Asti Spumante
[ AH-stee spoo-MAHN-teh ]
A sweet sparkling white wine generally served as a
DESSERT WINE but sometimes as an
APÉRITIF. Asti Spumante tastes decidedly of the
MUSCAT GRAPE from which it's made. It hails from the area around the town of Asti in the Piedmont region of northern Italy.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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