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Scarpa Vermouth di Torino Bianco

Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa

Nizza Monferrato , Italia

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Overall impression

Vermutpedia is re-evaluating the Italian catalogue; the Vermutpedia Score for this entry remains pending until the new tasting round is complete. Scarpa Vermouth di Torino Bianco is the white expression of Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa in Nizza Monferrato (Asti). According to scarpawine.com, it is a blend of sugar, alcohol, wine and extract of forty herbs; the wine base includes 20% Moscato d'Asti DOCG per traditional Piedmontese recipe. The full list of 40 herbs and infusion process form part of Scarpa's secret recipe since the 1940s. In this white version chamomile, gentian and sweet orange stand out especially. For Vermutpedia, it is artisan Vermouth di Torino with the same vermouth tradition as the house rosso: more floral and digestive profile, moscato base and extensive botanical blend. It does not aim to be a dry cocktail white; it is Piedmontese aperitif vermouth with Mario Pesce heritage and classic style. 16% vol., 75 cl. Partner to the Rosso in the Scarpa range. A verifiable piece on scarpawine.com.

Nose and palate

The official sheet highlights chamomile, gentian and sweet orange among the 40 herbs. On the nose, flowers, liquorice and mountain herbs with nuances of cardamom, coriander and elderflower per complementary house descriptions; on the palate, rounded palate, gentle gentian and wormwood bitterness, clean digestive finish. Straw-yellow colour. 20% Moscato d'Asti brings floral fragrance and natural sweetness rounding the semisweet ensemble. Compared with Scarpa Rosso (18% vol., rhubarb, angostura, spicier denser profile), Bianco is more floral, lighter and oriented to digestive aperitif. For anyone seeking Torino white with moscato base and secret botanics since the 1940s, the chamomile-gentian-orange profile offers a tasting coherent with scarpawine.com and Monferrato vermouth tradition.

How to serve it

Scarpawine.com recommends enjoying it neat or on the rocks, best served chilled at 10–12 °C. Works in Martini, Vesper or aperitif with soda and lemon when floral Torino profile is wanted. Also as postprandial digestif thanks to gentle bitterness and gentian and chamomile presence. In small glass or wide tumbler with moderate ice; cold enhances flowers and citrus without cancelling moscato. In cocktails, substitutes industrial whites in white Americano or light tonic combinations. For Vermutpedia, Scarpa Bianco is drunk cold (10–12 °C), alone or in classics, as Piedmontese white vermouth for aperitif and digestif verifiable on the winery's official website.

Production context

Antica Casa Vinicola Scarpa (Nizza Monferrato, founded late 19th century by Antonio Scarpa) elaborates with secret recipe of 40 herbs since the 1940s, continuity of Mario Pesce. Bianco: 20% Moscato d'Asti DOCG in base, herb infusion in alcohol, 16% vol., 75 cl. Vermouth di Torino range with Rosso (18% vol., Negroni reference). The house also produces Barolo, Barbaresco, Barbera and Monferrato ageing wines. For Vermutpedia, Bianco synthesises Scarpa artisan Vermouth di Torino white: moscato, 40 botanics, semisweet, no ageing. A piece of the Piedmont vermouth map verifiable at scarpawine.com.

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