Lambrusco - underrated

[Man of Harveys]

I don't much care for white wine. But I do like a bit of chilled fizz and I love red wine. A lot. So, over dinner on holiday in a boiling hot Venice, we decided to go for a bottle of the much-derided Lambrusco, generally known here solely for being favoured by giggling 22 year olds in crap 1980s wine bars. But this was seriously gorgeous stuff: chilled, fizzy but a deep red/purple. It was inexpensive but miles away from the blended muck that's besmirched its name here. So good that another bottle of it graced our table the next evening. And that one was even better.

So, can you get it here? I've hardly seen it, apart from the vile blended autofreeze nonsense Tescos has on offer at £2.50 a bottle. Waitrose has nothing, Tesco nothing decent.

The campaign with the slogan "don't laugh at me, I'm drinking Lambrusco" starts here.

 

[Market Porter]

Are you sure it wasn't Prosecco? Same ABV as white wine generally.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

The campaign with the slogan "don't laugh at me, I'm drinking Lambrusco" starts here.

You've changed ......

 

[Icy Gull]

Same as Rose, you get amazing Provence Rose in France for not many euros , the shite that makes it over here is almost undrinkable and you can pay up to £10 for the dubious privilege.

Rose is THE hot summer day wine imo, very derided by many in the UK though

 

[Man of Harveys]

Are you sure it wasn't Prosecco? Same ABV as white wine generally.

No - this was a deep, purple red. Red, cold and fizzy enough to need a wired cork. Man I am craving bad.

 

[Simster]

Rose is THE hot summer day wine imo, very derided by many in the UK though

Not so much these days, I gather. It's got quite trendy, a bit like "New world" wines in the early 90s.

 

[Man of Harveys]

You've changed ......

Jump on the lambrusco bandwagon, you know you want to. (and no I'm not changing my NSC handle)

 

[seagullsovergrimsby]

Hasn't it been rebranded in the UK as Lambrini ?

 

[MikeySmall]

Jump on the lambrusco bandwagon, you know you want to. (and no I'm not changing my NSC handle)

Man of Lambrusco.... Its different.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Man of Lambrusco.... Its different.

It's got a certain Renaissance quality to it, though.

Have a word with the new caterers, maybe they can put it on tap.

 

[hart's shirt]

Have a word with the new caterers, maybe they can put it on tap.

As long as they can open a screw top, they'll be fine.

 

[Man of Harveys]

As long as they can open a screw top, they'll be fine.

I was thinking about you at the weekend - I was watching Toy Story 3. Hope all's well old chap.

 

[hart's shirt]

I was thinking about you at the weekend - I was watching Toy Story 3. Hope all's well old chap.

"To Lambrini and beyond"

 

[Twinkle Toes]

A bottle of Cava - I can fully understand (& indeed enjoy). But Lambrusco??

Each to their own I guess.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

Hasn't it been rebranded in the UK as Lambrini ?

No, that's Trampagne.

 

[public school boy]

A common drink for common people

 

[Brighton TID]

Cat's piss

 

[mistahclarke]

had a swig of the missus's Asti the other day. it was quite nice I'm ashamed to admit.

 

[philsussex]

I like Asti Spumante me.

 

[tedebear]

Go see the nice chaps at the Wine Warehouse (along from the lighthouse in shoreham) its a vertiable alladins cave

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