Charmat Brut Method

Cellar: Cascina San Giovanni (Alfiero Solito)

Wine: Charmat Method Brut

Grapes: Chardonnay/Cortese

Location: Piedmont, Canelli, province of Asti.

Canelli, one of the sub-areas renowned for the most famous sweet wine in Italy (Moscato di Asti). Another small winery (run by father and son) that treats the land with love and respect, this Charmat is excellent, fragrant, light hint of yeast but above all chamomile and white fruit, it is a wine that you can feel in your mouth and nose.

Rating: 85/100

Pairings: undoubtedly the typical snacks to start an evening, also pumpkin or asparagus risotto, crostini with mozzarella and tomato; slightly too sweet with a fried seafood but, if the fried seafood were paired with potatoes…