Best Wine for Summer

With hot summer months we often start feeling the need for a light refreshing wine. We suggest that this summer you settle for Lambrusco, a zesty and flavorful wine, light in alcohol which make it a perfect choice for a warm afternoon.

But before we have to find out some facts about what a REAL Lambrusco is. It is an Italian red wine made principally from Lambrusco grape. Its primary characteristics are sparkle, lightness and low alcohol content (11%). Lambrusco's sparkle is considerably lower key than that of Champagne or Franciacorta. The real traditional Italian Lambrusco is an almost entirely cork-stopped, dry (secco) red wine, the Lambrusco Reggiano DOC is also used to make amabile (slightly sweet) and dolce (sweet) versions of Lambrusco through use of up to 15 percent of the Ancellotta grape.

The most highly rated of Lambrusco wines are the ones that are designed to be drunk young from one of the five Lambrusco denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) regions: Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Lambrusco Reggiano, and Lambrusco Mantovano.

Acqua's Executive Chef, Ivan Beacco, suggests that you pair a glass of Lambrusco with our Tagliere di Salumeria (meet platter), Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe or our homemade Fettucine pasta with classical Bolognese Ragu.

WE ARESTARTING LAMBRUSCO TASTING AT ACQUA ON MAY 14TH! STAY TUNED FOR DETAILS!