Lambrusco

Prosciutto, parmigiano,

Lambrusco wine, homemade pasta.

They're big on filled pasta there.

So that's the first week.

So we do a whole base in Bologna for the week.

And they're known for... for their politics, for their education, and for their food.

So we focus, of course, on the food, and the things that it's known for is the Parmigiano-Reggiano, which comes from the town of Parma in Emilia-Romagna, for prosciutto, prosciutto di Parma, the Lambrusco wine, and homemade pasta.

So the homemade pasta, tortellini, ravioli, tagliatelle, they're all from that region.

And I was going to my local wine store there, going to pick up a nice red sparkling wine, as you do.

You know, I was just getting a nice fresh Lambrusco for tonight's game.

And sure enough, there was a sign on the side of the thing that says it was Donald Trump.

And it says, I did that.

Um, and then Erbaluce is this really bright, acidic, vibrant, energetic grape that kinda adds a little more verve to the wine.

You know, talking about Italian sparkling wine, what, what separates Franciacorta from, you know, a Moscato or a Lambrusco?

So Franciacorta again is, is those two wines are, are generally made...

Moscato's made usually in the Charmat method, and same with, uh, Lambrusco.

Lambrusco can also do something called rifermentato or, or like kind of a pet-nat style, whereas Franciacorta's made, you know, the first fermentation could be in steel or in wood, and then they put the, the wine in the bottle that you get at the store.

Mm-hmm.

They, they put the, a little more sugar and a little, um, and it- some yeast, the liqueur de tirage is what the French call it.

It's funny.

I love a Lambrusco and my boyfriend and I have gotten very into them in the past couple of years.

And because of that bottle shop I was telling you about, they had one one time we tried and we were instantly hooked.

And we have tried it with so many different foods, so many different cuisines.

What are your favorite types of wine? What are you drinking, Archer Ruse or other? I mean,

honestly, like Archerous is in so many ways, like a reflection of like my own palate and exploration.

I, I also love Lambrusco.

I, you know, I love orange wine.

Oh, I love it.

From Vermouth, Ceres, Oporto, Marsala, Lambrusco, Cava.

So we use wine a different way in cocktails.

So which is the most iconic thing on the cocktail offer that we have at the restaurant.

Number one I will give is the Russian River Intinction Petite Syrah 2005.

This is a 10% or so sour beer aged in Syrah barrels that tastes like dry, very dry, Carbonated red wine, like a Lambrusco almost.

Yep.

Crazy how interesting this tasted.

Really, really nice.

If you're into that type of thing, it definitely had a clear taste of wine grapes.

And like I said, I mean, obviously it tastes like a Lambrusco type flavor

to me.

Chateau La Tour de Monde, 2005.

And this, said the man, pouring a glass from a bottle labelled Lambrusco, a bargain in a bottle.

It was not that, of course.

It was a wine from the opposite end of the spectrum, an expensive Brunello da Monaccino, one of the best recent vintages and one of Frank's favourites.