Posts Tagged ‘Lambrusco’
Three Modern Lambruscos
When I moved to Washington DC, I made a few professional wine friends who introduced me to their favorite imported wine specialties: the Hubert de Montille 1982 Volnay, the Giuseppe Quintarelli 1979 Valpolicella “VQPRS” (before the modern hierarchy system was established by the EU authorities). Impressed with my newly acquainted friends’ wines, I also wanted…
Read MoreHomechef Edition: A Mole and Tomato Wheels Lambrusco Affair
I am Moirae Choquette, the Founder of Tomato Wheels Lambrusco, and I’m back to share our chronicles and experience of another Mexican food and Tomato Wheels pairing here in Mexico. This month, I ditched the restaurant menus (because, let’s face it, we should all be kitchen pros post-pandemic) and plunged headfirst into the heart and…
Read MoreA Bubbly Start to 2024: Tomato Wheels Lambrusco Takes on Mexico’s Foodie Scene
I’m Moirae Choquette, the Founder of Tomato Wheels Lambrusco. If you’re unfamiliar, Tomato Wheels is not your run-of-the-mill sparkling red wine. It’s a carefully crafted beverage designed to be sipped chilled—8 days a week. We’ve partnered with a fourth-generation producer in Emilia Rogmana, Italy to bring you the finest Lambrusco. Because if they haven’t perfected…
Read MoreDiscovering Lambrusco
Welcome to Lambrusco, located in the heartwarming region of Emilia-Romagna in Italy. This will be Glass of Bubbly’s most expansive exploration of Lambrusco to date, a small region in the north of Italy, slowly emerging as a superpower, fighting off a bad reputation, producing a great benchmark of sparkling wines and changing perceptions of what…
Read MoreLambrusco Spumante Rosé
If you love bubbles then you must look out for the word spumante (‘foaming’ in Italian) when you are searching Italian wines. Spumante will tell you that the wine will be sparkling and Italian: “Spumante is a classification of Italian Sparkling Wine, Spumante can be produced in any area of Italy with any grape variety,…
Read MoreWhat is Lambrusco?
What is Lambrusco? Lambrusco is an Italian grape, used to make red wine and also the name of the wine that grape makes. The Lambrusco grape – In the Roman times, the Lambrusco grape was said to have yielded a lot and been highly valued in making wine. There are over 60 identified varieties of…
Read MoreCantine Ceci Spa
A Short Introduction To Cantine Ceci Spa Founded by Otello Ceci, at the time a tavern keeper, he had been selling his Lambrusco wines since 1938, the winery is now run by Otello’s grandchildren: Alessandro Maria Teresa Maria Paola Elisa Chiara They are always willing to innovation on the creation of their wines and even…
Read MoreLambrusco, the Sparkling Red of a Land in Tune
One of the most famous operas written by Giuseppe Verdi, the Italian opera composer, at the beginning offers sort of lightheartedness in listening to these words: “ Libiamo, libiamo ne’ lieti calici, che la bellezza infiora; e la fuggevol’ ora s’inebrii a voluttà. Libiam ne’ dolci fremiti che suscita l’amore, poiché quell’occhio al core onnipossente…
Read MoreSchool of Sparkling Wine
Education is the key when drinking Sparkling wine. Do you know your Cava from your Prosecco? Your Asti from your Lambrusco? Your Champagne from your Vouvray? From the appearance in a glass alone it’s hard to know what you might be drinking. If you lined up three different styles of sparkling wine, they would all…
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