Sessame
Sessame is a municipality with 287 inhabitants (as at 31 December 2012) in the Italian province of Asti (AT ), Region Piedmont.
Geography
The municipality covers an area of 8 km ². Neighboring municipalities are Bistagno, Cassinasco, Monastero Bormida, Ponti and Rocchetta Palafea.
Specialty
In Sessame vines for the Dolcetto d' Asti, a red wine are grown with DOC status. The berries of the grape varieties Pinot Noir and / or Chardonnay may be processed for sparkling wine Alta Langa. The Muscat grape for the Asti Spumante, a sweet DOCG sparkling wine with a low alcohol content and for still wine Moscato d' Asti is also grown here. From the grape variety of the sweet Brachetto Brachetto d'Acqui sparkling wine is produced. In Sessame also vines of Barbera for the Barbera d'Asti, a DOCG red wine are grown with status.