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Lots of rose petals and dark fruit with orange peel. Fruity and flavorful. Fine bubbles. Fresh finish. Delicious....
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The Vecchia Modena Premium Lambrusco di Sorbara represents the history both of the Chiarli wine Company and of...
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The Vecchia Modena Premium Lambrusco di Sorbara represents the history both of the Chiarli wine Company and of...
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Deep color that is a prelude to intense but never excessive aromas. It combines softness and austerity, perfectly...
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A round and fruity Lambrusco with dark berries and hints of stems. Medium to full body, light bubbles and a tangy,...
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DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2018 - PLATINUM: Deliciously complex notes of fresh apple, chamomile, lemon and baked...
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Zingy, rich nose that’s full of yellow apples, white almonds, biscuits and sour dough. Creamy, round and flavorful...
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Intense nose of toffee, coconut, spicy fruitcake and chocolate; rich and concentrated, well-integrated sweetness,...
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Intense nose of toffee, coconut, spicy fruitcake and chocolate; rich and concentrated, well-integrated sweetness,...
Lambrusco Sherry
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.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.