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Moscato di Trani DOC

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Moscato di Trani DOC (Adda Editore) A dessert wine available as Dolce or Liquoroso, Moscato di Trani comes mostly from white Muscat grapes.
The Dolce version is golden yellow in colour, with a distinctive, rich flavour and a sweet, velvety taste. The minimum alcoholic strength must be 12.5 degrees. The Liquoroso, also golden yellow in colour, has a rich, distinctive flavour and an alcoholic, sweet, velvety taste, a minimum alcoholic strength of 16 degrees.
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Protection Mark: Registered Designation of Origin
Available in following towns: Bitonto (BA) - Corato (BA) - Ruvo di Puglia (BA) - Terlizzi (BA) - Cerignola (FG)

characteristics

Matches - How to consume it:

Magnificently if matched with traditional short pastry cakes, cream, egg or chocolate cakes, and cream-filled cannoli. The Liquoroso type goes well with unleavened, thick cakes, such as almond paste and apricot jam tarts.

How to recognize it:

As well as mentioning the Registered Designation of Origin, the label must include all the information laid down by the law: native region; designation, in which the cultivar from which the wine comes is matched to the geographical area in which it is grown; nominal volume of the wine; bottler’s name or corporate name and address; bottler’s number and code; country; batch number; ecological information.

When to find it:

All year round

Notes:

Moscato Dolce must be served in a medium glass at a temperature of 8°. The Liquoroso type must be served in a small glass.



Sources: By the editorial staff
Updated on: 14/07/2010