Vigneto Saetti "Rosso Viola" Lambrusco dell'Emilia 2024

Vigneto Saetti "Rosso Viola" Lambrusco dell'Emilia 2024Lambrusco became incredibly popular in the United States in the 70s and 80s, along with some other regions of Italy such as Soave, Valpolicella, and Chianti. Because of that popularity, all of these regions suffered from the same problem: a lot of producers wanted to take part in the cash flow, the regions expanded very fast, and production quality plummeted. Predictably, these wines all soon earned a bad reputation in the marketplace because there

macerated for a few weeks

the HWAJU 12 is a sayangju (4 stage fermented alcohol) and made exclusively with organic medium grain white rice

where locals claim the grape variety originated

especially crab and  lobster

Julien Mareschal used to enjoy visiting the small hamlet of Pupillin and the winemakers he met there

but this one is ready to go

They are tended by local farmers but essentially grow wild

While not my primary interest

I had originally planned to throw it in the club

Vineyards were divided between Antonine and his two sons Antoine-Marie and Jean-Baptiste

Barrel-aged and not topped-up

where he met his wife