Wine Education : Brachetto d'Acqui

Wine Tasting at all FOUR locations

Taste Brachetto d'Acqui  at all four of our locations 
this Saturday, June 7 from 11am-4pm. 
(each store will also have other wines out to taste)

We have started a new label "Education" that you can hit to read all the education articles (see the right column under the heading "labels".

Brachetto d'Acqui

As school closes for the year and temperatures heat up I find myself looking for lighter, lower alcohol drinks for the long lazy summer evenings. I'm calling it now Brachetto is the official summer drink of 2014.

Like many of the Italian wine regions, this wine has a story behind it. Traditionally it was very popular with the most famous character in the Italian comedy of masks, Gianduja da Gioan d'Laduja (Giovanni of the Jug). This character's high spirits and bubbly personality were compared to the fragrant red Brachetto d'Acqui wine in the jug he invariably carried around with him. Brachetto d'Acqui's unique aroma and flavor stems from its natural sweetness, intense aromatics and low alcohol (around 5.5% alcohol by volume). This usually semi-sparkling frizzante red is characterized by its perfumed bouquet reminiscent of rose petals, strawberries and raspberries, and has a soft mousse (delicate foam) and mouthfeel. It is an excellent aperitif and provides an ideal match for fruit tarts, chocolate or Amaretti di Mombaruzzo, a traditional amaretto biscuit from the Acqui Terme area.

Come taste this refreshing Italian sparkler this Saturday at all 4 locations.