Tenuta la Pergola 'Birbet' Brachetto 750ml DOCG This is a 375ml half-bottle

This is a 375ml half-bottle — a useful format for a by-the-glass pairing or a single-glass pour alongside a cheese course

Decanter called it a year of "low yields but unprecedented balance

The blend of four cool-climate varieties produces a wine that's lighter on its feet than most American reds: soft tannins

Oysters on the half shell brine and iodine mirror the saline mineral finish Lobster with beurre blanc shell richness and cream match the wine's textural depth Sea scallops with cauliflower puree delicate sweetness plays against the bright citrus spine

Tenuta la Pergola 'Birbet' Brachetto 750ml DOCG This is a 375ml half-bottleITALY : PIEMONTE : MONFERRATO ORGANIC : Brachetto LIGHT BODIED, WILD STRAWBERRY, ROSE PETAL, RASPBERRY, NO OAK In the Monferrato hills, the Brachetto grape goes by a different name: Birbt, Piemontese dialect for "little rogue." The Bodda family at Tenuta La Pergola has made this wine from Cisterna d'Asti since 1903 sweet, gently sparkling, 6% ABV, and entirely indifferent to the Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG appellation that made the grape internationally