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Brachetto Frizzante (Italy)

Brachetto is a red Italian wine grape from Piemonte.

Brachetto Frizzante can best be described as a red Moscato d'Asti.

Brachetto Frizzante Flavors

Brachetto is aromatic, sweet and foamy with flavors of Strawberries, Raspberries and Roses.

Strawberry
Strawberry
Raspberry
Raspberry
Rose
Red Roses
Lavender
Lavender

Brachetto Frizzante Profile

Brachetto Frizzante is fruity, acidic and fizzy:

SUGAR:Sweet (130g/l)
BODY:Light
TANNINS:Low
FRUIT:High
ACIDITY:Medium - High
ALCOHOL:6% ABV

Temperature

Brachetto Frizzante should be served chilled.

Serving temperature:
8-10°C (46-50°F)

Brachetto Frizzante Food Pairing

You can enjoy Brachetto Frizzante any time:
for a Clebration, as an Aperitif or as a Dessert wine.

Served chilled, brachetto pairs beautifully with Chocolate, Fruit, Nuts and Cheeses.

Strawberries
Strawberries
Colomba
Colomba
Panettone
Panettone
Fruit
Fruit
Salami
Spicy
Salami
Pizza
Spicy
Pizza
Hamburger
Spicy
Burger
Smoked Fish
Smoked
Fish
Watermelon
Watermelon
Blue Cheese
Aged
Cheese
Chocolade
Chocolade
Cheese
Soft
Cheese

Piemonte Specialities

In Piemonte, Brachetto is traditionally drunk around Christmas with Panettone (a towering round bread with raisins and candied citrus peels) or at Easter with Colomba (Easter dove bread).

Bunet (Custard-like dessert made with cocoa and crumbled amaretti cookies).

Sweet Brachetto Frizzante loves fruity desserts.

Other Excellent Pairings

Spicy and Ethnic Food. Indian.

Brachetto Frizzante Cheese Pairing

Sparkling red wine should be paired with creamy double and triple- crèmes, such as Brie, Fromager d'Affinois or Brillat-Savarin.

The bubbles do a wonderful job cleansing the palate and melting the acids and fats of the cheese.

If You Like Brachetto Frizzante

You Might Also Like:

Barbera Frizzante (Italy)
Brachetto Frizzante (Italy)
Brachetto Spumante (Italy)
Lambrusco (Italy)
Sparkling Shiraz (Australia)

Brachetto d’Acqui DOCG

The production is centered around Acqui Terme, founded by the ancient Romans in Piemonte.

The official recognition came in 1996 (DOC in 1969), when the Brachetto producers were awarded the prestigious DOCG (Controlled and Guaranteed Designation of Origin) status.

There are different styles of Brachetto d’Acqui:

Rosso, Frizzante, Spumante, and Passito must contain 100% Brachetto grapes.

Rosso must have an alcohol level of 11.5%.

Spumante cannot exceed 2.5 atmospheres pressure.

Passito grapes must be dried to achieve a potential alcohol level of 15.5%

The production method used for Spumante is known as Charmat, or Martinotti, and was invented at the end of the nineteenth century by Federico Martinotti, then the Director of the Asti Institute of Experimental Oenology.

In this process, fermentation occurs in a pressurized tank, at controlled temperatures, for a period of 30 days, during which the sugars in the must are transformed into alcohol and carbon dioxide by the yeasts. The product is then immediately bottled and marketed.

Frizzante vs Spumante

The difference between Frizzante and Spumante lies in their level of bubbles and production style:

Frizzante = Light sparkle, subtle bubbles, casual. Spumante = Full sparkle, festive, pronounced bubbles. Both wines share a common fruity, floral, and aromatic profile typical of the Brachetto grape, offering flavors of red berries, rose petals, and sometimes a hint of spice.

Bubbles

Production Method

Style and Perception

Alcohol Content

Pairings

Wine Region Piemonte

Piemonte

Black Grapes

White Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon

30% Barbera
15% Dolcetto
10% Nebbiolo
  1% Vespolina

Sauvignon

20% Moscato
  4% Cortese
  2% Arneis
  1% Timorasso


Red Wines

White Wines

Red Wine

Barbaresco
Barbera
Barbera Nizza
Barbera Superiore
Barolo
Brachetto
Dolcetto
Langhe Dolcetto
Dolcetto Dogliani
Freisa
Nebbiolo
Langhe Nebbiolo
Gattinara
Ruchè
Terre Alfieri
Vespolina
Nebbiolo Rosato

White Wine

Arneis
Cortese di Gavi
Favorita
Langhe Rossese
Roero Arneis
Terre Alfieri Arneis
Timorasso


Dessert Wines

Sparkling Wines

Aperol

Aperol
Campari
Cinzano Bianco
Cinzano Rosso
Brachetto d'Acqui
Martini Bianco
Martini Rosso

Sparkling Wine

Alta Langa
Asti Spumante
Moscato d'Asti
Barbera Frizzante
Brachetto Frizzante
Brachetto Spumante

Soil

Climate

Soil

Lime-Rich.
Calcareous Marl.

Soil

Cool/Mild Continental.
Hot and Dry Summers.
Cold and Wet Winters.
Rainy / Foggy Sping.


DOCG Regions in Piemonte


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