Lo Duca Reggiano Lambrusco 2011

By Chris and Sherry Hardie

There aren’t many wines that pour into your glass like a foamy beer, but if there was one wine that compared to beer, it would be lambrusco.

Reunite introduced the American market to lambrusco in 1967, and it became the nation’s top-selling Italian wine for nearly three decades. But the wine can be more than something that’s “just nice.”

This lambrusco – which refers to the grape and the wine – comes from Reggio Emilia region of northern Italy and is slightly dry. It’s a frizzante (lightly sparkling) wine that pours dark purple in the glass.

This is not a complicated wine, so enjoy it young and as a fun summer quaff.

Sherry: “Concord grape flavor with a touch of earthy (but not unpleasant) mustiness. Light citrus on the finish.” 2-1/2 stars

Chris: “Fresh and fruity bouquet with concord grape and a little black cherry.” 3 stars

Available locally from $8 to $10.

Coming next week: Rosenblum Vintner’s Cuvee Zinfandel