Lambrusco Grasparossa & Friends, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Let’s face it, summer 2023 is officially the summer of Lambrusco: the crowd-pleaser to end all crowd-pleasers, infinitely satisfying to all palates. Drinking Lambrusco vis a vis any other sparkling wine just has a special treat-yourself magic to it, it’s like a holiday, day off or mini-birthday in a glass. Unfiltered & unfined, with zero added sulfur, Cinquecampi’s Lambrusco is fiery but rugged, like throwing a party in a barn & there’s a band playing! With an upright bass & a banjo & a washboard! It’s such a cute party! Frothy blackcurrant soda upheld by a rip-roaring fruity mainline, loud & dry, crispy rain in the morning, fancy Italian liquorice that you bought for the hot packaging but delivered on the flavour front too.