Don’t call it a comeback—Lambrusco is the OG of alternative sparkling wine. The wild family of grapes known as Lambrusco, native to Emilia-Romagna and southern Lombardy, has been glorified by the likes of Virgil, Cato and Pliny the Elder, each highlighting the delicious and unique character of this boisterous family of different, but related, varietal types. There are references to early Romans fermenting the wine in amphorae—and we begin to see documentation of bottled sparkling wine made from the various Lambrusco grapes in the 1800s.
Today, thanks in part to the rise
