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750ml
Bottle: $24.50
12 bottles: $24.01
An attractively light-footed lagrein red with bright forest-berry aromas, married to modest structure on the juicy,...
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750ml
Bottle: $17.89 $19.60
A powerful red wine. Ruby-red to purplish-red with light violet tones in color. A scent of cherries, berries, cocoa,...
White
750ml
Bottle: $23.94
12 bottles: $23.46
Incredibly concentrated and uncommonly sturdy in character, Lagrein has roots in the Alto Adige area and has recently...
White
750ml
Bottle: $21.44
12 bottles: $21.01
This deep, dark red is medium bodied in the mouth but finishes with elegance, depth, and structure.
White
750ml
Bottle: $19.20
12 bottles: $18.82
Color: Dark garnet red. Nose: Robust, expressive, harmonious, well textured. Taste: Scents of violet, wild berries,...
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750ml
Bottle: $19.60
12 bottles: $17.48
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750ml
Bottle: $19.92
6 bottles: $19.52
White
750ml
Bottle: $18.94
12 bottles: $18.56
Invitingly open and multi-layered with violets, chocolate, ripe damsons, cloves. Elegant with velvety structure, soft...
White
750ml
Bottle: $44.94
12 bottles: $44.04
100% Lagrein. Nusserhof makes three different Lagreins, this Riserva bottling being the main one, from this...
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White Other Italian Reds Lambrusco Mencia

Some grape species are distinct and unique varietals, clearly separate from each of their cousins. Others, like Lambrusco and Muscat, are more like umbrella terms, featuring several subspecies which show slight differences from each other from region to region. Indeed, there are astonishingly more than 60 identified varieties of Lambrusco vines, and they are almost all used in the production of characterful Italian sparkling wines. They are distinguishable by their deep ruby blush, caused by strong pigments present in their skins, and their intensely perfumed character.


Lambrusco vines are grown in several Italian regions, although we most closely associate this varietal with Piedmont and Basilicata. It has also been grown successfully in Argentina and Australia. The varietal suffered from a fairly lowly reputation in the late 20th century, due to bulk, low cost production of Lambrusco sparkling wines, aimed at markets across northern Europe and America. However, things are rapidly changing, and the older, more traditional methods of bottle fermentation are returning, along with a higher level of quality and expression, as consumers become more discerning and demanding. Many of the Lambrusco sub-varieties have their own established DOC, such as Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Modena, where new regulations are keeping standards high and methods traditional.