File this under “best news you’ll hear all week”: Free wine is pouring across New York City and all you have to do is show up hungry. From Monday, September 15 through Friday, September 19, the first-ever Asti Week is taking over the city, turning dinners at some of NYC’s most beloved Italian restaurants into fizzy celebrations of Piedmont’s sparkling wines.
Asti Week is exactly what it sounds like: a five-day toast to Asti Spumante and Moscato d’Asti DOCG. These are the feather-light, fruit-forward bubbles you might usually save for dessert—but this week they’re front and center. Every participating restaurant will greet diners with a complimentary glass of Asti Spumante (think fragrant pear, acacia and white flowers) or Moscato d’Asti (lower alcohol, peachy, lightly sweet an