Asti spumante is the sparkling branch of Asti DOCG, with separate white and rosé grape recipes.
Hill vineyards connect the sparkling wine with three Piedmont provinces.
Moscato Bianco forms the principal grape base of white Asti Spumante. The vineyards occupy hills across the Asti, Alessandria and Cuneo territories, with sandstone and marl formations varying from west to east. Well-exposed slopes help the grapes ripen in this continental setting. Rosé is a separate sparkling style in which Moscato Bianco is joined by Brachetto.
The white style uses at least 97% Moscato Bianco. The rosé combines 70–90% Moscato Bianco and 10–30% Brachetto, rather than applying the white recipe to both.
The grapes come from the municipalities and specified fractions listed in Asti, Alessandria and Cuneo provinces, within the shared Asti production area.
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