Collection: Moscato d'Asti DOCG

Moscato d'Asti DOCG is an Italian classification for a sweet, lightly sparkling white wine from Piemonte. It is made from the Moscato Bianco grape and ranks among the most charming wines Italy has to offer for dessert. As a DOCG, Moscato d'Asti is a geographically defined appellation, and this is precisely where every bottle in this collection has its origin.

What first and foremost characterises Moscato d'Asti is its frizzante character. It is semi-sparkling and thus not a fully sparkling wine like Asti Spumante. The difference also lies in the production: fermentation is stopped before it is complete, so that a single fermentation leaves part of the grape's natural sugar in the wine while keeping the alcohol low. The result is a wine with lower alcohol, a lighter body and a softer, fuller and sweeter style than Asti Spumante.

The grapes are grown in high-altitude vineyards around municipalities such as Neviglie, Canelli and Santo Stefano Belbo. The altitude helps produce grapes with both a high natural sugar content and fresh acidity, and it is precisely this balance between sweetness and freshness that makes the style so well-balanced and easy to enjoy. In the glass you meet a wine that is light, fruit-driven and discreetly sparkling, and that rarely feels heavy despite its sweetness.

Moscato d'Asti is most often served with dessert, where its natural sweetness and fine bubbles play nicely together with fruit tarts, light cakes and fresh berries. It can also be enjoyed on its own as a gentle conclusion to a meal or as a friendly alternative to heavier dessert wines. If you are looking for an introduction to Piemonte's sweet, sparkling wines, Moscato d'Asti DOCG is an obvious place to begin. If you want to explore the grape more broadly, you can also take a closer look at our selection of Moscato. The style shows a different and gentler side of a region otherwise known for its big, powerful red wines.