Cantina de Frignano Sgarbato Uva Tosca Rosato dell’ Emilia Sale

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Cantina de Frignano Sgarbato Uva Tosca Rosato dell’ Emilia
Region: Modena < Emilia-Romagna < Italy

Grapes: Uva Tosca

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: organic farming, made in the ancestral method, bottle fermentation, not disgorged; no added So2; zero-zero; 11.5% ABV

• Woman winemaker — Ukrainian Irene Balim
• Made from Uva Tosca, a rare rare, hyper-local variety that grows at higher altitudes in Emilia-Romagna
• Technically a rosato but drinks more like a light red with a little fizz, Lambrusco-ish
• Cloudy raspberry/mauve in the glass, the exact color of my grandma’s carpet
• Fool your kids — mommy is drinking sparkling cranberry juice too!
• Tastes like Ocean Spray Cran-raspberry juice + raspberry-jam filled croissant – breakfast wine?