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Don’t let the tainted image of Lambrusco—cheap, candied, industrially made—prevent you from discovering one of Italy’s greatest food wines. Today, the best Lambruscos are frothy but bone dry, boasting mouthfuls of bright red-berry fruit, crisp acidity and fine bubbles. Most get their effervescence from secondary fermentation in steel tanks, although some still undergo http://www.winemag.com/August-2014/5-Summer-Italian-Reds/index.php/slide/Lambrusco/cparticle/4

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5 Italian Red Wines for Summer: Lambrusco

the traditional, in-bottle method.

Produced in the central Emilia-Romagna region, Lambrusco can be made from several distinct grape varieties, but seek out Sorbara (the most graceful and fragrant), Grasparossa (the most structured) and Salamino (a combination of finesse and structure).

This sipper is great as an apéritif, but it’s equally delicious when paired with charcuterie and barbecued meats.

90 Paltrinieri 2012 Radice (Lambrusco di Sorbara). Refermented in bottle, this invigorating and frothy red opens with aromas of woodland berries and violets. The savory palate offers Addmouthfuls a comment...of wild cherry, strawberry and clove alongside bright acidity and small, persistent 1bubbles. Porto Vino Italiano. Editors’ Choice.

Comment abv: 11.5% nge) Price: $21

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