Brachetto

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Brachetto
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Brachetto

Brachetto is a black-skinned Italian wine grape variety responsible for sweet, frothy Brachetto d’Acqui from Piedmont. Since its elevation to DOCG status in 1996, Brachetto d’Acqui has almost always produced its wines either frizzante (fizzy) or spumante (sparkling), with a noticeable level of sweetness. In times past, Brachetto was sometimes made into dry table wine, but this practice is increasingly rare.

Despite being a light-bodied, low-alcohol (typically around 5 percent) wine, Brachetto is highly aromatic. Red and black raspberries, wild strawberries and rose petals are terms frequently used to describe the profound scent. The wine is best consumed in its youth, and is typically served slightly chilled, often with fresh fruit.

Brachetto is not normally blended with other grape varieties and, in Acqui, the stipulation is for 100 percent Brachetto grapes to be used. It is produced by macerating the must with the grape skins for approximately two days, during which time the characteristic ruby pigment leaches out. After fermentation, the wine is aged in bottle for three months or more, then released to the public.

Brachetto