jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts:6876
 | | 04/02/2004 3:58 AM |
| What temperature do you serve Babera d'Asti at?
Champagne temp or white wine temp? | | | |
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skwid
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5452
| | 04/02/2004 4:51 AM |
| | Its a sparkling wine so I'd serve it a bit on the cool side or it will really fizz alot as the CO2 comes out of solution. | | | |
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Marcel
Grape Puncher
Posts:875
| | 04/02/2004 6:03 AM |
| Is it? All Barbera I ever had were still. 
What kind of Barbera is this? | | | |
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skwid
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5452
| | 04/02/2004 6:14 AM |
| | Asti mean sparkling doesn't it? | | | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2397
| | 04/02/2004 6:27 AM |
| | No that's Spumante, Asti is a region. | | | |
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ormbee
Barrel Sampler
Posts:2397
| | 04/02/2004 6:29 AM |
| | And why not serve it at a red wine temp? | | | |
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Marcel
Grape Puncher
Posts:875
| | 04/02/2004 2:53 PM |
| | There's a sparkling wine in the Asti region, but unless this is a different kind of Barbera d'Asti, I think it's a still red wine. In that case, if it's made in the modern style, with some oak and better production techniques, I don't see any reason not to serve it at normal red wine temperature. | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Bottler
Posts:3488
| | 04/02/2004 3:15 PM |
| You are thinking Moscato d'Asti. Moscato is the sparkling wine from Piedmont, usually a little sweet with very low alcohol (like 5-6%). A nice aperitif and a nice pairing with fruit tarts for dessert.
Asti and Alba are villages in Piedmont. So when you seen Barbera d'Asti it means "Barbera from Asti" or something to that extent. | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Wine Lover
Posts:4875
| | 04/02/2004 3:43 PM |
| Barbera d'Asti is a dry red. Usually lighter in style than Barbera d'Alba's, which I prefer.
jb | | | |
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jaimetown
DC area
Wine Bottler
Posts:3488
| | 04/02/2004 3:49 PM |
| | I'm with you jb, I'm a huge fan of Barbera d'Albas too, especially Spinetta's Gallina bottling. Can't keep my hands off of them. | | | |
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jason
Napa Valley
Wine Addict
Posts:6876
| | 04/02/2004 6:31 PM |
| | Sorry I did type that wrong...it was supposed to be spumante. Thank you for the advice. | | | |
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Joseph Bembry
Wine Lover
Posts:4875
| | 04/03/2004 5:14 AM |
| jaimetown, try Elio Grasso Barbera Vigna Martina or Cigluiti Barbera d'Alba. Good juice.
jb | | | |
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skwid
Wine Connoisseur
Posts:5452
| | 04/03/2004 6:36 AM |
| | Well if I'm a genius (that's what people tell me) and it is a spumante then serve it at a Champagne temperature (i.e. cool) as otherwise the CO2 will come out of solution on you. | | | |
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