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	Asti Spumante DOCG; Asti Definition in the Wine Dictionary at Epicurious.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Asti Spumante shares this DOCG with a related wine, Moscato d'Asti, which is made similarly, but in a
		The main difference between the Asti Spumante DOCG wines and the Moscato d'Asti DOCG wines is that fermentation of Moscato d'Asti wines is stopped sooner so that the residual sugar content is higher, the alcohol level is lower, and the wine is less effervescent because less carbon dioxide is produced.
		Asti Spumante and Moscato d'Asti wines should be drunk young and fresh.
	www.epicurious.com /drinking/wine_dictionary/entry?id=5398 (374 words)

	Asti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Asti is a town and comune in the Piemonte or Piedmont region, in north-western Italy, 44°54´N 8°12´E, in the plain of the Tanaro river at 123 m (404 ft) above sea-level.
		It is the capital of the Asti province.
		Asti is famous for its Festival Delle Sagre, held in September.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Asti (370 words)

	Asti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Asti is a town and a province of Piedmont, in north-western Italy.
		Asti has today an estimated 75,000 inhabitants and within its territory is located one of the most important productions of Italian wine.
		The walls of the ancient city are still up on the north of the town, and recently (during the restructuring of a building) a new portion of walls was discovered in the center of the city.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Asti (169 words)

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		Asti brought his head up with a rather confused look and dropped the chipmunk, which used his newfound freedom to make a run for it, which Asti interpreted to mean the game was back on and restarted the chase.
		Asti was once credited with saving the boat from floating away, as someone looked up to see Asti holding the rope in his mouth as the boat floated away.
		Asti loved boat rides; he would often sit in the boat for hours in anticipation to what he perceived to be an impending lake cruise.
	hoff.org /asti (2772 words)

	Asti on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Marco Pantani à Asti en février 2003 L'Italie pleurait dimanche son "Pirate", le champion cycliste Marco Pantani, mort à 3.
		Marco Pantani à Asti en février 2003 Le champion cycliste italien Marco Pantani, décédé samedi à Rimini d'un arrêt cardio-.
		Marco Pantani à Asti en février 2003 Le coureur cycliste italien Marco Pantani, ancien vainqueur du Tour de France et du G. Marco Pantani à Asti en février 2003 Marco Pantani, grande figure du cyclisme italien et ancien vainqueur du Tour de Franc.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a/asti.asp (554 words)

	Asti, Italy: a brief guide
		An affluent and older community, Asti clings strongly to the sense of tradition and community that represented the Italy of the early 20th century.
		Best known for its bubbly and sweet Asti Spumante wine, it is also home to an antique Palio horserace, as well as a respectable number of churches and cathedrals.
		This is especially true as Asti is famous for its wine, from the expensive and rich Barolo, which always carries a DOCG mark, to the more subtle and sweet Moscato, usually served before or after dinner.
	flfl.essortment.com /astiitaly_rygo.htm (577 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Mondoro Asti at Epinions.com
		With rich flavors of apricot and orange blossom, Monodro Asti is truly in a class by itself and is recommended as an accompaniment to dessert.
		(Asti with baked ham should be a classic pairing.) Being about as sweet as Beringer White Zinfandel, it's probably a bit too sweet to be served as a table wine.
		Mondoro Asti is best reserved for toasts (well suited to this purpose, as many drinkers, especially with the American sweet tooth, do not care for Champagne) or dessert, where it makes a lovely accompaniment to, among other dishes, king cake, angel food, and vanilla ice cream, without the cloying quality of a true dessert wine.
	www.epinions.com /content_178056040068 (373 words)

	Asti Spumante DOCG Glossary Term
		DOCG area that is located in the southeastern portion of the piedmont region near the town of Asti.
		Asti Spumante and Moscato d’Asti are differentiated by the time allowed for fermentation.
		Bottling of Asti Spumante DOCG wines are often packaged like champagne with a wired down cork, while Moscato d’Asti DOCG wines are generally packaged with a standard cork.
	www.recipetips.com /glossary-term/t--37525/asti-spumante.asp (219 words)

	Prestige Wine Group - Around The World Wines and Spirits - Gionelli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		From Moscato grapes, Gionelli Asti spumante, or sparkling, wine is full of fresh fruit flavors with a sweet finish typical of the wines of this famed region.
		The wine growers of Asti pride themselves on pairing the land with the grapes most suited to each other, and Piedmont’s cooler northern climate is perfect for growing Moscato.
		As a Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) wine, it is exemplary of the land and soil of Piedmont.
	www.prestigewinegroup.com /brands/gionelli.aspx (648 words)

	Salt Lake City Weekly - Ask for Asti
		Unlike Asti Spumante, which is a full-blown sparkling wine (“spumante” means “foam”), Moscato d’Asti is fizzy (“frizzante”) and effervescent, but not fully sparkling.
		Vintage is unimportant and rarely appears on bottles of Asti Spumante, since it’s shipped almost as soon as it’s bottled and is meant to be consumed quickly.
		The Ballatore Rosso Spumante is surprisingly well-balanced, crisp and brimming with flberry aromas and raspberries on the tongue.
	www.slweekly.com /article.cfm/askforasti (681 words)

	Italy \| culturedwino.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		It’s a wine from the Asti province of Italy’s Piemonte region.
		Asti, of course, is known for producing bubbly wines (as in Asti Spumante), and this moscato is no exception.
		As is the style of Asti wines, this one is lightly fizzy, but nowhere near as bubbly as Champagne or Prosecco.
	www.culturedwino.com /show.php/category/wine-reviews/europe/italy (597 words)

	Travel Destinations: Asti, Piedmont, Piemonte, Italy
		Asti is located at the meeting point of a radial road network which connects the main towns in the province and the most important cities in south-central Piedmont.
		Its geographical location decisively influenced its traditional cuisine, which offers dishes "stolen" from the tradition of both Northern and Southern Piedmont: the use of butter, typical of French cuisine, is accompanied by the Mediterranean use of olive oil, rice of the northern territories and the salted fish of the South.
		According to an ancient legend, Asti owes its name to the lance (in Italian "asta") of a warrior named Pallante, brought back to the city as a trophy after having defeated the enemy Pollenzo.
	www.italiancookingandliving.com /travel/destinations/asti.html (356 words)

	Products Terre d'Asti Piemont
		The Asti province is known above all for its wines: the vineyards cover a large part of the hill of Monferrato.
		The range of DOC and DOCG comprise all types of wine: white, red, dry, bubbly and sparkling, suitable to accompany the most varied menus for the most refined palates.
		Among the types of salami, certainly the most original is the production with donkey meat in the north east, and salami flavoured with wine and with truffle, produced in small workshops.
	www.terredasti.it /italy-piemont/prodotti-asti.htm (632 words)

	Welcome to the Palio of Asti
		But Asti is more than just its Palio: the interested visitor can discover museums and monuments, antique shops and flea markets, embattled towers and mysterious courtyards.
		Asti is as famous for its wines as it is for its fine food: heavenly white truffles, agnolotti accompanied by Barbera, rich boiled meats enhanced by “bagnetti”, and especially “bagna caôda”, a rich sauce with anchovies, garlic and oil in which to dip vegetables of the Tanaro.
		Plus there's “bönet”, a sort of chocolate pudding, fragrant almond cookies soaked in a goblet of Asti Spumante, and all the typical recipes of a city in which fine food and wine go hand in hand with centuries of history.
	www.comune.asti.it /manifestazioni/palio/welcome.shtml (557 words)

	Asti Trattoria - Austin, TX, 78751 - Citysearch
		Asti is passion for the tastes and aromas of Italian home cooking
		When you think of ASTI, you may think of Asti Spumante, a lively sparkling wine from the town of Asti.
		Located in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, Asti is just a drive away from the very place where Emmett proposed to Lisa over 10 years ago.
	austin.citysearch.com /profile/11404228 (597 words)

	WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2004-0355
		The Complainant is a consortium created in order to control the use of the denomination of origin Asti for sparkling wines and to authorize in the fields of wines the use of the names Asti, Asti Spumante and Spumante Asti.
		Thus the question whether the Complainant has rights in a trademark mark or service mark identical or confusingly similar to the domain name , is to be decided along the same lines of reasoning in the present case as applied in the aforesaid WIPO se No. D2004-0350 concerning the domain name .
		The first argument in support of the Complainant’s assertion of the Respondent’s bad faith in the registration of the domain name is based on the renown of the ASTI trademarks and the Complainant’s activity.
	arbiter.wipo.int /domains/decisions/html/2004/d2004-0355.html (1507 words)

	Reading a Champagne Label (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The general difference between Spumante and Asti Spumante is simply that Asti Spumante is made in or about Asti, Italy.
		American producers use the word to indicate that the wine is made in the style of Asti Spumante.
		Most sparklers exhibit pale tints of gold or yellow because they are made from a blend of grapes and do not take color from the grape skins; but there are rosé, pink or salmon colored wines.
	www.sequoyahwine.com /label.htm (662 words)

	Basics : Berry, Berry Good Wine : Food Network
		In the Piedmont region of Italy where the wine is made, and throughout the rest of Italy, Asti Spumante is taken for what it is: A sweet, sparkling, simple wine, made from very fragrant Muscat grapes, that tastes delightful with light fruit desserts or all by itself.
		Suspecting the American audience needed a fresh introduction to the wine, the makers of Asti Spumante changed its name a few years back...
		Asti goes for about ten bucks a bottle, Moscato d'Asti will cost you $12 to $15.
	foodtv.com /food/wd_basics/article/0,1975,FOOD_10016_1753116,00.html (216 words)

	Giuliana's Photo Gallery
		This photo gallery shows pictures of the place I am from, the beautiful city of Asti in Italy.
		Asti is renown in the world for its great wines (especially the sparkling Spumante, the sweet Moscato and the red Barbera).
		In the Middle Age Asti was the most important city of Piedmont and the city has a beautiful historic center full of monuments and narrow medieval streets.
	www.evergreen.loyola.edu /~grissorobberto/photo.htm (171 words)

	Asti Spumante
		Though a variety of still and sparkling sweet and semi-sweet wines are produced from the Moscato Bianco grape, only two fall within D.O.C. classification: Asti, sparkling wine formerly called Asti Spumante, and now by law simply Asti; and Moscato d'Asti, still wine formerly called Moscato Naturale d'Asti.
		Despite its early presence, Moscato d'Asti was first developed as a still wine only in the 17th century under the patronage of the House of Savoy when Giovan Battista Croce, jeweller to the Duchy, refined methods of cultivating and vinifying this difficult variety.
		In 1870 the Champagne method was introduced into Piedmont, and Asti Spumante was born.
	www.kobrandwine.com /prodbook/mic008.html (298 words)

	Party Ideas : Wine Basics : Berry, Berry Good Wine : Food Network
		In the Piedmont region of Italy where the wine is made, and throughout the rest of Italy, Asti Spumante is taken for what it is: A sweet, sparkling, simple wine, made from very fragrant Muscat grapes, that tastes delightful with light fruit desserts or all by itself.
		Suspecting the American audience needed a fresh introduction to the wine, the makers of Asti Spumante changed its name a few years back...
		Asti goes for about ten bucks a bottle, Moscato d'Asti will cost you $12 to $15.
	www.foodnetwork.com /food/wd_basics/article/0,1975,FOOD_10016_1753116,00.html (231 words)

	WIPO Domain Name Decision: D2004-0358
		Complainant is an Italian entity controlling the use of the denomination of controlled and guaranteed origin status of “ASTI” wine in accordance with the Ministerial Decree dated November 29, 1993.
		The word “spumante” only is a descriptive term for “sparkling”, the word “consorzio” also is a descriptive term for “association” whereas “Asti” for wines and sparkling wines is a distinctive word.
		It can not be seriously assumed that Respondent may not have been aware of the denomination of origin “Asti Spumante” which in fact is well known for white sparkling Italian wine of certain origin.
	arbiter.wipo.int /domains/decisions/html/2004/d2004-0358.html (1107 words)

	Asti Spumante - Allrecipes
		A sweet sparkling white wine generally served as a DESSERT WINE but sometimes as an APÉRITIF.
		Asti Spumante tastes decidedly of the MUSCAT GRAPE from which it's made.
		It hails from the area around the town of Asti in the Piedmont region of northern Italy.
	allrecipes.com /howto/asti-spumante/detail.aspx (101 words)

	Mackenab.com: Martini & Rossi NV Asti Spumante (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Anyway, on to tonight's wine, the illustrious Martini and Rossi Asti, which lists for $11.99 on wine.com.
		Like most Asti, this wine is clear straw colored.
		Darker than most Champagne, it's almost golden in color, close to a typical color for a still white wine.
	www.mackenab.com /archives/000346.html (288 words)

	Delicious Italy - Piedmont Asti Spumante (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In any case, both zones are perfect for producing luscious wines with the 'Basso' producing your Barbera's and Grignolino's, while the 'Alto' the fizzy Asti's.
		The best time for wine fans to explore the zone is during the 'Festa del Vino Douja d'Or' which is held annually in Asti from the second Friday to the third Sunday of September.
		As for the wine itself, Asti Spumante is made from the moscato grape whose origins can be clearly dated to at least the 13th century although local legend states that the vine was planted along with the first stone of the city.
	www.deliciousitaly.com /Piemontedishes15.htm (368 words)

	Epinions.com - Super Bargain: Gaetano D'Aquino Pinot Chardonnay Vino Spumante Brut ~ Italian Sparkling Wine
		This wine is made from a blend of Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay grapes and is a very lightly sweet mix that offers more acidity and a body that's more like a traditional California sparkling wine.
		This new Pinot Chardonnay Vino Spumante Brut is a nice step-up in flavor and complexity.
		This 11.5% alcohol by volume sparkling wine pours with a pale straw-gold color, moderately active levels of carbonation, a slightly floral and sweet nose, and a gentle and balanced yellow apple and lemon fruit flavor.
	www.epinions.com /content_2584584324 (491 words)

	Consorzio dell'Asti
		Toast the rice for a couple of minutes and then add a glass of Asti Spumante, then add a ladle-full of vegetable broth to keep it from becoming too dry.
		When the rice is almost done, add the fresh tarragon and a glass of Asti Spumante.
		Remove from the heat when it is still al dente, add salt and pepper to taste, the remaining butter and the grated Parmesan.
	www.astidocg.it /inglese/ricetta14.asp (112 words)

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