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I saw that the 2010 Saracco Moscato d'Asti—my favorite Moscato, from a excellent producer—was offered by the glass $10.

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Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal 2010 Saracco 2010 Saracco Moscato d'Asti, $16 The word "great" is rarely, if ever, applied to Moscato d'Asti, but the word "delicious" would not be amiss in describing this light, bright, slightly fizzy white with notes of pear and white flower from one of the best Moscato producers in Piedmont.

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Palio d'Asti is located at 640 Sacramento St. in San Francisco and serves lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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The end of the meal saw us washing down bites of Rhum Baba with Oddero Moscato d'Asti and reminiscing about the avocado-green Tupperware vessels of our youth.

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Martin Ramin for The Wall Street Journal 2009 Michele Chiarlo Barbera d'Asti Le Orme, $14 There are more noble wines made in Piedmont e.g., Barolo, Barbaresco but few are more food-friendly than Barbera—aka the region's "everyday" grape.

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Palio d'Asti, an Italian restaurant in San Francisco's Financial District, might be best known for its equestrian-theme décor and the $1 pizzas it serves during happy hour with the purchase of drinks.

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The Piedmontese producer has long enjoyed a faithful following for his first-rate Moscato d'Asti wines.

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While the Moscato grape is grown all over the world (i.e., Chile, Argentina, Australia, California, Spain and Italy) and goes by a variety of names and clones (from the fine Moscato Bianco to the plebeian Muscat of Alexandria) the Piedmontese version, Moscato d'Asti—a sweet, soft, low-alcohol, lightly sparkling (frizzante) wine with delicate notes of peach and apricot—is probably the most famous.

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One draw of Palio d'Asti, for those who hold meetings over lunch, is the old-school décor of carpets and sound-absorbing ceiling tiles.

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The 2009 Michele Chiarlo Le Orme Barbera d'Asti did, in fact, dance with a vigorous and vibrant acidity—and shimmer with dark cherry fruit.

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