Ascheri Giacomo
Ascheri's Cristina Langhe Arneis is a dry Piedmont white from Bra, fermented in steel and rested on the lees. Expect peach, pear and citrus over a stony, almond-tinged finish. Vivino drinkers rate it 3.8 across more than 1,300 reviews.
Ascheri ferments its Cristina Arneis in steel and rests it on the lees, giving peach, pear and citrus over a stony, bitter-almond finish. Vivino drinkers rate it 3.8 across more than 1,300 reviews.
Pale straw in the glass, Ascheri's Cristina Arneis opens with the fresh, faintly spicy bouquet of traditional and exotic fruit the producer describes: peach and pear to the fore, lifted by white flowers and a squeeze of citrus. Vivino's reviewers most often reach for peach, apple and pear.
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HoneyDry and fresh on the palate, with lemon and grapefruit citrus over ripe orchard fruit and a clear stony minerality. Fermentation in stainless steel and around four months on the fine lees give it a little texture and weight without oak, the alcohol a moderate 13.5%.
It finishes dry and clean on grapefruit pith and a gentle bitter-almond twist, with the stony freshness Vivino's drinkers single out keeping the close lively rather than heavy.
An easy, fruit-forward Langhe Arneis from the Ascheri family in Bra, rated 3.8 by more than 1,300 Vivino drinkers. It is an aperitivo and seafood white to enjoy young, dependable and well-priced rather than a wine to cellar.
UK listings here cover the 2024 and 2025 vintages at roughly £18 to £22 a bottle, a dry Langhe Arneis from the long-established Ascheri family in Bra.
A sub-£22 steel-aged Arneis with a 3.8 Vivino average, it rates highly for food versatility and as a beginner-friendly white, and low for cellaring: a fresh everyday Piedmont white.
A dry, fruit-forward expression of Piedmont's indigenous Arneis with a 3.8 Vivino average, it is an easy, approachable introduction to northern Italian whites.
Bright acidity, citrus and stony minerality pair widely across seafood, fried antipasti, vitello tonnato and fresh cheese, though the light body rules out red meat.
Crisp, food-flexible and widely stocked under £22, it is an easy midweek and aperitivo white, the natural counterpoint to its low cellaring score.
A named Langhe producer's Arneis at roughly £18 to £22 is fair value for a steel-aged Piedmont white, in line with the quality tier rather than a bargain.
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A compact view of what the Langhe denomination actually requires, and how this bottle sits inside it. Pulled from the official Italian disciplinare.
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Both are unoaked, steel-aged Arneis built for freshness, the 2025 the current release and the 2024 a year on. Either drinks best within two to three years of harvest.
The 2025 is the current release, a fresh, citrus-driven Langhe Arneis from Ascheri made in stainless steel without oak. It is best enjoyed young as an aperitivo or seafood white over the next couple of years.
The 2024 is an unoaked, steel-fermented Arneis built for freshness, rested a few months on its lees before bottling. Drink it within two to three years of harvest, while the peach, pear and citrus are at their most vivid.
Drink-now / hold guidance reflects general style cues for this wine, not a forecast for a specific bottle. Where vintage-level editorial notes exist, they appear above.
The Ascheri family has farmed around Bra since 1880, and the white range carries the name of Matteo Ascheri's mother, Cristina. The Arneis is a Langhe DOC built around Piedmont's indigenous Arneis grape.
Italian wine law sorts bottles into a pyramid. DOCG sits at the top: tightly drawn boundaries, prescribed grapes, mandatory ageing, government tasting before release. DOC is the same idea with looser thresholds. IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) is broader still, requiring only that 85% of the grapes come from the named territory.
Langhe is in the DOC tier. That is not a quality verdict, it is a description of how much freedom the producer has at vinification and ageing.
Langhe falls within Piedmont , covering Piedmont.
Arneis is notoriously fussy and low-yielding, so Langhe growers earn fewer bottles per hectare than with easier whites, which lifts the cost behind this roughly £20 bottle.
Ascheri ferments in temperature-controlled steel and rests the wine on its lees for about four months, adding cellar time and texture beyond a quick-release supermarket white.
Bottled as a regional Langhe DOC rather than a cru or DOCG red keeps it near £20, well below the Nebbiolo wines Ascheri makes in the same Bra cellar.
A production of roughly 20,000 bottles from the family's own Bra fruit lacks the scale economies of supermarket whites, holding the price in the £18 to £22 band.
UK excise duty of £2.67 a bottle on still wine up to 15% ABV, plus 20% VAT, account for several pounds of the £18 to £22 shelf price before the wine itself.
Dishes that complement this wine
The wine's fresh acidity and citrus suit seafood and shellfish, fried antipasti, vitello tonnato and fresh cheese; its light body keeps it on the aperitivo and starter table rather than with red meat.
Arneis's fresh acidity and lemon-grapefruit citrus cut the tuna, caper and mayonnaise richness of vitello tonnato, a Piedmont classic from Ascheri's own Bra, while its orchard fruit flatters cured meats and fried gnocco.
Try with: Vitello Tonnato · Gnocco fritto · Salumi · Bruschetta · More pairings →
Stony minerality and a citrus-driven palate echo the brine of fish and shellfish, and the wine's acidity refreshes between bites. Ascheri itself points to seafood and shellfish platters as the natural match.
Try with: Fregula ai frutti di mare · Baccala Mantecato · Grilled prawns · Oysters · More pairings →
Bright acidity slices through fried batter and oil, resetting the palate after each piece. The light body keeps up with delicate fried seafood and vegetables rather than swamping them.
Try with: Gnocco fritto · Fritto misto · Calamari fritti · Arancini · More pairings →
Peach, pear and floral aromatics flatter fresh mozzarella, robiola and burrata, while the wine's acidity balances the sweetness and acidity of ripe tomato in a caprese.
Try with: Insalata Caprese · Robiola · Tomino · Burrata · More pairings →
Dry, low in tannin and a moderate 13.5%, the wine works as an aperitivo and alongside delicate chicken or turkey starters, where a fuller white would overwhelm the dish.
Try with: Aperitivo snacks · Chicken salad · Vitello Tonnato · Crostini · More pairings →
The light body and bright acidity are overwhelmed by fierce chilli heat, and a delicate white has nothing to answer a rich tannic braise. Those plates want a structured red, not a fresh Arneis.
Skip with: Vindaloo · Sichuan hotpot · Brasato al Barolo · Bistecca · Pairing guide →
Steel-fermented and unoaked, this Langhe Arneis is built for early drinking; enjoy it within two to three years of the vintage while the citrus and orchard fruit are at their freshest.
Best in the years above; holds without falling over either side.
An unoaked, steel-fermented Langhe Arneis built for freshness; it carries no ageing mandate and is best within two to three years, so it scores low for cellaring.
£18.31 is the lowest tracked offer for the current vintage and we have no signal of further discounting.
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Confidence · HighDrawn from what drinkers consistently report on Vivino and Wine-Searcher, summarised in our own words. A crowd read across many tasters, not a single critic.
Confidence · MediumFrom the official Italian disciplinare for this denomination, cross-checked against the Ministry of Agriculture register.
Confidence · HighOur reading of the price, drawn from the disciplinare, public UK duty rates, and typical landed-cost benchmarks. Not a quote from the producer or a retailer.
Confidence · MediumStyle guidance for this kind of wine at this price point. Treat it as advice, not a forecast for the bottle in your hand.
Confidence · MediumIt is a dry white wine made by the Ascheri family in Bra, in Piedmont's Langhe, from the indigenous Arneis grape. The white range carries the name of Matteo Ascheri's mother, Cristina. It is a Langhe DOC, fermented in stainless steel and rested on its lees rather than aged in oak.
Expect a pale straw white with peach, pear and apple fruit, a citrus lift of lemon and grapefruit, and a stony, mineral edge that closes on a gentle bitter-almond note. It is dry and fresh rather than rich. Vivino drinkers rate it 3.8 from more than 1,300 ratings.
Pour it with seafood and shellfish, fried antipasti, and Piedmont's own vitello tonnato, as well as fresh cheeses and as an aperitivo. Its bright acidity and light body suit starters and fish far better than red meat. Serve it well chilled, around 10 to 12C.
Both are Piedmont whites from the Arneis grape, but they are different appellations. Roero Arneis is a DOCG from the Roero hills north of the Tanaro, while this Ascheri wine is a Langhe DOC from the Langhe side. The grape and style are close; the denomination on the label differs.
Drink it young. This is an unoaked, steel-fermented Arneis built for freshness, best within two to three years of the vintage while its citrus and orchard fruit are vivid. It is not a wine to cellar.
UK listings here cover the 2024 and 2025 vintages at roughly £18 to £22 a bottle. Ascheri makes about 20,000 bottles of this Arneis a year, so it is widely available as an everyday Piedmont white rather than a scarce collector wine.
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