I love this "red wine"....but is it really a wine....it doesnt have a cork????
2007-03-19 17:41:38 · 6 answers · asked by crackiswhack 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
Wines are not neecssarily defined by having a cork. Due to exteremy high prices in actual cork, many vendors have created "fake" corks which only have a cork core, or started using rubberized corks. Using the rubber cork allows for wines to be stored vertically, rather than horizontally so the cork doesn't dry out. (The bottles with corks have to be stored horizontally to keep the cork moist and the seal tight. That is wht vinewayrd turn bottles 1/4 of a turn a few times a day.) As for it being a wine, it is classified as a wine because fo the process by which it ferments. However, it is not as widely accepted as a wine by experst and mostly used for cooking. It has a sweetness that is usually used for Sangria's as well. Italian Lambrusco is very different from the American version.
Main Entry: lambrusco
Part of Speech: n
Definition: a red wine grap of Italy and wine made from it, mainly a pale red semisweet version
Etymology: Latin labruscum 'fruit of the wild grape'
2007-03-20 04:10:00 · answer #1 · answered by Living for today and a good wine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wine doesn't need a cork to be good. Lambrusco in Italy tastes so much better than Lambrusco here in the US but I like Lambrusco very much and it is not expensive.
Lambrusco is very good in a summer Sangria punch
2007-03-20 01:15:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
With cork trees becoming increasingly rare, many wine manufacturers have started sealing their bottles with screw-tops and synthetic cork.
Being sealed with wood, synthetic or screw-top in no way changes the name of your wine. For finer and more subtle wines, cork is always used as it enhances and seals in flavor, but for the robust varieties (like your Lambrusco) anything can be used to seal it-- as long as it's sealed so it doesn't turn into balsamic vinegar.
Your lambrusco is still made with the same variety of grapes as of before they made the switch from cork to screw-tops, so yeah, it's still wine.
2007-03-20 00:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by coryinc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wine is NOT defined by a cork, some wines come in a box !
If it comes from grapes and has alcohol , it's wine .
2007-03-20 00:50:49 · answer #4 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes-I LOVE it! Perfect when you want a red on a hot summmer night!!
2007-03-20 01:01:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all winws have corks
2007-03-20 00:44:33 · answer #6 · answered by October 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋