Monferrato hills in the south of the province of Asti.
What is Araldica Piemonte?
Araldica is Piemonte’s most forward-thinking co-operative, situated in Castel Boglione, in the heart of Barbera d’Asti… The Brachetto variety may have originated in Provence, but today it is grown in much larger quantities in Italy, in particular in Piemonte.
Where do Brachetto Strawberries come from?
The Brachetto variety may have originated in Provence, but today it is grown in much larger quantities in Italy, in particular in Piemonte. The Brachetto vine is delicate, giving low yields from which sweet red wines with the colour and flavour of strawberries are produced.
Where are the grapes for Alasia Brachetto d’Acqui grown?
The grapes for Alasia Brachetto d’Acqui are sourced from vineyards in the Monferrato hills in the south of the province of Asti. These south-west facing vineyards are situated at altitudes of 250 and 400m above sea level. The vines have an average age of 20 years and are grown using the low Guyot trellis system. Soil is limestone clay.