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Italian new releases, part 4 – Emilia-Romagna and Toscana

Poggio della Dogana brothers

See also part 1 on Valle d'Aosta and Piemonte, part 2 on Lombardia, Alto Adige and Trentino, part 3 on Friuli and Veneto, part 5 on Umbria, Marche and Abruzzo and part 6 on the south and islands.

I don't write nearly as much as I should about Lambrusco – I mean the artisanal dry wines – not least because a few years ago Tamlyn pretty much said everything there is to say about this idiosyncratic fizzy red in Lambrusco – not fizzling out, including an explanation of each of the subzones and the individual styles...