Sparkling Red Wine

Has anyone tried a shiraz red wine made in Australia crafted as a champagne? I just came across a description of this wine in an online blog. It sounds delicious. Robin, you are the expert. Have you tried these wines?

[Robin Garr]

Has anyone tried a shiraz red wine made in Australia crafted as a champagne? I just came across a description of this wine in an online blog. It sounds delicious. Robin, your the expert. Have you tried these wines?

Madeline, yeah, I've tried them. They can be pretty good ... you really do need to serve them well chilled. I've had some good ones from Whole Foods wine market, Old Town and others among the usual sources.

Here's one article summing up the subject:
http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineadvis ... 070601.php

Of course, for a pizzeria, it would be GREAT if you could get an artisanal Lambrusco (NOT Riunite or Cella), but they're generally tiny production, available around NYC but not more widely.

[Robin Garr]

Another, older, look at a bunch of red bubblies:
http://www.wineloverspage.com/wines/mocool082700.shtml

Thank you for the links. I will check out the reall Lambrusco. I still have memories of that Riunite lambrusco as a high school kid. We thought that was the good stuff as well as the liefrumilche. You know, the one with the nuns on the label!

We carry a couple of sparkling reds. I'm at home, and can't remember their names, but we have an Australian sparkling Shiraz, and a sparkling Malbec from Reginato Winery out of Argentina. There is also a sweeter red from Italy that we carry that is a lightly carbonated red malvasia by La Sera. Those are the only ones I can think of that we have. There used to be a couple others brought in by a group out of Australia called Grateful Palate, but they have gone into bankruptcy ( I believe for the 2nd time) and we cannot get anything from them currently.

[Robin Garr]

Thank you for the links. I will check out the reall Lambrusco. I still have memories of that Riunite lambrusco as a high school kid. We thought that was the good stuff as well as the liefrumilche. You know, the one with the nuns on the label!

Madeline, here's another review/article I wrote about a tiny production/artisan Lambrusco that's really distributed only around NYC. Not much use for Coals, but it might give you a little more info to work with:

http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineadvis ... 61013.html

Saetti, Vigneto 2009 Lambrusco Salamino di S.Croce

This is the only bottle they carry. Wow...I am committed to bringing something like this for our pizzas. At 2-Amy's pizzeria in Washington DC the customers raved about their "fizzy red wine" and that it was great with pizza. I have been on their site but I don't see it listed anywhere.

We carry a couple of sparkling reds. I'm at home, and can't remember their names, but we have an Australian sparkling Shiraz, and a sparkling Malbec from Reginato Winery out of Argentina. There is also a sweeter red from Italy that we carry that is a lightly carbonated red malvasia by La Sera. Those are the only ones I can think of that we have. There used to be a couple others brought in by a group out of Australia called Grateful Palate, but they have gone into bankruptcy ( I believe for the 2nd time) and we cannot get anything from them currently.

Which sparkling Shiraz do you carry? I will send you a message.

Has anyone tried a shiraz red wine made in Australia crafted as a champagne? I just came across a description of this wine in an online blog. It sounds delicious. Robin, your the expert. Have you tried these wines?

Madeline, yeah, I've tried them. They can be pretty good ... you really do need to serve them well chilled. I've had some good ones from Whole Foods wine market, Old Town and others among the usual sources.

Here's one article summing up the subject:
http://www.wineloverspage.com/wineadvis ... 070601.php

Of course, for a pizzeria, it would be GREAT if you could get an artisanal Lambrusco (NOT Riunite or Cella), but they're generally tiny production, available around NYC but not more widely.

Robin.... I found Lambrusco dell'Emilia from Cantina Pirovano at Whole Foods. Have you tried that sparkling wine?

[Robin Garr]

Robin.... I found Lambrusco dell'Emilia from Cantina Pirovano at Whole Foods. Have you tried that sparkling wine?

No, but I'd love to. Is it on the shelf? I'll try to get over there tomorrow.

Robin.... I found Lambrusco dell'Emilia from Cantina Pirovano at Whole Foods. Have you tried that sparkling wine?

No, but I'd love to. Is it on the shelf? I'll try to get over there tomorrow.

Yes, it is on the shelf at the Whole Foods in St Matthews. We are trying it tonight with our pizza. I don't know if I have the palette to judge but we will give it a try.

[Robin Garr]

We are trying it tonight with our pizza. I don't know if I have the palette to judge but we will give it a try.

I'm sure you'll do just fine, Madeline. Tasting wine doesn't require a special license, and if you can detect good pizza, I'm pretty sure you can detect good wine.

We carry a couple of sparkling reds. I'm at home, and can't remember their names, but we have an Australian sparkling Shiraz, and a sparkling Malbec from Reginato Winery out of Argentina. There is also a sweeter red from Italy that we carry that is a lightly carbonated red malvasia by La Sera. Those are the only ones I can think of that we have. There used to be a couple others brought in by a group out of Australia called Grateful Palate, but they have gone into bankruptcy ( I believe for the 2nd time) and we cannot get anything from them currently.

Which sparkling Shiraz do you carry? I will send you a message.

Sorry, I missed this post! The sparkling Shiraz we carry is called The Chook.