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White
750ml
Bottle: $17.09
12 bottles: $16.75
Aged 10 months in Stainless steel tanks with periodic battonage. Then aged for an additional month in bottle before...
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $13.94
Color: Bright and straw yellow with green highlights. Bouquet: Pleasant hints of white flowers and peach. Taste:...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.20 $18.00
Powder pink mousse; very pale ruby red, almost pink, tending towards cyclamen; clear aromas of roses, almost ripe...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
The Vecchia Modena Premium Lambrusco di Sorbara represents the history both of the Chiarli wine Company and of...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $14.62 $16.24
12 bottles: $12.53
Mid-weighted, fresh and appetizing. Kick about the beach sort of stuff, with a whiff of seriousness and versatility...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $12.94 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.68
An example of the vintage handled well. Apricot, ginger, marzipan and white peach. Yet the wine never drifts into...
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White
750ml
Bottle: $16.25
12 bottles: $15.93
This feels bit more worked than other expressions across the range. Smoky. Quinine-bitter, with a stream of fresh...
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Red
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.94
Vivid ruby red color verging on violet. Sparkling fine bubbles forming a lively and evanescent foam that lines the...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.34
12 bottles: $15.03
Red
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White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $16.66
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White
750ml
Bottle: $13.94 $15.08
12 bottles: $13.59
Nicely neutral and mineral nose with delicate white fruit, sliced apples and almonds. Crisp, chalky acidity that...
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Falanghina Lambrusco Liqueur 2022

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.