Looking for sweet, low-alcohol, refreshing wines? Here they are!

The market for low alcohol, sparkling wines has been gaining momentum for a few years now and the demand for all types of sparkling -- white, rosé or red -- has never been more popular with people choosing wines that are lower in alcohol but still high in flavor.

These Mosketto wines are refreshingly sweet with pleasant bubbles, and have the ability to match the flavors in food that can't always be achieved with dry wines.

These easy-sipping, low-alcohol Frizzante (i.e., lightly sparkling) wines are from the Piedmont region of Italy. The white is made from the Moscato grape while the red is made from Brachetto. The rosé is a blend of these two grapes.

These three Mosketto wines are traditionally made, naturally carbonated, delicious and versatile. And, at just 5% alcohol by volume, these wines are light and refreshing.

These Mosketto wines are imported by Mack & Schühle, The Wine and Spirits Family.

Serve cold and enjoy!

Disclosure of Wine Sample Submission: I received this sample at no cost for review. The opinions expressed are entirely my own.

Sample Provided by Donna White, Donna White Communications

There are a lot of terms used that make wines confusing. And, for American consumers, it seems to get even more confusing with French and Italian wines. The Italian term “Frizzante” is one of these seemingly confusing terms.

Simply put, Frizzante means that the wine is lightly sparkling. You may also see the term “semi-sparkling” used for Frizzante wine.

This is in contrast to a Spumante wine or a traditional Champagne that will have about twice the bubbles as a Frizzante wine.

Frizzante wines are made using the Charmat method in which the second fermentation takes place in a tank. Here, base wines are added together in a large specialized tank with a sugar and yeast mixture (Tirage). As the yeast consumes the sugar it releases carbon dioxide (CO2) . The specialized pressure tank causes the CO2 to be absorbed into the wine. The sparkling wine is then bottled from the tank.

Sparkling wines made using the tank method have a much more freshly made character and secondary yeasty flavors. This tank method is more affordable than the ‘tradition’ method used in Champagne where the secondary fermentation (formation of bubbles) takes place in the bottle.

So, there you have it — Frizzante is lightly sparkling or semi-sparkling wine. Cheers!