Asti
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Asti or Asti Spumante is a DOCG white sparkling wine produced in an area to the south of the town of Asti in Piedmont, Italy. Made from the Moscato Bianco grape, it is sweet and low in alcohol, and often drunk with dessert. It retains its sweetness through a complex filtration process. Another wine called Moscato d'Asti is made in the same region from the same grape, but produced by another technique which differentiates it from Asti.
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Production zone
The production zone is located mostly in the Province of Asti and partly within the provinces of Cuneo and Alessandria. The area was first defined in 1932 as comprising the following 45 communes.
Province of Asti
- Asti
- Bubbio
- Calamandrana
- Calosso
- Canelli
- Cassinasco
- Castagnole delle Lanze
- Castel Boglione
- Castel Rocchero
- Castelnuovo Belbo
- Cessole
- Coazzolo
- Costigliole d'Asti
- Fontanile
- Incisa Scapaccino
- Loazzolo
- Maranzana
- Moasca
- Mombaruzzo
- Monastero Bormida
- Montabone
- Nizza Monferrato
- Quaranti
- San Marzano Oliveto
- Sessame
- Vesime
Province of Cuneo
- Camo
- Castiglione Tinella
- Cossano Belbo
- Mango
- Neive
- Neviglie
- Rocchetta Belbo
- Santo Stefano Belbo
- Treiso
- Trezzo Tinella
Province of Alessandria
- Acqui Terme
- Alice Bel Colle
- Bistagno
- Cassine
- Castelletto Molina
- Grognardo
- Ricaldone
- Strevi
- Terzo
- Visone
In 1967, the zone was extended to include the communes of Rocchetta Palafea in Asti, and Alba, Santa Vittoria d'Alba, and Serralunga d'Alba in Cuneo. Since 1976, production of the wine has additionally been permitted in the communes of San Giorgio Scarampi in Asti, and Castino and Perletto in Cuneo.
External links
Consorzio dell'Asti - Multilanguage
