Tesco Lambrusco dell'Emilia

The quality of this wine belies its label – surprisingly it’s got four good things going for it:

• It tastes good – despite Tesco labelling “sweet and fruity” I think they’ve done themselves a disservice – it is actually quite dry with the distinct Lambrusco tannins off-setting the high sugar levels and complimenting nicely the rich strawberry and cherry flavours;
• It has a nice light fizz;
• It is only 5.5% ABV; and
• It cost just £2.75 last time I looked!

So it’s definitely worth a punt to see how you like it.

I think some will find that it’s a decent light drink for a Monday night with the latest box-set.  Not the most sophisticated of tastes, not much body and with a mineral finish, but certainly not offensive.