Bartenura Moscato Review (2024)

• Last updated on July 11, 2024

Welcome! This is our Bartenura Moscato review.

Bartenura Moscato d’Asti is a delightful Italian wine hailing from the Piedmont region.

Produced by the renowned winery, Cantina Bartenura, this wine has gained popularity due to its unique characteristics and sweetness that appeals to many wine lovers.

Find below our Bartenura Moscato full review along with our food pairings recommendations, serving tips, curiosity, and where you can buy it.

Let’s begin!

• Brand:Bartenura
• Grape Varietal:Moscato
• Region:Italy, Lombardia
• Tasting Notes: Peach & Citrus fruit notes
• Glass & Serving: Flûte / 43-46 °F (6-8 °C) / Don’t decant
• Storage: Up to 1.5 years
• Price Range: ~$13
• Bottle Size: 750 ml

Bartenura Moscato wine has a pale lemon color and a light effervescence.

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BartenuraMoscato is entirely made from Moscato grapes.

On the palate, it’s a sweet, effervescent, and light body wine with flavors of pear, apricot, mango, citrus, and honey.

Yes, it’s sweet. Bartenura Moscato wine is a sweet wine.

Sweet wine contains between 50-100 g/L.

Learn more about wine sweetness level here.

Barefoot Moscato is a sweet wine and as such, it pairs well with spicy food.

Classic appetizers are salami, figs, goat cheese ravioli, and melon to name some.

Meat wise go for Thai, Vietnamese, and Indian dishes for example.

If you like fish, it pairs well with clams and oysters.

If you are a cheese lover our recommendations for you are fondue, medium, and hard cheeses like Cheddar and Parmigiano.

For dessert, it pairs well with fruit tart, sponge cake, panettone, and dried fruit.

Bartenura Moscato wine’s alcohol content is 5%.

In case you wonder about alcohol content or more precisely Alcohol By Volume, i.e. ABV, measure the alcoholic strength of a drink.

There is a direct relationship between the sugar left in the wine after the alcoholic fermentation has taken place, i.e. Residual Sugar or RS, and ABV.

During alcoholic fermentation, the yeast transforms the sugar in the grape juice into alcohol.

Grapes with high residual sugar will therefore produce dry wine with a high ABV.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture [1] a 5-ounce glass will contain about 120 to 130 calories.

Alcohol contains 7 calories per gram. So a wine with high ABV will have a higher calories per glass than a wine with low ABV.

Furthermore, sugar contributes to the calorie count.

A dry wine will usually have 4 calories per gram vs a sweet wine that will have around 20 calories per gram of carbs, which include sugar.

Since Moscato is a sweet wine expect more than 130 calories per 5-ounce glass.

Here is an extract from the Bartenura bottle:

“The production of Bartenura Moscato has been designed to yield a wine that preserves the wonderful rich aromas of the Moscato grape… Best served chilled.“

Bartenura Moscato d’Asti is an outstanding wine that showcases the unique characteristics of the Moscato grape.

Its sweetness and light effervescence make it a refreshing and enjoyable wine to drink on its own or with a variety of dishes.

Its versatility and approachability make it an excellent choice for any occasion, and its affordable price point makes it accessible to a wide range of wine enthusiasts.

Overall, Bartenura Moscato d’Asti is a must-try wine that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who tries it.

Once you had it, we’d love to know your opinion, so reach out and let’s know what you think! Enjoy!