unclerudy
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Looking for some input on this. I know you need Lambrusca grape juice, and that's about it. Anyone have any idea's on a grape Lambic? All grain, 10 gallon batch.
Thanks in advance!!
Thanks in advance!!
Weizenstein said:"A fruit lambic brewed with Italian grapes similar to Concord grapes or Fox grapes (Vitis Labrusca) exclusively for Goblin Pub and Livingstone Club - Florence - Italy."
http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/cantillon-don-quijote/101077/
Labrusca grapes are grown in a lot of rural parts of Europe, but the EU doesn't view them as fit for inclusion in their definition of "real wine" and seems to be actively trying to stomp out their cultivation. I'm having trouble finding some of the articles I read on this back in the day. There's a particular name for Italian labrusca wines around northern Italy, and another name for them in Austria. They call the aroma "strawberry" like and in Austria it's some word that means "country wine".
Here we go, it's called "Fragola" in Italy
http://www.snooth.com/varietal/isabella/#
Sounds like Fragolino/a was made with Isabella in the past, but Italy banned its use in wine in the 80s after some kind of mess, various sources say because it harbors Phyloxera, or because there were people spiking the wine with Methanol, or yadda yadda yadda. So supermarket Fragolino since the 80s has been a legal wine base with strawberry flavoring. However, there are places that still serve the strawberry scented Isabella wine under the table. It's also still allowed for use in grappa and non-wine beverages - perhaps why the guys at the Goblin pub wanted to include it in their house lambic.
http://www.science20.com/small_world/exploration_into_the_mystery_behind_fragolino
Here's a thread on making Fragolino by an odd British guy living in Italy
http://www.winepress.us/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=18&t=14755&st=0
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