# Moscato d'Asti (Ghiga)

> Sparkling, Moscato d'Asti DOCG by [Ghiga](https://ilvinobello.com/wineries/ghiga.md), Asti, Piemonte, Italy. From Il Vino Bello (https://ilvinobello.com/wines/ghiga-moscato-d-asti).

- **Producer:** Ghiga
- **Style:** Sparkling
- **Denomination:** Moscato d'Asti DOCG
- **Grape:** Moscato bianco di Canelli 100%
- **Soil:** Marly, with clay and a large supply of limestone and magnesium
- **Exposure:** South-west
- **Harvest:** September, hand-picked in crates
- **Vineyard planting:** Planted 1977, mid-hill
- **Vinification:** Whole-bunch pressing after about 12 hours of skin contact in the press with enzymes; the clarified must ferments in pressure tank at 14 to 15 °C to about 5% alcohol and 1 to 1.2 bar, then is chilled to 0 °C to stop fermentation, filtered, cold-stabilised and filtered again before bottling. About 15 days. 5% vol, residual sugar about 120 to 130 g/l, total acidity about 6 g/l.
- **Serving temperature:** 5 to 6 °C
- **Storage:** Ageing potential up to 2 years
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-09



## Summary

A sweet, lightly sparkling Moscato d'Asti from 100% Moscato bianco on marly, south-west facing hills at Castiglione Tinella. Low in alcohol (5% vol) and made in pressure tank.

## Food pairings

Desserts, pastries, biscuits and dry pastries, mild cheeses; also for ice cream, fruit salads and low-alcohol cocktails