Who says dessert is your only best bet after dinner? Especially when you have dessert wines at your disposal to end your meal on a high note! Well, dessert wines, owing to their alcoholic spirit that kills the yeast and stops the fermentation, are a feast for the taste buds. Moscato is one such fortified wine that makes for a perfect beverage for your ‘after-eating’ cravings. Courtesy of significant alcohol and sugar levels, Moscato wines generally do not go too well with food.
Created from Muscat Blanc grapes, Moscato (“moe-ska-toe”) is also famous by other names, such as Moscato d’Asti, Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains, Muskateller, Moscatel and Muscat Canelli. The wine traces its origin to Italy and Ancient Greece and is thus majorly grown in Italy, followed closely by France. If you haven’t had a chance yet to taste this pleasing style of wine, worry not, for we bring you the sought-after Moscato wines you won’t be able to resist. Check them out!
Angas Premium Moscato Barossa Valley NV
Cladded in watermelon pink colour, this Moscato emanates exotic floral and tropical fruit aromas of musk, lychees and pink flowers. The wine stimulates the palate with the flavours of musk, strawberry gelato and tropical fruits partnered with nuances of sherbet fizz. Sourced from the revered Barossa Valley region, the wine keeps the magical varietal flavours of grapes intact. With a light finish, enjoy it best with Pork San Choy Bau, selective sushi rolls and Asian dipping sauces.
Sans Pareil Estate 100 Million % SEA Moscato 2019
Flaunting a pale straw hue with green tinges, this refreshing Moscato from Sans Pareil Estate is brimming with tropical fruit flavours accompanied by vivid citrus notes. The wine pleases the palate with sherbet and rosewater flavours accompanied by a fine spritz and leads to a soul-satisfying finish. Savouring a chilled glass, along with a cheese platter or fresh fruits, brings out the best of its flavours in a way unimaginable.
Massolino Moscato d’Asti DOCG Piedmont
This intense straw yellow-coloured sparkling Moscato boasts a tempting bouquet of overwhelming fruity aromas complemented with dominant sage notes. When it comes to flavours, the wine is indeed enveloping and expansive as it does not taste too sweet on the palate. Its delicious and long finish work wonders for the appetite of dessert wine lovers. Enjoy it chilled with classic hazelnut cake from Langhe, pine nut cake, fruit puffs, lemon cake or traditional Christmas panettone.
Joseph Barnes Wines Ca’D’Gal, Moscato d’Asti ‘Lumine’ 2021
Handpicked and naturally vinified, Ca’D’Gal Moscato d’Asti is artisanal in every way. Showing off a delicate pale yellow hue, spring-like aromas of mandarin oranges, rose petals and elderflower cordial readily jump out of its glass, further stimulating the palate with racy and delightful fizz. Flavours of pears and white peaches lead to a cleansing finish. This well-balanced Moscato d’Asti is either ideal as an aperitif or relished with desserts like hazelnut cake, fruit pastries and zabaione with nutmeg.
De Bortoli Petit Moscato Rutherglen NV
Crafted from Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains, this wine is full of fun, flavours and all things good. Showcasing a perfect harmony among bright fruits, a spritz finish and soft acidity, no wonder Petit Moscato is an addictive indulgence for your mouth and overall being. The nose of the wine is best defined as highly fragrant as fresh berry fruits give the company to bold sorbet notes. Sweet mouthfeel smooths out acidity with a lively spritz. This refreshing Moscato has sorbet notes lingering in the mouth, leaving the palate alive and fresh.
So, which of these wines are you about to prefer for your go-to dessert? We bet you’re going to fall head over heels for whatever choice you make!
