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Lambrusco
Wine
Lambrusco has been a prominent part
of the vineyards that have embellished
Modena’s landscapes over the
ages. The wine obtained from these
vineyards is lavish and generous,
not unlike the people who live in
this region.
This wine is unique from other wines
because of a natural peculiarity
– spring refermentation. “Vitis
lambrusca” (the wild wine)
has been known since the Roman times,
but only after the XIX century has
it been categorized into three similar,
though distinctly different types
of wine.
In the province of Modena the three
varieties are identified as Lambrusco
di Sorbara, Lambrusco Grasparossa
di Castelverto and Lambrusco Salamino
di Santa Croce.
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All of these
are contemporary wines with well-defined
organoleptic characteristics: brisk and
diffusing froth; saturated and sustained
flavour; rich taste; and accents of appreciable
acidity that is balanced in semi-dry and
sweet variants with a more or less defined
amount of sugar.
These wines are very flattering to the
taste and are a great accompaniment to
many dishes in traditional and international
cuisines. Lambrusco is served chilled,
being successful in Italy and many other
countries of the world by complimenting
a variety of occasions and situations.
Since 1970, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco
Grasparossa di Castelverto and Lambrusco
Salamino di Santa Croce have all fallen
under the designation of “the name
protected by origin”.
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The
history and characteristics |
Lambrusco
is a wine with special genuine characteristics,
authentic by its origin, extraordinary and
unique among all other wines - if you please:
red wine… sparkling! The mixture of
its peculiarities is likely the result of
the unique combination of the lands, climate
and spirit of inhabitants of Emilia: a strange
mix of cordiality and generosity, frankness
and sincerity.
This product is admired in all Emilia, especially
in Modena. The locals enjoy the consumption
of the product, but also look at it with
a kind of cordial attitude. This is primarily
in Modena because, according to different
historical sources, Modena is the cradle
and real motherland of Lambrusco. But there
is also one more reason why our town is
so proud and also a little bit jealous of
our Lambrusco:
Lambrusco is the general name for a group
of wines that are similar, but not necessarily
considered equal. Specifically in Modena
there had developed certain qualities of
the wine that since days of old have been
considered to be the most precious and noble.
It is due to these qualities and their historic
origins that Modena Lambrusco can be called
the “forefather” of the three
protected types of Lambrusco DOC with full
authority.
It didn’t take long for Lambrusco,
being so cheery and merry, pleasant but
non-commital, versalite and suitiable for
various situations, to acquire a lot of
friends - even beyond the bounds of its
motherland Emila. In a short space of time,
since the beginning of the 1970’s,
Lambrusco has become the most famous and
widely used wine in the world. This pleasing
wine can conquer and bring delight to all
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| Lambrusco
and cuisine |
Lambrusco DOC goes well with all
courses of Italian cuisine, which
is world famous for its rich and
tasty dishes that remind one of
lost sensations, being at the same
time natural and home-made.
Lambrusco DOC plays a large part
in this because it enriches the
taste and gives the best fit to
various dishes from appetizers to
sweet courses that are by-right
a significant part of this most
famous cuisine.
Looking through the menu one can
start with appetizers: sausages,
smoked products and various cuttings,
including famous ham and mortadella,
and also parmigano regano that is
considered to be the “king”
of the cheese.
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Then
comes the main courses which include fabulous
tortellini in beef tea, along with other
assorted dishes from filled macaroni to
macaroni “al pettine” (macaroni
made from dough with eggs that is rolled
and prepared by hand with the help of a
special tool, called the comb or pettine).
Next is the second course that is presented
with all kinds of boiled meat, beginning
with dzampogne and cotekino, which are served
with stewed lentil or kidney beans or sour-sweet
onion garnish. And finally the desserts:
from the simple and home-style “Bensone”
to the most exquisite and famous “Amaretti”
of Modena – the tender pastry cake
made with sweet and bitter almond, a real
masterpiece of confectionary art.
And among such great variety of delicious
dishes there is one element that adorns
them, which goes to accomplish their perfect
taste: Lambrusco DOC. In all its diversity
this wine follows, traces and ennobles the
tiniest changes in the taste and composition
of each dish. Thus Lambrusco Sorbara, with
its distinguished aromatic notes, heightened
acidity, lightness and sprightliness ideally
fits with all dishes from filled macaroni
to dzampogne.
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castalverto posesses
more prolific and rich taste and perfectly
complements the first course dishes such
as macaroni “al pettine” with
a lentil or rabbit stew, talliatti with
mushrooms and various kinds of roasts. Due
to its special aroma, vinous taste and perfect
structure, Lambrusco Salamina di Santa Croche
is an ideal addition to appetizers such
as smoked food and parmighano cheese, tortellini
in beef tea, lasagna and the majority of
Emilia’s second course dishes.
Although it would be quite deceitful and
short-sighted to correlate Lambrusco DOC
with just the cuisines of Modena or Emilia,
it would mean nothing more than to ascertain
the obvious - that Lambrusco DOC with its
pure and energetic character, vivacity and
lightness is the best fit at all the times
when you want to drink something light.
This wine can play any part, going perfectly
well both with traditional cuisine and with
dishes of the latest trends.
One might say that this “nectar”
was blessed with a kiss of fortune: it posesses
all good qualities of wine with the absence
of any unfavourable ones. Fresh, flavoured
and energizing with the appropriate proportion
of tannin, pefectly assimilable as it contains
a temperate amount of alcohol, pleasant
and never commital – this wine has
an easy and pleasant effect. It has the
best taste while being young and doesn’t
need any special preparation to be appreciated
at its true value. We advise you to taste
this designing wine with the most unexpected
gastronomical combinations.
No doubt that the most provocative combination,
but at the same time the most promising,
is the one with the most well-known national
dish – the pizza. The most famous
Italian wine may venture to combine with
the most famous Italian dish! And the result
of such felitious union of the North and
the South is indeed worthy of special attention.
It is true that there is no better accompaniment
for the pizza, with its wide variety of
ingredients (as in case with “four
season” pizza or the distinct white
pizza with turkey and rucola) than Lambrusco
DOC - red, frothy and able to ennoble the
taste of any components. |
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