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REORDER [email protected] - - to his father’s small farm, and the extensive estate the land. Current owner Giuseppe Marenco added Monferrato, the Marenco family has always farmed Alto of zone the in Piemonte in Located Marenco Winemaker ofthe Year. Rosso’sGambero Cabiola, 2002 Beppe is estate no. The consulting winemaker for the Damilano WINERIES cheeses. Serveatcoolroom temperature. aged with and meats red braised or stewed with courses main elegant complement will wine the first courses such as ravioli. But at the same time, ple dishes like cold cuts and appetizers and tasty sim accompany should Barbera Damilano the wine, young a As palate. full-bodied rich, a to over carry which of all pepper, green and nilla, ry, and strawberry, and spices like cinnamon, va barrels, the wine has aromas of blackberry, cher oak used and new in months 16 for Aged old. vineyards in Alba, whose vines are 30 to 50 years estate from harvested was Barbera elegant This 2007 Barbera d’Alba Damilano as anaperitiforeven withbrunch. served be also can Moscato desserts. fruit dried or fresh and biscotti, panetone, especially serts, des holiday with chilled well served be should and season holiday the of part indispensible an of the wine. With just 5.5% alcohol, Moscato is peachy,sweet, with typical are that flavors floral from the Scrapona vineyard is intensely fragrant Moscato wines. This delicious Marenco Moscato and slightly warmer climate, which produces richer yards are located, has a somewhat lower elevation in province, where the Marenco vine weather conditions. But the Alto Monferrato area the west toward Alba on high, steep hills with cool vineyards lie around Canelli in the Langhe and to because it has such strong aromas. Most Moscato “muscum” or musk, and the grape was so named The name s 2007 Moscato d’Asti Scrapona e i r e Marenco S n a s i t r A THEMONTH OF WINES Moscato fromcover is derived from the Latin word

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