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Glass in Session® is a wine education podcast hosted by Val Caruso, DWS, CWE, FWS. She's a certified wine educator, lifelong learner, & shameless corkdork.

Every 2nd and 4th Friday there will be a new Glass in Session® focusing on a new topic. Val's mission is to educate, entertain, and empower the wine learner, wine lover, or wine curious by seeking out the fun - and sometimes funny - side of wine education.

 

 

Jan 10, 2020

Ringing in a new year, decade, and season with bubbles, of course. This episode celebrates Asti Spumante DOCG and Moscato d'Asti DOCG, including the style differences, production rules, history, and the new logo.

Resources from this episode:

Books:

Storia del Consorzio per la Tutela Dell’Asti (Volume 1), Mainardi (2008)

Christie’s World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling wine, Stevenson & Avellan, (2014)

Grapes and Wines, Clarke & Rand, (2010)

Making Sense of Wine Tasting, Young, (1010)

Oxford Companion to Wine, 4th Edition [Kindle Edition], Robinson (2015)

Websites:

Asti DOCG Consorzio http://www.astidocg.it/en/

Confagricoltura Asti https://confagriasti.it/il-consorzio-dellasti-si-veste-di-nuovo/

Gancia http://www.gancia.it/en/casa-gancia/la-nostra-storia/origini/

Lorenzo Tablino - Enologo http://tablino.it/1457/asti-moscato-dasti-history-del-prodotto-comercio/

 

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