Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC is a red sparkling wine from a zone centred on the town of Castelvetro, south of Modena in Emilia, in the western part of of Emilia-Romagna,’ (David Gleave MW, 1989, p.88). The wine is made from the Lambrusco Grasparossa grape variety.

Terroir: The vineyards are at 660 metres (2,165 feet) altitude.

Typical flavours: Red cherry. Rose petal. Almonds.

Wineries

No certification: Cavicchioli. | Gruppo Italiano Vini.

Bibliography

Burton Anderson, The Wine Atlas of Italy (Mitchell Beazley, London, 1990).

David Gleave, The Wines of Italy (Salamander Books, London, 1989).

Dr Ian D’Agata, Native Wine Grapes of Italy (University of California Press, 2014).

Nicolas Belfrage MW, Life Beyond Lambrusco (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1985). 

Nicolas Belfrage MW, From Barolo to Valpolicella—The Wines of Northern Italy (Faber & Faber, 1999).

Oxford Companion to Wine 4th edition ed. Jancis Robinson MW and Julia Harding MW (Oxford University Press, 2015).

Richard Baudains, ‘Lambrusco’s return,’ Decanter Italy 2011 supplement p.36.