Lambrusco
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Lambrusco is the name of both a red grape and an Italian varietal wine made principally from the grape.
The grapes and the wine originate from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, principally around the central provinces of Modena, Parma, and Reggio nell'Emilia. The most highly-rated of its wines are the frothy red wines that are designed to be drunk young from one of the four Lambrusco DOCs: Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, and Lambrusco Reggiano, each of which corresponds roughly to its use of sub-varieties of the Lambrusco grape of the same name.
Although traditional Lambrusco is almost entirely cork-stopped, dry red wine, the Lambrusco Reggiano DOC is also used to make amabile (slightly sweet) wine through use of up to 15 percent of the Ancellotta grape. This Lambrusco wine became hugely popular in the United States in the late 1970s when over 3 million cases were exported there each year. This valuable export market has led the vineyards to create cheap, flavourless white, rosé and low-alcohol versions that has led to the name Lambrusco being almost universally shunned by the new generation of wine drinkers.
In Australia a number of cheaper bottled and "box" wines are produced by Australian vineyards and sold as "Lambrusco". They are invariably medium-sweet, around 10% ABV and styled as an "easy drinking" product.
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| Wine styles: | Red/White • Rosé/Blush • Sparkling • Dessert • Fortified • Fruit • Ice Wine | |
| Notable varietals: |
White Albariño • Chardonnay • Chenin blanc • Gewürztraminer • Muscat • Pinot blanc • Pinot gris • Riesling • Sauvignon blanc • Sémillon • Viognier |
Red Cabernet Franc • Cabernet Sauvignon • Carmenère • Durif • Gamay • Grenache • Malbec • Merlot • Petit Verdot • Pinotage • Pinot noir • Sangiovese • Syrah/Shiraz • Tempranillo • Zinfandel |
| Notable regionals: |
Amarone • Asti • Barolo • Barossa • Beaujolais • Bordeaux • Burgundy • Chablis • Champagne • Chianti • Commandaria • Dão • Egri Bikavér • Madeira • Marsala • Port • Retsina • Rhône • Rioja • Sancerre • Sauternes • Sherry • Tokaji • Valpolicella • Vermouth • Vinho Verde • Vouvray | |
| See also: | Glossary of wine terms • List of grape varieties • List of wine-producing regions • List of wine producing countries • Winemaking | |
