A easy drinking red dessert wine with 5.5%v alcohol is an ideal way to conclude a multi-course Italian meal.

The 2012 Ca dei Mandorli Brachetto D’Acqui “le Donne dei Boschi,”  is a DOCG level wine. It has a refreshing frizzante that highlighted the wines aroma of a chocolate-covered cherry.  The frizzante is just a touch of carbonation, not the full amount of a spumante. This 500ml bottle is the perfect size for finishing a meal.

Brachetto is a red grape that when fermented to full dryness, is harsh and leaves a bitterness on the finish. Fermented into a dessert style wine, it’s a treasure.

Scoring 18 points on the 20-point Dionysian scale proved that the wine had a long, soft finish and the flavors lingered well into the Biancomangiare, an eggless custard with roasted almonds and lemon zest. In vino veritas.