
Ep. 1582 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 36 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0
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Content Analysis Key Themes and Main Ideas 1. In-depth analysis of the Lambrusco family of grapes. 2. Detailed descriptions of key Lambrusco varieties: Sorbara, Grasparossa, Salamino, Maestri, and Marani. 3. Characteristics of grape varieties, including origin, vineyard traits, and ""in the glass"" profile. 4. Sparkling wine production methods and sweetness levels for Lambrusco. 5. Promotion of the Italian Wine Podcast and its related educational resources (Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0 textbook). 6. Information regarding the Wine to Wine Business Forum. Summary The provided text is an excerpt, likely from a wine textbook, offering a comprehensive overview of the Lambrusco family of native Italian grapes. It begins by introducing Lambrusco as potentially Italy's oldest native grape clan, clarifying its distinction from the North American *Vitis labrusca*. The core of the text provides detailed profiles for five key Lambrusco varieties: Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Grasparossa, Lambrusco Salamino, Lambrusco Maestri, and Lambrusco Marani. For each, it outlines associated regions, specific vineyard behaviors (e.g., ripening, soil preferences, vigor, unique challenges like millerandage), and ""in the glass"" characteristics such as color, aroma, flavors, body, and tannin. It also touches on common production styles, primarily sparkling wines made using tank, traditional, or ancestral methods, and varying sweetness levels from dry to sweet. Interspersed throughout these grape descriptions are promotional messages for the Italian Wine Podcast, its educational textbook ""Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0,"" and the upcoming Wine to Wine Business Forum in Verona. Takeaways - Lambrusco is a diverse family of native Italian grapes, primarily from Emilia Romagna, distinct from North American *Vitis labrusca*. - Key Lambrusco varieties (Sorbara, Grasparossa, Salamino, Maestri, Marani) each possess unique characteristics in terms of color, aroma, flavor, body, and tannin. - Lambrusco wines are predominantly sparkling (red or rosé), can be made via various methods, and range in sweetness from dry (secco) to sweet (dolce). - Lambrusco di Sorbara is known for its light body, floral notes, high acidity, and specific cultivation needs (e.g., requiring a pollinator). - Lambrusco Grasparossa is typically darker, richer, and more tannic, often grown on hillside sites. - Lambrusco Salamino is often considered the most balanced, combining the perfume of Sorbara with the structure of Grasparossa. - Lambrusco Maestri is noted for its deep color, fruitiness, and ""bubble gum grapey"" quality, with its plantings increasing. - The Italian Wine Podcast serves as a resource for wine education, featuring publications like ""Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0."
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Description, mainly associated with Emilia Romania, the Lambrusco clan is likely Italy's oldest family of native grapes. The varieties have no relationship to the native North American grapevine species of Viti Labrusco. Typically made as sparkling rats and occasionally rosés that are mostly either dry or off dry but can sometimes be sweet Dolce. The most important members are, which is the lightest in body and color, as well as the most floral and fragrant, which is much darker inky purple in color, bigger, richer, and flashier with more obvious structure, and lambrosco Salamino, which offers a creamy balance of the other two. Lambrosco di sorbara red description. The oldest member of the Lambrisco family, it is also called Lambrisco della Viola due to the intense violet scent. It possesses when well made associated regions and DOPs, IGP. Amilia romagna, Lambrusco de Cervara, DOC, Modena, DOC, Regiano, DOC, and IGP Amelia. And the vineer, Lambrusco de Cervara, ripens earlier, prefers sandy soil and is mainly grown in the province of Moderna. It behaves as a wild grapevine, needing a pollinator, usually, Lambrusco Salamino, for successful fruit set. Millerindage, irregular fruit set that causes berries to be non uniform in size and maturity is common. In the glass, from pale pink to bright red, but never opaque, flora aromas of violets with flavors of red corns, cranberries, and strawberries. Labrusco de sorbara possesses high acid and is light bodied with a delicate texture. It lacks flashing fruit and body, which is exacerbated when poorly made. Wine to wine business forum. Everything you need to get ahead in the world of wine, supersize your business network. Share business ideas with the biggest voices in the industry. Join us in Verona on November thirteen to fourteen twenty twenty three. Tickets available now at point blind dot net. Specific styles made sparkling, mostly using the tank method with some traditional and ancestral method use. Wise can be, and are often identified as a sparkling rosato. Can be blended with Lambrusco Salamino. Benchmark producers, Kavicioli, Kleto Kiapli, Landbrusa, red. Description, it is also known as Lambrusco de castelvetrosa, after its birthplace around the town of Castelvedro, associated regions and DOPs, IGP, Emilia Romania, Lambrusco Grasparro, Sardi Castelvedro, DOC, and IGP Amelia. In the vineyard, the only one of the Lambrusco's grown on higher quality hillside sites. Lambbrusco Grasparosa is an earlier ripening rate and is able to reach full ripeness even in cooler temperatures. It has thick skin and is adaptable to different soils but does best in clay. In the glass, very deep purple ruby. It is distinguished by aromas of almond, though is less intensely aromatic and complex than its siblings. With favors of ripe black cherry, ripe red grapes, and dark plum, Lambrusco grasparosa, boasts, richer flash, and bigger tenon. It is creamy, yet chunky, and full bodied. Specific styles made sparkly, mostly using the tank method, sweetness ranges from seco to Dolce. Benchmark producers, Cleto Carli, Vintourini, Cetekani, Lambrozco Salamino, red description, the most abundantly planted of old Lambrozco. It's long, but small cylindrical bunch, is reminiscent of a salame. It is also called, as it originates from the area of Santa Croche de carpi. Associated regions and DOPs, IGP. Emilio DOC, Lambrozco Salamino, Lambrozco Salamino DeSanta Croche, DOC, Lambrozco Tisorvara, DOC, blended partner, IGP Emilia. In the vineyard, late ripening, demonstrating good vigor and high yields, prefers cold soils, tolerates humid conditions, though its compact bunch makes it accessible to disease acts as a pollinator for Labrusco de Cerbarra. In the glass, often considered the best of Labrusco's, it combines the perfume and grace of Cerbarra with the structure and power of Gasparosa. Dark purple hue with aromas and flavors of violet, rose, and small dark red berries. Lambbrisco Salamino is tannic and can be creamy with fruity, exuberance, and fleshy charm. It is capable of delivering the best balance Though quality depends on yields and scale of the producer, specific styles, sparkling often found semi sicko or Dolce as it is less panicked than Casparosa. It is blended with serveara to keep flesh and color benchmark producers, Lini medici Ermente, Lambriscoe Maestri, red. Description with an intense purple hue, Lambbriscoe Maestri is the most deeply colored of Lambbriscoe's. It is also one of the hardier and more adaptable lambrosco that has essentially double in plantings in the last ten years, mainly replacing lambrosco Maranni. The fruitiest, creamiest, and most immediately appealing with a bubble gum grapey quality, and flavors of dark plum, ripe black cherry, milk chocolate, and candied violets. It works well with lambrosco San amino and is used to give color to lambrosco de sorbado. Lambrosco Marani red. Description, fruity and fairly high in acidity, it is floral in quality with violet iris and peony nuances. Landrosco Marani is less panicked and flashy than Landrosco Maestri. However, it can be refined bride and juicy with black currant and red cherry. It is the mainstay of the Regiano GOC, Lambrusco. Planings have decreased as modern producers have chosen to replan the richer and fruitier, Lambrusco maestri. Well made Lambrusco Marani wine can be very graceful and refined. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud Apple Podcast spotify, EmailIFM, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. 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