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When things start heating up, there's no better cocktail to cool you down than a spritz. The spritz saw its beginnings in the 1800s when the Austro-Hungarian Empire still controlled northern Italy. Rumor has it that the German soldiers couldn't hang with the Italians– finding their wine too strong. In an effort to dilute the alcohol, they added a "...

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Lambrusco went from being viewed as a commercial, red, sweet, and fizzy drink to what it truly is: an artisanal bubbly creation that can be sweet or dry and even white or rosé! Over the past 20 years or so, boutique wine shops like mine, In Vino Veritas, and restaurants focusing on quality, sought out and promoted the better Lambrusco wines. Custom...

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In the 1950s, in Rai’s first food and wine reportage, the master of Italian food and wine journalism Mario Soldati in his unforgettable “Viaggio nella valle del Po”, in search of genuine food among the people, customs, products, recipes and rituals of a rural Italy rich in culinary traditions, recounted Lambrusco, with its popular and poetic narrat...

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We’re on a food tour with Italian Culinary Adventures. At dusk, we find ourselves skittering along the rural strip of road in the Modena hinterlands in a minivan. The van doesn’t seem so mini on these narrow strips of tarmac winding serpentine around hills. Wine hills. The best hills. I’m about to continue my Lambrusco education, which started year...

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Friday July 8 2022. 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM. NYC Flatiron - 200 5th Ave, New York, NY 10010. Buy your ticket here. Part of Eataly’s Vino Camp Series, join us this month to learn all about Lambrusco! Take part in a walk-around wine tasting focused on all things Lambrusco, a historic sparkling red wine that hails from Emilia-Romagna, one of Italy's most in...

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Cantina Cooperative Riunite has added a Lambrusco to its canned Riunite wine offering in the US. The Italian group said this week that Riunite Lambrusco hits the market next month. Coinciding with the roll-out, which aims to capitalise on outdoor consumption occasions over the summer, CCR plans to run 'Reunite with Delight, a nationwide marketing a...

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Warm weather is here and so is day drinking, to be done outdoors in the sun. Look to north-central Italy for inspiration. Lambrusco — gently sparkling, low alcohol and often budget friendly — has long been Emilia-Romagna’s go-to for alfresco drinking. This season, make it yours as well. While the popularity of mass-market Lambrusco in the 1970s and...

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A sparkling red wine that's practically synonymous with Reggio Emilia, Lambrusco comprises eight DOCs, a mosaic of vineyards enclosed in an area between the provinces of Modena, Reggio Emilia, and Parma, plus the Lombard city of Mantua.  Lambrusco represents the roots of Italianità, and not just for its popularity among Italians or how it's Italy's...

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In the wake of a pandemic, social and racial unrest to say nothing over an upcoming election, few people have felt much like popping the bubbly this year. The United States may be divided, but there’s one thing many of us can agree on: we need a little lift these days. Enter Lambrusco—in my mind, the perfect wine for the times. Weighty enough to ha...

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Hard seltzer has unquestionably swept the nation over the past year. In fact, Americans bought more hard seltzer than vodka in 2019. And with its light, fruity taste, low-calorie content, and successful marketing campaigns, it’s easy to see why young people are so drawn to the stuff. But while it may seem as though the hard seltzer phenomenon is an...

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