Lambrusco recipe — Italy's rebellious red sparkler that refuses to take itself seriously. Originally from Italy.
I'm the fun Italian who brings homemade salami to fancy wine parties and somehow becomes everyone's favorite guest. Bubbly without the pretension, rustic without being rough. I pair with everything from prosciutto to pizza because life's too short for rules.
Lambrusco is made using the Charmat method, where the second fermentation happens in pressurized tanks rather than bottles, creating those signature gentle bubbles that make it frizzante rather than fully sparkling like Champagne.
Born in the fertile plains of Emilia-Romagna, Lambrusco has been bubbling away since Roman times. The grape thrives in the rich Po Valley soil, and local winemakers perfected the lightly sparkling style that became the region's signature. It's the wine that fueled Italy's post-war boom, beloved by workers and families alike.
Category: wine | Difficulty: easy | Base spirit: None | ABV: 8.0-12.0%
Origin: Italy