Raymond wrote:
> Hi
> Considering the Lambrusco is often made in a light and easy to drink off-dry
> style, can it be looked upon as a serious wine?
> Or it's a fun wine for beginners whose palate have not yet developed to
> appreciate sophisticated wine?

I know what you mean by your description of Lambrusco. That is the sort
of industrial wine usually found in the US and likely in the Orient
also. Portugal also sells a lot of cheap, red slightly sparkling wine.
However there are much better grades of Lambrusco. First they can vary
in color from red through pink. Also some of them are much drier than
what you usually find at your corner liquor store. The better ones also
are more expensive than the industrial stuff. The best is likely to be
labeled secco, that has a second fermentation in the bottle and may
contain a bit of sediment. According to Hugh Johnson, some of the
better wines, that sometimes can be found at select stores outside of
Italy, include those from Bellei, Caprari, Casali, Cavicchioli,
Graziano, Lini Oreste, Medici Ermete(Concerto), Rinaldo Rinaldini,
Venturini Baldini. It might be worth buying single bottles of any of
these that you can locate in your area to see if you like any of them.
I hope you have better luck finding them than I do in the central US.
Of course some companirs produce both industrial and fine Lambrusco.