Moscato d’Asti, the sweet sparkling wine with low alcohol levels from Piemonte, Italy, is often described as “light”, “fruity”, “fun”, and “sweet”. Two words not associated with Moscato d’Asti are ...

Moscato, and its bumptious, worldwide grape family, generally known in English as "Muscat," may or may not (depending on which dictionary you consult) share a common root with the word "musky-- but ...

Moscato d’Asti, a light Italian sparkling wine from Piedmont, offers a delightful alternative to heavy dessert wines. With ...

"I try to put the fruit in the bottle," says winemaker Paolo Saracco, of the moscato grapes used in his Moscato d'Asti. The "Etna" on the label reflects the fact that the grapes were grown on the ...

Moscato d’Asti (DOCG) is part of the Moscato family…a close member of the Moscato family, but not a twin. Moscato d’Asti is made from the Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains strain of grapes, a petite berry ...

The subject for today is sheer pleasure. I will write about pleasure, and it was a nearly absurd pleasure doing the “research.” The pleasure is of a ripe, frankly sensual, quality, so look out, ...

All of which explains why the world needs wine writers: If we ever really succeed in demystifying the stuff, we’ll write ourselves out of a job. Now let me introduce the anti-wine, one that brooks no ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Cupcake Moscato What's the fastest growing U.S. wine category, the darling of hip-hop artists and a popular alternative to ...

Who doesn't love anything fizzy, chilled and refreshing? That trifecta is just one explanation for America's growing love of Moscato d'Asti. Home in Italy's Piedmont region Moscato d'Asti is made from ...

I’ve been trying hard to fend off my sweet tooth, but the game is over. There is just no resisting the plethora of holiday goodies that will parade themselves in front of me over the course of the ...