Brachetto is a red Italian
wine grape variety grown predominantly in the Piedmont region of northwest
Italy. Its production falling within an area of the provinces of Asti and
Alessandria between the rivers Bormida and Belbo plus various parts of the
province of Cuneo. At Canelli, on the border between the hills of Asti and the
Langhe proper, the grape is known as Borgogna. Brachetto tend to produce
light-bodied, highly aromatic wines with distinctive notes of wild raspberries,
black berries and rose petals are frequently used to describe the profound
scent. The wine is best consumed in its youth, and is typically served slightly
chilled
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