Filipinos are particularly fond of lifting glasses of sparkling Asti Spumante for holiday cheer. For spumante (literally, “sparkling wine”), the fermentation process is intentionally short, resulting in sweeter wines with less alcohol; but it can be extended, yielding crisper wines with higher alcohol content. Voila: sparkling wines. Asti and sparkling wines are trending worldwide right now, with the US being the biggest market. Tiny bubbles: The frissante that Italian sparkling wines are known for is captured naturally in Asti.

Source: Philippine Star December 15, 2018 16:00 UTC