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| Brachetto
Brachetto
is a red Italian wine grape variety grown predominately
in the Piedmont region of northwest Italy. At
one time the grape was thought to be related to
the French wine grape Braquet, but recent thought
among ampelographers is that the two are distinct
varieties. In Italy’s region of Piedmont the grape
is somewhat more widespread: production mostly
falling within an area of the provinces of Asti
and Alessandria between the rivers Bormida and
Belbo plus various parts of the province of Cuneo.
At Canelli, on the border between the hills of
Asti and the Lange proper, the grape is known
as Borgogna. The most notable wine here is the
red Brachetto d'Acqui Denominazione di Origine
Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) which is made in
both still and spumante (fully sparkling) versions.
The Piemonte Brachetto Denominazione di Origine
Controllata (DOC), also a red wine, is made with
a minimum of 85% Brachetto; it is usually still,
but may be frizzante (lightly sparkling). The
grape is also used for up to 10% of the blend
for the Ruché-based Ruché di Castagnole
Monferrato DOC.
Wines
Brachetto
tend to produce light bodied, highly aromatic
wines with distinctive notes of strawberries.
In the DOCG region of Brachetto d'Acqui, the grape
is used to produce a slightly sweet sparkling
wine that is similar to Lambrusco and is sometimes
called the a light red equivalent of Moscato d'Asti.
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