Drink Moscato d'Asti (with Lindt White Chocolate balls) before you die! Why? It's the best wine and food pairing bar none!
Moscato is not an expensive wine. It’s not a complex wine. It doesn’t have a reputation of being drunk by royal courts, generals, or red carpet celebs. But, it is a delicious wine.
Low in alcohol (usually 5.5%), sweet, and fizzy. It’s a great anytime-of-day wine … particularly at breakfast ... with pancakes, bacon, fruit and maple syrup. Or, for dessert … I’ve never found anyone that hasn’t 100% loved drinking Moscato while eating some Lindt white chocolate balls.
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It you haven’t had this combo before stop whatever it is you're doing right now (it can wait) and secure provisions of both and try it! Seriously, you can't waste another moment ... you could get hit by a bus tomorrow!
North American singer, song writer, and actor, Trey Songz and his Canadian rapper mate Drake may like it with lobster and shrimp, which is also very delicious, in their song I Invented Sex. But, dead set, Moscato with Lindt's white chocolate balls is when the music really starts.
Moscato d’Asti is the original. It comes from the Asti region of Piedmont in Northern Italy. And, while Australia, California, and others all do great examples of Moscato in a similar style (although, typically higher alcohol often around the 8.5% mark), it’s always best to give the originals a try.
Moscato is an ancient grape variety. It's been grown in Piedmont since at least the 13th Century. It's believed Moscato d'Asti evolved from a sweet, frizante, low-alcohol wines winery workers made for themselves to be drunk at the midday meal without making them sluggish afterwards. It also went well with the traditional Piemonete evening meals, which are long, multicourse events, acting as a digestif that cleansed the palate and stimulated it for dessert.
According to Karen MacNeil's The Wine Bible, the first Asti is attributed to Carlo Gancia, who introduced sparkling wine to the region around 1870. The real break through came though in 1898, when Federico Martinotti developed the tank method for making sparkling wines. This allowed more Moscato d'Asti to be made more cheaply and quickly than ever before! Thanks, Federico! 
Vietti - a top Moscato d'Asti producer | © vietti.com
According to Karen MacNeil's The Wine Bible, the first Asti is attributed to Carlo Gancia, who introduced sparkling wine to the region around 1870. The real break through came though in 1898, when Federico Martinotti developed the tank method for making sparkling wines. This allowed more Moscato d'Asti to be made more cheaply and quickly than ever before! Thanks, Federico!
Moscato d'Asti is an incredibly fresh, aromatic and perfumed wine, marked by floral, peach, apricot, and grapes notes. It's freshness, delicacy, simplicity and broad, immediate appeal is in stark contrast to the regions other iconic but more revered wine – Barolo.
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| Moscato d'Asti vineyards at dusk in Piedmont, North Italy | © Valentina / stock.adobe.com |