Moscato D'Asti DOCG

Tenuta Carretta is a winery situated in Piobesi d'Alba in the Roero district of Piedmont. It makes a range of wines from some of the region's most famous appellations, including Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Dolcetto d'Alba and Roero Arneis. The estate is comprised of 70 hectares (173 acres) of vineyards, divided across multiple parcels in Roero and Langhe. The winery itself is situated in the middle of a 35-ha (87-acre) natural ampitheater planted to...

Tenuta Carretta is a winery situated in Piobesi d'Alba in the Roero district of Piedmont. It makes a range of wines from some of the region's most famous appellations, including Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Dolcetto d'Alba and Roero Arneis. The estate is comprised of 70 hectares (173 acres) of vineyards, divided across multiple parcels in Roero and Langhe. The winery itself is situated in the middle of a 35-ha (87-acre) natural ampitheater planted to Arneis, Favorita (Vermentino), Chardonnay, Barbera and Nebbiolo. This vineyard is the source of the Bric Paradiso Roero Riserva Nebbiolo, aged for 18 months in small oak casks. Carretta's other holdings include 2.5ha (6 acres) of Barolo cru vineyard, split across three plots on the Cannubi hill. Further parcels in Barbaresco supply a standard wine and the single-vineyard Garassino cuvée, and Carretta also makes Dolcetto, Barbera and Nebbiolo d'Alba from vineyards south of the town of Alba. Total production is around 480,000 bottles per year. The estate dates back to the 12th century and was owned by the Counts of Roero until 1985, when it was bought by Eduardo Miroglio. Miroglio also owns an estate in Thrace, Bulgaria. The Podio vineyard first appears in 1467, when the Count Damiano granted his land to his stewards for cultivation. He required that half of the grapes were to be property of the castle, but all of the grapes from Podio were reserved for the count (“salvo et riservato vites Podii Serrae”).

Moscato Bianco

 is the oldest member of the Muscat family, which places it in good standing as one of the oldest grape varieties in the world. The variety is named for its small berries and seeds (petits grains), as is its red-skinned mutation Muscat à Petit Grains Rouges. Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is grown widely both in Europe and the New World, giving it a long list of regional synonyms. It may be produced in several wine styles and...

Moscato Bianco

 is the oldest member of the Muscat family, which places it in good standing as one of the oldest grape varieties in the world. The variety is named for its small berries and seeds (petits grains), as is its red-skinned mutation Muscat à Petit Grains Rouges. Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains is grown widely both in Europe and the New World, giving it a long list of regional synonyms. It may be produced in several wine styles and sweetness levels, each with its own regional tradition. Dry varietal wines show a range of citrus, floral and spice aromas, with a full, dry palate. Sparkling and slightly sparkling examples are typically sweeter and tend towards melon flavors, with sweet, grapey smells. Dessert wines are typically produced as vins doux naturels.