Muscat Blanc is the Moscato used in Italy for Moscato d’Asti and Spumante

February 2, 2011
Sweet & Sticky
The Muscat grape is one of the oldest grape varieties known to the wine world. Instead of being just one grape, Muscat encompasses a family of grapes, found in a range of hues – from white to brown to near black. The two best-known clones are Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains (Muscat blanc for short) and Muscat of Alexandria. The Muscat blanc grape is the oldest variety and creates the most concentrated grape flavors. Small in size, Muscat blanc is not always white and it can produce both dry and sweet wines. Muscat of Alexandria is larger and often darker than the Muscat Blanc, and creates wines of intense sweetness.

Notable Facts
Muscat Blanc is the Moscato used in Italy for Moscato d’Asti and Spumante, both light and fizzy wines. It also creates the Muscat d’Alsace of France, which is often made in the dry style. Muscat Blanc can also be found in the deliciously sweet wines of Beaumes-de-Venise in the south of France. The Muscat of Alexandria is responsible for the “stickies” of Australia, as well as the Muscats of Portugal and South Africa. California also has a hold on producing sweet dessert wines from Muscat.

Summing it up
Successful Sites: France, Italy, Australia, South Africa, Portugal, United States
Common Descriptors: grapey, musky, orange peelWine Grape in Italy: Dolcetto
February 2, 2011
Dolcetto is a red wine grape, probably native to the Monferrato area of Italy’s Piedmont region, although some say it’s originally from Liguria. Dolcetto first appears in writings from the late 1700s. Its name translates to ‘little sweet one’, referring to the sweet grapes that, being relatively low in acid, seem even sweeter. Dolcetto ripens relatively early, and does especially well where the temperature variations between night and day are more pronounced. In Liguria, Dolcetto goes by ‘Ormeasco’, from the Ormea region on the border between Liguria and Piedmont. Dolcetto usually makes wines that are relatively simple, fragrant, and to be enjoyed young.

Piedmont counts 7 different wines named after the grape. Dolcetto d’Alba DOC is probably the most produced and well known, and the Dolcetto grape gets some prime real estate here. Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba DOC is a similar wine, with less production. Dolcetto di Dogliani DOC is a little less structured, and especially the bubbly ones have fragrant notes of cherry, blackberry, and plum. Dolcetto delle Lange Monregalesi DOC is quite similar, harder to find, light and easy to drink, and has a slightly bitter finish.

Dolcetto d’Asti DOC usually has a little more body and elegance, Dolcetto d’Acqui DOC has a fruity softness, something like a Gamay, and Dolcetto di Ovada is probably the biggest of these last 3, with a little more tannin.

Source: http://www.insiderwinetours.com/resources/wine-grapes/wine-grapes-dolcetto.php

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