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Alta Langa Spumante DOCG is a more or less intense straw yellow, crystal clear, sparkling wine, with fine and persistent bubbles.
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We are pleased to introduce to you the export manager's dream: Asti Spumante DOCG, or, among friends, simply Asti. It represents almost 90% of the production zone, which is primarily located south of Alessandria and Asti, but also in areas in Monforte d'Alba (Barolo territory), Neive and Treiso (Barbaresco territory).
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Hold on tight because this wine may be produced from an impressive variation of grapes, namely Cortese and / or Favorita, Müller Thurgau, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling Italico, Riesling renano, Barbera Bianca , Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Sylvaner Verde and / or Timorasso.
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Colli Tortonesi Cortese Frizzante DOC is a semi-sparkling (Frizzante) white wine made from the elegant Piedmont Cortese grape (95-100%), with the permitted addition of 5% local non-aromatic white grapes. Grape composition is the same as the one of the quiet Cortese white wine.
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Colli Tortonesi Cortese Spumante DOC is a sparkling white wine produced from the elegant, Piedmontse grape, Cortese (95-100%), with the permitted addition of 5% local non-aromatic white grapes. Therefore, the wine has the same grape composition as the quiet Cortese white wine.
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Did you know?
Italy extends over 10 latitudes – from continental climate to subtropical climate?
So let’s just get one thing straight: at Lombardia (or Lombardy), Italy’s most populated and industrialized region, doesn’t exactly prioritize wine production. Actually, the combined output isn’t that significant, and what is produced is normally consumed locally, especially the wines from Oltrepò Pavese.
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