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Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro - The smallest wine producing region located south of the town of Modena. The region is home to the Grasparossa clone of which the DOC requires 85% of the wine to be composed of.
Lambrusco
Among the grapes which mainly distinguish the production of Emilia, there is the large family of "lambruschi".
Lambrusco (lam-broos'-co)
A lightly sparkling wine, made from the grape of the same name. It is from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.
Lambrusco: A very lightly naturally carbonated dry to sweet red wine from northern Italy by grapes of the same name.
Lambrusco. A red grapes grown all over Italy, used to make slightly sweet, effervescent wines. It Italy also used for still wines that should be drunk young.
Lambrusco, a red wine grape grown throughout Italy but primarily in Emilia-Romagna. Probably best known in export markets as a semi-sweet pale red with slight effervescence.
Lambrusco: A fizzy, usually red, dry to sweet wine from northern Italy, made from grape of the same name.
Lambrusco
An instant turn-off to most aspiring wine geeks. Supermarket Lambrusco is usually a semi-sweet, bland, fizzy concoction, low in alcohol and designed to appeal to those who don't really like wine: yours for £2.29.
LAMBRUSCO
A fizzy, usually red, dry to sweet wine produced from Lambrusco grapes in regions of northern Italy.
LANGUEDOC
A wine producing region in Southern France.
Lambrusco: Not to be confused with Labrusca (though it sometimes is). Produced in northern Italy, Lambruscos are sparkling red wines, usually sweet, light, fruity and pleasant to drink. Lambruscos taste like other V.
LAMBRUSCO: Red-wine grape cépage widely planted in Emilia region of central Italy. Produces a number of wine styles depending on the characteristics of the sub-variety, but mostly as dry or off-dry wines.
Lambrusco di Sorbara produced in the province of Modena
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro produced in the province of Modena
Lambrusco Salamino di Santacroce produced in the province of Modena ...
Many of us have experienced the produce of these Italian wine regions, as from the former comes Lambrusco and from Latium comes Frascati, two of the most abused names in Italian wine making. There are some good wines to be found though.
Labrusca (or Vitis Labrusca). Not Lambrusco, the inexpensive Italian red, but the kind of vine that produces native American grapes, such as Concord.
Loire. French region best-known for summery whites.
Aglianico, Amarone, Barbera, Bardolino, Barolo, Brunello, Campania, Cava, Champagne, Chianti, Classico, Frascati, Grappa, Lambrusco, Malbec, Marsala, Merlot, Montepulciano D'Abruzzo, Morellino, Moscato, Nebbiolo, Nero D'Avola, Piedmont, Pinot Grigio, ...
Other major red varieties are Ciliegolo, Gaplioppo, Lagrein, Lambrusco, Monica, Nerello Mascalese, Pignolo, Primitivo, Refosco, Schiava, Schiopettino, Teroldego, and Uva di Troia.
Emilia-Romagna is familiar to many Americans for its sparkling Lambrusco.
Central-this zone contains six regions: Tuscany, Umbria, Marches, Abruzzo, Latium and Molise. The Sangiovese grape reigns supreme throughout this zone.
Grapey: similar to fresh, also applied to wines which smell and taste like fresh-picked grapes, such as Asti or Lambrusco.
Grassy: Sauvignon blanc-based wines remind many tasters of grass.
 See also: Wine, Grape, Region, Style, Aroma
  
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