Simon’s Pick, August 2008: 2007 Lambrusco Rosso “Lambrusca” Lini 1910

July 31st, 2008

Simon from Larchmont Wine & Spirits comes to the rescue, giving us temporary relief from the slight blogger’s block we’ve been experiencing this week. This wine sounds delicious. Think we’ll go pick up a bottle right now to go with our dinner tonight. See ya later! (Oh, it’s $15.99 and call Simon to order at 323-856-8699…)

Simon says:

Another fantastic summer-friendly wine gets the nod this month. At first glance you may wonder why a sparkling red should receive such a designation, but this luscious, yet dry Lambrusco is a wonderful companion to almost any picnic/barbeque fare or pastas one can imagine. Salumi, prosciutto, Parmigiano Reggiano, burgers, tagliatelle alla bolognese etc. all seem so much more delicious while you slurp down some of this refreshing, frothy red.*

It’s low in alchohol, really only slightly sparkling, so definitely not to be feared…

Once a wine regarded with what might be charitably characterized as disdain, Lambrusco is occasionally sublime when in the hands of the right producer. The Lini family from the Po Valley in Emilia Romagna in north central Italy has been fashioning wines from this area since 1910, and their experience shows here. The wine is stuffed with ripe fruit, has ample bright acidity which lends the wine its refreshing character and is just simply delicious.

*Remember, for best results, Chill this down…

3 Responses to “Simon’s Pick, August 2008: 2007 Lambrusco Rosso “Lambrusca” Lini 1910”

noble pig
August 1st, 2008 at 8:48 am

Sounds good…I would love to try this!
Angela Wilson Gyetvan
August 27th, 2008 at 4:41 pm

We did try it, and it was delicious. Great reco, Simon. Thanks.
Hotel Europa
February 5th, 2009 at 3:34 am

Thanks for this interesting article, we have some wonderful wines in our region.

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Wine Store Design Continued: More Racks and Lights and Stuff:

Just a couple of images for the now…

Some of the single-depth racks, assembled (thanks again to Tim Krablin of Modern Cellar for the photo)…

And the interior of one of the lampshades, of which there will be 48, in three different shades of blue-ish purple. Keep in mind this is 36″ in diameter — as in three feet (the exterior is aluminum, non-powdercoated. I’ll let your imagination do the work).

Maybe one day I’ll post about the wines I’ve been tasting and stocking, and actually try to sell you something…which would possibly help me pay for all these neat things…ummmm, maybe next week…

Wine Store Design Continued: More Racks and Lights and Stuff

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wine jargon

Frizzante
From Wikipedia: Frizzante is an Italian wine term term for semi-sparkling wine (as opposed to Spumante, which is generally used for fully sparkling wines). Frizzante wines generally owe their bubbles to a partial secondary fermentation in tank. You might notice a light fizz or tingly sensation on the tongue with a Frizzante wine, compared to the more carbonated sensation that more fully sparkling wines yield.

Scorekage
Okay, so we made up this word yesterday after a great restaurant experience. We brought a bottle of wine with us, expecting to pay a corkage fee. But the restaurant either forgot to charge us the $15, or decided to be nice to us. We scored! Hence, “scorekage” has entered our lexicon. This can also refer to BYO friendly restaurants that don’t charge for corkage under any circumstances.

Frizzante

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Scorekage

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grapewise

I recently stopped by Venokado, a new-ish shop in LA. I bought a Lirac imported by Kermit Lynch, and it was yummers. Last night I had the pleasure of spending some time with one of its owners, Susan Brink.

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