Posts Tagged ‘Moscato’

NV Stella Rosa ‘Stellaberry,’ Italy

Take a sweet Moscato wine that is a perennial best-seller, add a bit of natural berry flavors, and what do you have? A crowd-pleaser, that’s what. The sweet nose shows lots of strawberry and raspberry flavor, which follows through in the mouth…. Read more


NV Jacob’s Creek Sparkling Moscato, Australia

When one pops open a bottle of Moscato, one expects to encounter impressions of white grapefruit, honeysuckle, rose geranium, apple and perhaps a hint of orange marmalade. And that’s exactly what you get in this sparkling rendition from Australia…. Read more


2012 Rosemount Estate Moscato, South Eastern Australia

Pale straw with a glint of green. The floral, sweet nose delivers varietal aromas of honeysuckle, rose geranium, fresh lime and orange marmalade. Frankly sweet in the mouth, the wine has just enough acidity to keep it from being cloying. All in all,… Read more


2009 Mezzacorona Moscato, Vigneti delle Dolomite, Italy

This wonderful sipping wine from northern Italy is not as sweet as most bottlings of Moscato, and that’s what makes it so good. Rather than fighting off excess sugar, the palate is treated to an array of fruit flavors — white peach, apricot,… Read more