lambrusco

[ lam-broo-skoh; Italian lahm-broo-skaw ]

noun

1. a semisweet, lightly effervescent red wine from Italy.

Lambrusco

/ læmˈbrʊskəʊ /

noun

1. a red grape grown in Italy
2. a sparkling red wine made in Italy from this grape
3. a much less common white variety of this grape or wine

Word History and Origins

Origin of lambrusco¹

< Italian < Latin labruscum, fruit of the labrusca vine; labrusca

Example Sentences

OCT 2022: Despite anger in the West over the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Berlusconi stood resolutely by his old friend, President Vladimir Putin: "Putin for my birthday sent me 20 bottles of vodka and a very sweet letter. I replied with bottles of Lambrusco and an equally sweet letter."

From Reuters

Lambrusco wines come in quite a few styles, depending on which clone is used and how the wine is made, but the deepest and driest of them, lambrusco grasparossa di castelvetro, cries out for a protein-rich foodstuff.

From Salon

The animal in the cheese pulls out the earthy notes in a richer lambrusco making it more than a fruit bomb, and the bubbles in the lambrusco break down the fat.

From Salon

Caruso’s wine list is brief, but in keeping with the Italian American theme — chianti comes swaddled in straw — and priced to please, with bottles including lambrusco and super Tuscans averaging $47.

From Washington Post

This “vino frizzante rosso secco” comes from a leading Lambrusco producer in Emilia Romagna.

From Washington Post